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

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Fitness and Fun Gym offered a variety of activities — tennis, Softball, soccer, aerobics, and more in the hope that each student would find at least one that he she enjoyed and played well. Decatur reshaped its gym program this year somewhat to focus more on endurance, building the upper body, and abdominals. Gym was required for two semesters equally divided between the freshman and sophomore years. Gym was a class that gave students a chance to unwind and renew their energy. Gym gives the brain a chance to relax and the body a chance to move. It keeps students from becoming bored from sitting motionless all day, although not eve- ryone was this enthusiastic about gym. I ' m glad it ' s only required for two semesters! said Sophomore Tracy Clevenger. Along with two semesters of gym, a semester of health was required the soph- omore year. Besides covering the basics, health covered youth health concerns that will be faced by many in their lives, such as sexually transmitted diseases and drug and tobacco abuse. We try to keep our health classes up to date and interesting, stated Mr. Oberle. Ball State student teacher Tim Surber observes as Tony Lomoro plans an escape from Doug Rigney. Sophomores Jodi Brown and Morya Miller lead a discussion on the endocrine system. Mr. Oberle explains the function of the nervous i system. | Health and Gym

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Preparing for the Future We are no longer teaching pre- vocational skills. We are now teaching the concepts of four areas: Transportation, Communication, Construction, and Man- ufacturing, commented Mr. Frank Ell- shoff. Industrial Technology department chairman. Although the Industrial Tech- nology department did not teach pre- vocational skills anymore, the four areas covered a variety of skills. Transportation taught students about guidance and pro- Junior Hugh Marbach uses a computer. Computers were used for a variety of things in Communication class. Junior Jeff Dove works in Manufacturing class. Designing was one of the many skills students practiced. pulsion systems. To learn about com- municating ideas and messages by the use of graphics, videos and electronics, students could have taken Communica- tion. Construction taught students the con- cepts of building and its influence on society and man and his work. Man- ufacturing students studied the proce- dures ond processes in modern man- ufacturing and the systems needed to produce products. Computers were also used by Industrial Technology students; the computers were mainly used for designing things. So it seems that In- dustrial Technology taught students the concepts of modern industry and the world of work. Senior Sean Walton works on a drawing. In- dustrial Technology taught four basic areas: Communication, Transportation, Construction, and Manufacturing. Industrial Technology 37

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Mr. Whitfield checks Sophomore Tony Lomoro ' s straight leg lih form. Health and Gym 39