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

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jacher Dorothy Dillon reads along with her class, eading was done almost every week with tests or jizzes given at various times. Sophomore Melissa Wilder glances at her paper with a pen in her hand. Most English class teachers preferred that their students use pens when writing. Freshman Corrie Phelps studies her paper to answer the next question. Tests and quizzes were given several times during the course of the year. English 29

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When the Dawn Breaks Projects Are on the Rise Students were working hard on proj- ects in the Junior college prep Literature classes. Over the course of the year, six projects were assigned. These projects dealt with outside reading. The students were supplied with a sheet of projects, which were given to them at the be- ginning of the school year. These sheets told of projects over several books, nov- els, short stories, and poems. The projects were described on the sheets and to the class on the day they was assigned. The titles of books ranged from Moby Dick to The Deerslayer, with authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving. I had previously read most of the books that we had to read, so they are not unpopular books, stated Junior Shanda Muggins. After the project was explained to the student, he or she decided on a book to read. Some books were obtained from the teacher or from other sources. After the student finished reading the book, a project was worked on. T he projects were sometimes listed on the sheet or students could choose their own with teacher approval. Some projects that were made included Puritan diaries, book reviews, posters, crossword puzzles, book jackets, games, and essays. The projects were a lot of work but sometimes could even be fun. Teacher Cindy Martin gives a spelling test durii one of her classes. Spelling tests were a maj part of English class. Tests and quizzes we given weekly. Fresh. an Amy Viles sits at her desk reading from a Literature book. Freshman English stu- dents read Romeo and Juliet as their play. 28 English

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Sophomores Sherry Tolle and Felicia Jones work on a science experiment. Biology was required for many sophomores for graduation. Junior David Hammons works to finish his chemistry experiment. Chemistry experiments were a major port of a student ' s grade. Field Biology New Kid on the Block Field Biology is an interesting class and it should be taken if a student is thinking of entering a science related job, commented Junior Sean Jones. Field Biology was o new science class this year. The course was open to everyone who had completed Biology 1 2. I feel it teaches more than regular Biology and it is a very interesting class to take, commented Senior Amy Cranfield. Mrs. McNew hoped that her students learned how everything is related in the natural sciences. Some of the labs the students did were a complete ecological study which lasted for two weeks and a study of owl pellets. The class is fun and I like the labs, said senior Donna Wheeler. My two Field Biology classes were the: neatest group of students I worked with this year, commented Mrs. McNew of her Field Biology classes. 30 Science