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

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Senior Michelle Neu paints her pottery in Ce- ramics class. The pottery was formed, dried, painted and put back in the kiln. Art Club Row 1 — Laura Redman, Ryan Harper; Row 2 — Angle Harshbarger, Mike Berry; Row 3 — Mrs. Rhonda Davis-Kelsay enlor Paula Brown works on her painting in fatercolor doss. The future artists painted many lings for their grades. 3veral types of pottery are displayed in Ce- imics doss. Items ranged from pots to trays id pictures. Art 35

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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

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Look What ' s C ooking in Home Ec. Child Care is a really interesting class, especially when you learn about parenting and the care of newborns, commented Sophomore Michelle Burns. Home Economics offered thirteen dif- ferent classes this year. They included four levels of Food and Nutrition, three levels of Clothing, two levels of Child Care, Housing, Family Relations, Con- sumer Foundations, and Interpersonal Re- lations. These classes taught a variety of things important to life, such as parent- ing, caring for children, good nutrition, communicating and relating to others, manners, recipes, single and married life, food preservation, foreign foods, and menu and party planning. I hope the students in Home Economics learn to be well rounded individuals who make a contribution to society, with emphasis on family structure, said Mrs. Phyllis Farley Home Economics department head. 36 Getting their hands in everything, two students prepare a mouth watering dish. Cooking was only one of the many areas taught in Home Economics. Senior Meki Baldwin toasts bread for a Home Economics class. Offering thirteen classes, this year Home Economics is a very popular course of study. In Foods class Junior Julie Criso works on an assignment. Many girls as well as boys chose this course. Home Economics