Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Hgriculture Daviess County's Agriculture Department has ta lot to be proud of. Headed by lerry Coleman and George Morgan, many peo- ple are taught every year the fundamentals of welding, farm management, livestock evaluation, crop production, and various other techniques. Outside of class hours, students are offered many activities. As a freshman, they begin to learn the aims and purposes behind Future Farmer's of Amer- ica. Daviess County's FFA chapter has re- ceived a state gold emblem for the past three years in a row and were named to the top ten chapters in 1981. They also re- ceived a bronze emblem at the National convention in November. FFA sponsors dif- ferent judging contests, parlimentary proce- dure, proficiency, and speaking contests among others. DCHS's Ag department and FFA chapter indeed accomplish a lot of things. ,Ms lt. N -Q H 'ii Fuiuitt or AMERICA A FVFAc DAVIESS CO. 33?i:fFW?3 I a n-an-...' K. ,, V .5 4-f:j'43'3 Qihi 1 -. 2.1-L , 3.9 H, ,,,.. Bill Taylor, David Moore, DeDe Taylor, and john Lashbrook participated in the Parlimentary Procedure contest at FFA Regional Competition. At the contest, Leslie McLimore received a superior in speaking.

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Sophomores, Scott Nunley and Cathy Mullins do their best while dissecting earthworms in Mr. Roby's college prep biol- ogy class. This experiment allowed students to explore the worm's nervous system. Nw:-t,,,, - -'Q,.r1SCi6t9nw,sm When scheduling time rolls around, students have the opportunity to choose from many dif- ferent science classes offered at DCHS. Biology, along with one year of a physical sci- ence is required to graduate, however, students are encouraged to take as much as they can fit into their schedule. Sciences to choose from in- clude GPS tGeneral Physical Sciencej, QPS tQuan- titative Physical Sciencel, Chemistry, Physics, Ad- vanced Biology, and Anatomy!Physiology. Mr. Duke, department head, said that as high school years go on, a student seems less inter- ested in taking science classes, however the ones offered at DCHS will prove very helpful to a student's future.