George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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- 1 Ni' ..4-9 . X ,As -u , - l -nu, iss Overpeck's Textiles classes created a work of art as a gift for the school. It is a large sailing ship made of wood and fiber, measuring at least 4x4 feet. The ship will be displayed for all to examine its craftsmanship and artistic detail. -Ella Riggs cold 5-TNT 7-1- 'd'f,l., if E N 1 s 6,7 L Z' gr, sl-o s F Q , X Top: Nickie Tedrow, Miss Ouerpeck. Sheryl Williams, Tammy Kendall. Melissa Depew. show off their ship to Mr. Roseberger. Middle: MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Department Head Mrs. Colvin, accompanist Mrs. Carey, Mr. Robey, Above: ART DEPARTMENT? Front: Miss Ouerpeck. Middle: Department Head Mr. Whitmore, Mr Hall, Rear: Mr. Bowers.

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reativity shines he Art Department continued its win- ning ways with new projects, art compe- titions, and some changes. Mr. Whitmore took over as department head replacing the retired Miss McConnell. And Mr. Hall joined the staff, he is a 25-year veteran teacher who transferred here from school 101. Several Continentals won recognition for their work. Pam Halliburton designed a Christmas ornament that was used on the Chamber of Commerce tree on the Circle. Jonas Kersey and Angie Jones were finalists in the IPS Christmas card competition, and Jonas' design was used on an invitation and reproduced in the IPS holiday newsletter. Jo- nas and Angie also were top award winners in the Allison Art Exhibit last spring. Also last spring, Missy Koup was the Gold Key, Blue ribbon finalist at the Regional Scholastic Art Awards. This year students again entered the 500 Festival, the 6th annual Allison, and the Scholastic Awards competition. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards were brought home again. Mr. Hall's Basic Art class created posters for American Education Week November 15- 21. The students produced the posters indi- vidually and within groups. The posters were then displayed throughout the school. Miss Overpeck's Textiles classes worked on a gift to the school - a sailing ship made of wood and fiber. Also in Miss Overpeck's classes, Rex Eaton, her business partner from Allison's, visited alternate Tuesdays to lecture and encourage. Creativity and activity were not confined to the Art Department. The Music Depart- ment was busy all year with many exciting projects. The Continentalaires, dressed in new uni- forms, maintained a busy singing schedule. On November 10, they performed at the Gift and Hobby Show. On December 15, they were featured on the main stage at Union Station. The traditional Christmas program was performed in the auditorium on Decem- Above left: Mr. Robeys band students practice their play- ing skills Above right. Kelly Bond. Travis Woods. and William Watts work molding clay. Right: Kenneth Kaiser and Kofi Basir finish their paintings. Far right: Michael Spinks practices piano Page 29. Top: Melissa Depew sketches her plan for her art project. Bottom: Mrs. Colvin leads the Colonial Chorus in a festive song. 28 X.. 5. ' ,. 'gint K mn ber 16. The Music Department also provided entertainment for the spring Poetry Contest. The band, directed by Mr. Robey, partici- pated in the Labor Day parade for which it received a trophy sponsored by Local 1150 of the Steel Workers Union. The band also performed in the Veterans Day parade. The members of the department kept themselves involved in music and perform- ing. Mrs. Colvin performed locally in many theater and music productions. She received an Encore Awards nomination for best minor supporting actress in a musical for her perfor- mance in Barnum at the Civic theater last spring. Mrs. Colvin was also named a judge for the Encore Awards Association which judges shows at Community theaters. Music accompanist Mrs. Carey appeared in the op- era Rigoletto last fall. She sings occasional- ly with the Indianapolis Opera Company. -Kim Shepherd, Ella Riggs, Jenny Irwin -.- -1- l

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ob skills are I arned I he Business Department offered the ba- sic subjects this year in typing, short- hand, accounting, office machines, fil- ing, and, for more advanced students, word processing and PASCAI.. programming. The work-coop programs: Cooperative Office Education QCOEI and Distributive Education CDEJ gave students the chance to work at a job part time and attend classes too. The business club, OEA, again hosted the OEA competition in various office skills on Febru- ary 6. It tested students in typing, account- ing, computer programming and filing from all over the city. The Olivetti typewriter com- pany sponsored a typing contest at which F-11121-.--.t t...Q,. ..: , x . vi it Darin Stroud placed 1st and Jamie Sanders placed 2nd, Darin went on to district compe- tition and won there too. With that victory, Darin won an Olivetti electronic typewriter which was presented to him January 19 at Washington. Based on that competition four regional champions were chosen to compete for the national prize. The Business Depart- ment, headed by Mrs. lVIcLeish, aimed to pre- pare its students for jobs in the business world and for college business programs. The Industrial Arts Department, managed by Mr. Brown, offered students the opportu- nity to repair cars and small engines, to learn welding, printing, construction, and blueprint w-v Qvbv ru I-NT '.,s ,T n I I :r:?Eq 'Q' ' ' l filtgtifl f! ' . WV f'-'Jr l ft-Ak' YSWv-.wx .v U Nl. flu-All '5'- '. r: I ' I ' ,,-, .. ' fl',,,.... Above Mark King checks the tools in Advanced Construc- tion Above right: Jennifer Farrar works in the computer lab Right Traci White improves her typing speed. Far right. Mrs McLeish teaches Typing I with Sandra Wilker- son and Kim Selmier paying close attention. PAGE 31: Top Tim Owensby replaces a tire in auto mechanics. Bot- tom Jahn Miles and Joe Bruce work in machine shop. 30 4: reading. ln Mr. Sherichls auto mechanics class, stu- dents repaired teachers' cars and replaced engines. In Power Mechanics, lawnmowers, mopeds, and small engines were fixed and tuned. In Construction classes, taught by Mr. Long and Mr. Van Lieu, mini-houses were built with such details as lights and stairs. The main goal of the Industrial Arts Department was to prepare students for a career in indus- trial and skill jobs. With skills learned at Washington, it is hoped these students will be able to get entry level jobs in factories and workshops. - Ella Riggs W .WWI C 7 - f Hui. - . 1