Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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CC Campaigns And Castles ' Last minute studying improves Bob Render and Kathy Schafer ' s test performance. ym V.VUOl ' F. T T»V W. T« nf tlu» tM ,. c , CH RU: (Ai ■ t ' : - ; if -e T S Jeanne Lux combines visual aids to orient herself in European history. civics world history 61

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Political discussions, election tactics, and current events were all a part of Mr. Lehnen ' s civics class. Class discussions provided the students with a lot of laughs. During the election of class officers, Mr. Lehnen tried to persuade Lee Ann Alexander to run for senior class president. The students in first period assured her that they would campaign for her. Likewise, those in fifth period gave their support to Matt Kendrick. The race was on until Lee Ann withdrew, deciding that politics weren ' t for her. One day, Mr. Lehnen decided to give a pop quiz. The students had to list the characteristics of two major Ameri- can political parties. Then they had to name what party they would want to belong to and explain why. Most of them had a hard time coming up with the answers — about mid-way through the quiz, Chris DiFabio ap- proached Mr. Lehnen and asked, Don ' t you think these questions are a little too personal? Students taking World Affairs were instructed by Mrs. Mraz. Workbook and map assignments made them scram- ble for world atlases and colored pencils. For their quarter project, the students had to construct a model of a medieval castle. Mrs. Mraz was pleased when she saw the results of their handiwork. Castles made of cake, LEGGO blocks, and cardboard were only a few of the imaginative ideas the students came up with. Mrs. Mraz ' s primary goal was to aquaint her students with the world around them — geographically was well as historically. She hopes that with this background, they ' d be able to understand current international events. Jim Parr studies his quarter project, a miniature version of a medieval castle. 60 civics Viforld history Receiving Mr. Lehnen ' s long awaited exams brings mixed emotions from Mary-Ann Bonner, Terry Crowe, and Bob Fitzgerald.

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Miss Anthrop ' s U.S. history class provided the juniors with plenty to do. Weekly maps and worksheets, along with pages and pages of notes, were all a part of the daily routine. In addition to this, she often showed slides and filmes to help the students become better acquainted with the material in the text. Miss Anthrop always came up with new projects for her students. One day, they walked into the classroom and found large boxes of vermiculite sitting on the floor. This was the result of her plan to show them what an archeological dig was. The students carefully started dig- ging, and soon discovered genuine artifacts that she had placed deep inside. In October, several students joined Miss Anthrop in a booth at the Feast of the Hunter ' s Moon. There, dressed in pioneer garb, they made candles while visitors of the Feast watched. One project sent the juniors to Greenbush Cemetery, where they traced the markings on the gravestones. An- other assignment required them to take pictures of a current fad or event that was taking place in Lafayette. In November, the history students visited Conner Prai- rie. They watched people role play the lives of the settlers as they would have been in the 1830 ' s. They were taken on a special tour of the pioneer settlement, which includ- ed a visit to each one of the cabins. U.S. history was a lot of Work, but many of the stu- dents found that it was a valuable learning experience. They thought that all the extra projects were interesting, and made the material covered in class easier to under- stand. 62 U.S. history