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

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Mr. Webster discusses with his class. Many subjects were covered in these class discussions. Students listen to one of Mr. Webster ' s lectures. Lectures were given daily on various subjects. Social Studies 33

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A New Course for 87 Advanced Placement U.S. History When a student became a junior, it was required of him or her to take a United States History class. There were a few different types of history classes to choose from. A new type of history that was offered this year was Advanced Placement. Advanced Placement U.S. History was designed for a person with higher academic levels. The course was much more difficult Mr. Taylor checks attendance in an Economics class. Management of money was taught to students in itie class. Students take notes in Geography class. Ex- tensive notes were important in the class for tests and quizzes. because it was a higher placed course. A larger area of material was covered in the class and tests were given more often. Junior Aaron Coates stated, I think it is more interesting than a usual U.S. History class. At the end of the school year, students were given the opportunity to take a test which cost forty dollars to earn college credits in history. If the test score was above a certa in level, the student then received the credit: If the student could not afford the high price the faculty then could consider paying for th student ' s taking of the test. Only a fe selected students were able to get th financial help. These students were chose because of their high academic achievement in the class and because the administratio felt they would do well on the test. 32 Social Studies

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A Rainbow of New Colors Painting Your Way to the Top The Arts Department offered a voriety of areas to pursue, from painting to ce ramics. In the painting and drawing field, there were Basic Art, Advanced Drawing, Watercolor, and Advanced Paint and Oils. Basic Art was required in order to take any other art classes. This class covered many types of art. Sophomore Tim Hilderbrand stated, In Basic Art, my favorite section was composition and de- sign — and the teacher ' s sense of hu- mor. After Basic Art, a student could go on to Advanced Art and Drawing or Wa- tercolor. Advanced Art and Drawing cov- ered aspects of art similar to those introduced in the basic class. In Wa- tercolor, students painted many items, including abstract ideas, portraits and landscapes. Senior Paula Brown stated, This was my favorite art class I ' ve taken, and the teachers seem to know a lot about what they ' re teaching and teach it so it can be very interesting. After Watercolor, a student could go into Ad- vanced Paint and Oils, wh ich discussed painting with different types of paint, including watercolors and oil paints. Another type of course offered in the Arts Department was Ceramics and Sculp- ture. After taking Sculpture a student can take Advanced Ceramics, where students made clay pottery and other works of art with ceramic materials. Art History was also another class offered in the Fine Arts Department. This class was designed to teach students about art of the past and how it has developed into the art of the present day. Some students found this course fas- cinating. If students wished to continue art pasi the regular school hours, there was the Art Club. The club this year was com- prised of five members who joined foi their love of art. Mrs. Rhonda Davis- Kelsay stated, I was pleased with the work students did this year. Mortino Parsons draws a sketdiing on the bot- tom of painting. The students first drew their ideas end then painted from the guidelines. Mr. Bruce Pearce helps Martino Parsons with his painting as Keith Richardson looks on for pos- sible ideas for his work. 34 Art