Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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1 Projects inspired by the book A Tale of Two Cities interest Bob Carlin, Dawn Hinsley, Mr. Don Adams and Brad Drake in a freshman English class. 2 Steve Davison looks at slides before put- ting them in a projector carousel for his Eng- lish class, Art of the Film. 26

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Broad Ripple returned to 40-minute periods at the start of the 1 974 spring semester after 3V2 years on the 55- minute program. Economic pressures for teachers to have more teaching assignments and the Indianapolis Edu- cation Association contract which lim- ited teachers to 280 minutes in the classroom necessitated this change. The 40-minute period allowed greater flexibility in teaching assignments and made Broad Ripple uniform with the other Indianapolis public high schools. Principal William Jones was reluc- tant to make the change which posed difficulties as well as advantages. The new 9-period day included more study halls; it also brought the elimi- nation of supervised study. Teachers were given seven assignments per day to meet current needs. Lunch peri- ods were lengthened, but this extra 12 minutes also means fewer lunch periods daily and more pupils in the cafeteria at one time. During the winter months the fuel shortage became another major issue. Temperatures were lowered through- out the school, causing students and teachers alike to dress warmly. 1 Dressed as pickles, Basic Journalism stu- dents Jenny Matthews, Martha Reeder, Janet Hoffman, Debbie Wunsch and Pam Ritchey present their television advertising campaign. 2 Acting as a teacher on Student Day, Ger- ald Salzman drills the class on fractions. 25

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f Jl I [ I 1 rj IJ Department Offers Phase Elective Courses; Personal Interest Basis of Class Choices For the first time in Broad Ripple ' s history the English Department offered phase elective courses. Basing their choices on areas of personal interest, students chose one 1 8 week course or two 9 week courses each semester. Student enrollment in English increased by 20% over last year. With emphasis placed on individual student growth the new English pro- gram challenged students to strive for improvement in reading, writing ' , speaking and listening skills. Among new offerings were Science Fiction, Sports Literature and The Bible as Lit- erature. The National Council of Jewish Women offered assistance in the tuto- rial program and phase elective courses by providing demonstrations, special speakers, field trips and exhib- its. 1 Sam Clemmons, Gabby Binder and J. P. Swanson act out a cafe scene in drama class. 2 The Language Master machine helps She- ryl Franklin improve her speaking skills. 3 Anthony Evans uses a Cyclo Teacher machine in English 1 RC. 27