Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Chip Bole and Ronnie Kreischer pile food on their plates at the annual Future Farmers of America Banquet. Fruit sale makes $800 The annual Florida citrus sale brought in $800. Jim Confer was the highest salesman. The money from the sales was used for leadership camp. FFA officers can attend leader- ship camp during the summer. First year members attended Green- hands. This year they took a field trip to the 1979 Farm Progress Show. The State FFA President was guest speaker at the annual March Banquet. All the state officers were Planting different types of seeds in the green- house are Tony King, Tom Jones, Tracey Schwarzkopf, Kent Roush, and Randy Hall. guest speakers at the winter meet- ings. Seniors. Sherri and Shelly Bole were chosen Chapter Sweethearts. Dave Renneker was the Top Farm Journal Salesman. The Dekalb Top Scholarship and Leadership Award went to Tom Jones. Three Blackford FFA judging teams participated in the District 7 Agriculture Judging Contest. The dairy judging team consisted of Mike Pluimer, Brenda Emshwiller, Myra Spaulding, and Kevin Smith. The livestock team consisted of Danny Hutson, Chip Bole, Elaine Smith, and Bruce Trees. Chris Pearson waters seeds planted in the greenhouse by Agriculture students. Differ- ent seed types were planted for observation. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA: (Front Row) Roger Ramseyer (pres.), Tom Jones (vice-pres.), Tony King, (treas.), Scott Emsh- willer (sec), Jim Confer (reporter), James Kemmer (sentinal), Tracy Banter (photo). (Row 2) Mr. Norm Fogwell (span.). Chip Bole, Elaine Smith, Brenda Emshwiller, Danny Hutson, Bruce Trees, Rick Maddox, Dean Parker. (Row 3) Rich Aldridge, Randy Mad- dox, Dave Hawkins, Kathy Jones, Karen Kessler, Kevin Smith, Keith Mattson, Steven Maddox. (Row 4) Jeff Bales, Joe Schlatter, Todd Forrester, Monty Lechien, John Payne, Jim Sharp. FFA 139

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' ' Kids Are People Too y This year ' s Future Homemaker theme was Kids Are People Too. The club had a party for Headstart kids in Hartford City and in Knight- stown. During FHA week the first baby born in the Blackford County Hospi- tal was honored by the club. They also made donations to the Head- start program and to special educa- tion classes at the high school. The club ' s special programs in- FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA: (Front Row) Katrina Atkinson (pari), Kath- leen Atkinson (public info.), Tammie Shields (treas.). Karen Pierson (pres.), Melinda Miller (vice-pres.). Shane King (sec), Niki Clark (re- creation), Narlynn Dempsey (historian). (Row 2) Mrs. Pat Bowdell (span.), Denise Dar- dine, Shari Sluder. Lisa Clark. Kris Robinson, Melissa Snyder, Roxann Snyder, Dede Weaver, Laverna Atnip, Andrea Tague, Shelli Reynolds, Mrs. Carolyn Dempsey (span.). (Row 3) Debbie Bullard, Cheryl Ligh- tle, Bonnie Rice, Kim Storer, Christi Buck- master, Ruth Wilson, Vicky Michael, Brenda Greene. Kim Jefferies, Tammy Fisher. (Row 4) Debbie Adkins, Doris Myers. Teresa Brown, Tina Bole, Julie Daily, Michelle Whil- hite, Cindy McFarren, Bev Love, Sherry Ailes. (Row 5) Lisa Cale, Deanna Brown, Barb Sills, Lynann Carnes, Anita Cook. Rosalyn Hannon, Tiana Wilcoxon. Julie Blakely helps kindergarten students, Ty Shadle and Nathan Smith, with their Happy Face pancakes in the home economics room. eluded the following: Ma, Pa, and Me Supper, a family carry-in din- ner, Breakfast With FHA, a breakfast for the football team, and Open House, a display about the state convention. The club ' s money-making project for the year was the annual sale of Easter eggs. Narlynn Dempsey breaks from serving as she takes a bite of doughnut. Narlynn served breakfast at the Breakfast with FHA. ' Wl . -A 138 FHA

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Any initiation can be scary, if you are blind- folded. Kelly Zigler leads the Spanish Club ' s next victim to a pie in the face. Mrs. Debi Gabbard gives last minute instruc- tions to French Club members before they start the initiation of first year members. LATIN CLUB: (Front Row) Tim Curts (vice- pres.), Cindy Neff (pres.), Jill Pierson (treas.). (Row 2) Mr. John Leech (span.). Brian Bow- man, Dave Whitesell, Colleen Cochran, Mag- gie Dinse. (Row 3) Ron Lightle, Karen Kessler, Corinne Goetz, Tim Lewis, Bill Sut- ton. FRENCH CLUB: (Front Row) Brenda Davis, Jennifer Bales, Debbie Overmeyer (pres.). John Faas (vice-pres.), Mary Houseman (treas.). Misti CruU, Ronda Hanning, Mike Jones. (Row 2) Mrs. Debi Gabbard (spon.), Sibbie Gardner, Diane Said, Rick LaMotte, Lora Smith. Leslie Helm, Cheryl Sulit, Deb- bie Neff Lisa Brown, Regina Grove. (Row 3) Stephanie Grayson, Brenda Hanning, Robin Haines, Beth Smith, Bob Snapp, Sharri Clamme. Cathy Moore, Elizabeth Sills, Lori Ingram, Kelly White, Sherri Hammond. Lin- da Tyler. (Row 4) Kris Reidy. Julie Daily. Bret Shaw. Scott Simmons. Todd Guyer. Ke- vin Wentz. Susan Schermerhorn. Cheryl Laymon. Monica Smith, Marleen Jones, Jen- ifer Lenegan, Kandy Leffingwell, Monica Lo- gan, Narlynn Dempsey, Brett Conner. 140 Language Clubs