Harrodsburg High School - Harrodian Yearbook (Harrodsburg, KY)

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Jada Yeast helps Quentin Owens to stud} for an exam in Coach Alois Johnson’s U.S. History class, third hour. Decorating the halls'is not as easy as it seems. During the week of basketball homecoming, January 11-15, students participated in a hall competition. Here, senior Kevin Hendren observes the tpiality of his work, while senior Kelli Gritton prepares to display it. In third hour, advanced biology, Chris Souder aids Alan Royalty with his assignment. Dissecting a fetal pig is one of the duties everyone in Mr. Petty’s advanced biology class must undergo. Here sophomore Denise Hall looks at the animal with dismay.

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School days, school days, Oh, those golden rule days. Reading, and writing, arithmetic. Taught to the tune of a hickory stick.. . . Stop! Now, exactly what is the purpose of school? It is to be the site of learning. Students spend their time at this spot” gaining knowledge, or at least trying to earn enough to obtain a passing grade on the report card. Conventional teaching still predominates at our spot, with emphasis on textbooks, lectures, and exams. However, films, tapes, and guest speaker certainly aid in variety. Students in such classes as art and home economics learn by doing. However, some students prove that as much happens in the back of the class as at the front. Knowledge and learning can be history dates, geometric formulas, chemistry equations, English authors, library skills, general experience, or yesterday's gossip. In fourth period home economics, junior Michael Lyons and sophomore Tammy Walls prepare a sausage and egg breakfast. School Days Advanced math is a complicated class. Senior Sharon Fisher concentrates on the circle trigonometry test before her. In Mrs. Russell's fourth hour Enxlish 10 class, junior Ricky Preston listens attentively, s, that he will comprehend poetry by Robert Frost. 6 Opening

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Shootings, Spouses, and Shuttles The year 1981 was eventful, to say the least. It was a year that witnessed a rash of violence around the world—attempts on the lives of the President of the United States and the pope, and the assassination of President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt . . . strikes in Poland that threatened a confrontation with the Soviet Union, and deaths of IRA hunger strikers in a Northern Ireland prison. On the brighter side, there was the long-awaited return of the U.S. hostages from Iran . . . the magnificent royal wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer . . . and the thrilling flight of the U.S. space shuttle. Each year is characterized by many different phenomena. The year 1981 certainly had its share. September 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice. On July 26, 1981, Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England. 8 Opening