Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Junior Scott Farrar works diligently on his homework. Sophomores Letta Nealy and Dawn Krodel get things in order as Health class begins. Homework, Homework Give me a break!! Although homework seemed to be a dreaded part of everyone ' s school day, some classes were worse than others. Math students, for example, almost always had homework. When something new was learned, practice problems were assigned. Classes that especially required spending time with books (and big books too!) were advanced science courses, like Chemistry and Physics. Senior Kari Owens c om- mented, Carrying all the books makes you strong! It seems like I either have no homework or a bunch of homework. Even students taking business classes were required to do homework. Senior Julie Jackson said, We have assignments nearly every night in order to memorize our words. So, although most teachers assigned homework, some classes were more demanding. Academic divider 29

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W ide 74 c Students start to prepare for a lab in chemistry. Lab partners were assigned at the beginning of the year. During study hall students type on the ex tra typewriters in the library. On his way to American Literature class, a student gathers his materials. Juniors Missy Burner and Christelle Arnes stop for a break while running errands. 28 Academic divider

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tide ft Scic — Spell Bowl A new event Spell ' Whooping cough ' . Spell ' Raucous ' . On October 16, 1986, Decatur Central hosted a Spell Bowl Competition. This was the first year for D.C. to have a Spell Bowl team. The team members were Seniors Paula Raines, Cheryl Regan, Gary Farney, and Todd Smith; Juniors Lynne Raines, Dawna Clark, John Whitmore, Terry Obermeyer and Shelette Alex- ander; and Freshmen Nancy Saff and Desiree McKinney. Statewide, 120 schools par- ticipated; six of these schools competed at D.C. They were Decatur Central, Center Grove, Franklin Central, Greenwood, Perry Meridian, and Southport. The contest was sponsored by Academic Competition for Excellence. In the Spell Bowl Competi- tion, Perry Meridian won Class One division and Plainfield won the Class Two division. The highest score was achiev- ed by Plainfield, with 75 out of 80. Spell Bowl Team Row 1: Shelette Alexander, Paula Raines, Lynne Raines, Desiree McKinney, Row 2: Todd Smith, Dawna Clark, Terry Obermeyer, Cheryl Regan, Nancy Saff, Gary Farney, Mrs. Nancy Wilson, and John Whitmore. Students needing to do research can find Ms. Shelly Spears student teacher for reference books in the library in many Mrs. Ruark, lectures to a Junior English sections. class. English