Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Above, a bloodmobile nurse prepares Tim Hamlin for his volunteer blood donation at the fall blood drive. New light signals opposing views This school year a new traffic light was installed at the intersection of the stu- dent parking lot driveway and Broad Ave. Originally proposed by Operation Image the traffic light has helped the flow of traffic in and out of the lot, reduced the number of accidents, provided a safe place for students to cross the street and helped eliminate smokers' corner. Feelings about the traf- fic light have been mixed. Junior Lisa Stahl said she believes the light blocks traffic more than it helps. The administration believes the light is helping a great deal, and Mr. John Celebrezze said the light will remain in operation for years to come. PUSH ( PUSH | BUTTON BUTTON FOR FOR FOUUE BROAD NSINGI Urn 9h '' Above, Findlay City worker Terry Baumlein installs the newest addition to the Findlay High School scene. Bloodmobile record broken On November 25 and April 30 bloodmobiles were held in the gym- nasium. Both were very successful with 103 pints of blood being drawn on November 25 and 163 pints collected April 30. The blood given at the second bloodmobile sur- passed our school record. The two bloodmobiles were organized by the OWE classes. They set up the dates they were to be held and publicized the event. The honor society along with 20 nurses ran the bloodmobiles. National Honor Society's duties consisted of registering students, taking temperatures, taking care of supplies needed, and helping nurses. Along with OWE and NHS the hearing impaired students helped in the can- teen. Because of these groups that ran the blood- mobile and the great stu- dent body response many positive comments were made about it, according to coordinator Mr. Mark Pendleton. Allowances made for the injured The worst nightmare for an athlete is to get injured. Many athletes do just that. They may break their leg by coming down from a re- bound in basketball, sprain an arm while being sacked or even twist an ankle by sliding into first base. Nevertheless, these unfortunate souls receive much care from students and faculty. Teachers allow their disabled students to leave class five minutes early and a volunteer student often sacrifices that five minutes of valuable class time to carry their books. Along with concerned students and teachers, the school nurse gives extra care and concern to a casted leg or arm. We have nurtured many breaks, sprains and twists (not to mention a couple of migraines) and the victims always seem to pull through with flying colors. Above Traci VanAman makes sure friend Lisa Tebbe gets to class despite her broken leg. Miscellaneous Events 29

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Opportunities to use skills Skill Olympics provides the opportunity for students to compete in a trained skill area they ex- cel in. This opportunity strikes the interest of many; they are auto- motive, carpentry, cosmetology, D.C.T., elec- tronics, machine, O.W.E. and welding students. The Olympics allow the students to compete and show off their skills. Skill Olympics is a local competition which has been taking place here since 1970. Winning students may have the chance to go to regionals, state, national and even international competition. Students making it to regionals or state competi- tion get exposed to the major people in the in- dustry of their interest; often they serve as judges. For being involved in this special event the students receive a cer- tificate of participation and if they win their event some of the classes will award them a prize. Winners of this year's Skill Olympics were Mike Elsea, carpentry; Rich Reichenbaugh, automo- tive; Thien Tran, elec- tronics; Jim McCoy, machine; Scott Hostettler, welding; Julie Conine, cosmetology; and Kim Lennig, job interview. Starting at the right and moving clockwise, Scott Cor- bin works on a part of his Carpentry Skill Olympic project during Vocational Education Week, Dan Stover tries to find out the problem with the engine during the automotive Skill Olympics, and, Chris Hannah and Julie Conine work on new hair styles for the cosmetology Skill Olympics competition. 28 Skill Olympics

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Classroom incentive used to win canned food Above, Steve Wood shows his blue and gold spirit. School spirit makes winners Spirit is a necessity for the success of any high school. Our students show their pride by participating in all sorts of activities such as making confetti, waving Terrible Trojan towels and of course painting their faces to get into the mood for a vic- tory. Spirit is something that makes all FHS students winners. The 1985 canned food drive was held during the second week of December to collect food for the Salvation Army. Mr. Alvin Bell's homeroom won once again this year with a total of 444 cans. Bell's students par- ticipate because it gives them a chance to get in- volved in a current prob- lem and gives them a chance to help out. The students competed by rows in their homeroom, and Bell awarded free days, in which they were not re- quired to write news stories on the blackboard. The homeroom was awarded a party with doughnuts for bringing in the most cans. Below, Mr. Bell's homeroom stacks the winning 444 cans for the food drive. College day attracts surrounding students Above, Nancy Campbell and Amy Copeland receive information from one of the many col- leges participating in the annual college day. The 1985-86 college day was held October 23 from 8:30 to 11:30 in the gymnasium. Approximate- ly 1800 students attend- ed, including those from Arcadia, Arlington, Cory Rawson, Liberty Benton, McComb, Van Buren and Vanlue. Colleges, military academies, cosmetology schools, fashion institutes, business schools and automotive and diesel mechanical schools were represented. College day originated in 1970, and, according to Mr. Duane Smith, it was to allow students to talk to representatives and to get information in one day from a lot of schools. The coordinators for the event were our guidance counselors who work with the Ohio Col- lege Admissions Counselors Association to get the day organized. Representatives from schools in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia were in at- tendance. The first few years col- lege day was held in the library because only thirty schools were repre- sented. 30 Miscellaneous Events