Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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English teachers students honored Modern-day schools have become stu- dent-oriented, with courses designed to fit the needs and interests of pupils. This model is the one followed by North ' s English departiTient which offers elective literature courses. After completing a basic core course, students place themselves into ability levels and interest groupings, dealing with reading which should fit just about any person ' s in terest area. Courses range from what some students consider morbid sub- jects to more lighthearted ideals and ideas. Several students also made the traditional trip to the Shakespearean Festival in Canada prior to school in the summer of 1979. Most of the students were from levels one and two of sophomore English. Others were in- vited to attend when not enough soph- omores signed up for the trip. Chaperones included Miss Shirlev Lvster. English de- partment chairman: Mr. Robert Sheedy. so- cial studies department chairman; Miss Mar- ian Gallon, Dean of Girls: and Mr. Joe Tower. English teacher and drama coach. Six faculty members from the department traveled to San Francisco at the request of the National Council for Teachers of English and presented a program there. The teachers. Miss Lyster, Mr. Robert Crawl. Mrs. Helen Ahlemeyer. Mr. Dennis Lindsev. Mr. Tower and Mr. Dennis Orwin. made the presentation at the convention. The pr o- gram was entitled ' English Offensive: A Three Ring Circus. Other honors were accorded seniors Scott Harter and Beth Martin who were two of only 850 students nationwide who were win- ners in the AAUW writing contest. Still other CNHS ' ers were selected to have their work pubUshed in the AAUW Creative Writing booklet. A new Reading Lab was opened at the start of the year. It was supervised by Mrs. Marty Grafton and was u.sed to help students improve their reading abilities and for rec- reational reading. Right— hrxan Gilbert takes advantage of the new Read- ing Lab in Room ItM-. The Lab became a popular re- source center for students of all reading levels and abilities throughout the school year. Far a6oi ' c— Help is provided to senior Janice Bates by Reading Lab supervisor, Mrs. Marty Grafton, who was kept busy the entire school day with class referrals, self-referrals, and persons wishing to increase their word power, reading efficiency or reading pace. Formerly a classroom teacher of English. Mrs. Grafton was kept too busy in the Lab to continue in that role this year. J HLEME YER. HE LEN; GRAFTON, MARTY; CRAWL, ROBERT. FINKE. SUSAN; HUDECEK, JOHN; KENDRIGK, MARY. KIHM, DON; LINDSEY. DENNIS; LLOYD, MELBA. LYSTER. SHIRLEY; MENN EN. MARTY MONTGOMERY, MARSHA? ORWIN. DENNIS: SHOULTZ. RAH; TOWER, JOE. DEBO- 20 English

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REACH. ANN-Bachelor Living. Child Care Workers; OFFENBA- CKER, MARGARET-Family Relations. Individual Living. Advanced Foods, Housino;. Needlecraft and Advanced Textiles. Far afcot ' e— Sewing a seam to make a corner, senior Barry Brisben starts a plaid laundrv bag to be used for college or travel . Brisben was one of 11 men in the first semester Bachelor Living class. The men were re- quired to make other projects, too, during a 5-weeks concentration in the clothing room as a part of the 18- weeks course. fcofe— Doug Herold begins cooking preparation of a stew he made in the Bachelor Living class. Herold also was among the 11 men enrolled in the first semester course, which was repeated for a new group the second semester. Home Ec 19

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Above— Open House parents get the word from Enjilish teacher. Don Kihm. Mr. Kihm. in his second year at North, taught mostly sophomore level classes. English 21