Hauser Junior Senior High School - Jetstream Yearbook (Hope, IN)

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Mrs. Israel's first period Spanish class goes caroling. Each year her class roams through the halls singing Christmas carols in Spanish. Second year Latin students Kathy Zciglcr and Sandy Arnett pul up a poster concerning Roman architecture. The three different types of columns arc shown. Sophomore Jon Hoover conjugates a verb in its present tense during Latin I. Latin I and II were taught by Mrs. Nancy Wagner. Seniors Jim Tedder, Craig Coy, and Grif Mau-pin decorate the Christmas tree in Mr. Jordan's senior English class just before their gift exchange. Foreign Celebrations Anyone in a foreign language class last year had an opportunity to learn about the holidays and customs of the country in which the language they were learning was spoken. “I liked studying about the different ways that other countries celebrate their holidays, commented freshman Tim Flora. The Latin students learned about Saturnalia, which is equivalent to our Christmas. They got to exchange candles that they had brought from home and then decorated the candles in class. I liked the idea of exchanging the candles. Some of them turned out really nice.” said Latin I student Kelly Finke. Meanwhile the Spanish students were learning about el Dia de los Reyes Magos, which begins on the 16th of December and ends the 6th of January. During this season Mexican families would set up nativity scenes and move the shepherds and wise men closer to the stable once a day. At the same time la Nochebuena starts. During this time people would go caroling and be turned away from the homes of friends. Then on the 24th the singers would be accepted into a house and a feast would be served and Christmas celebrated. “It was interesting learning about how others celebrate their Christmas and other holidays, but I think I still prefer our own customs,” ended Donju Taylor. Languagcs 23

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James Arnett works on filling out a job application in sixth period junior English. Reading 9 student Carla Ellis listens to a tape of “The Mystery of the Old Airplane.” The tape is a part of a new program called Reach. 22 Languages

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Sophomore Cindy Lucas prepares lo make a perpendicular bisector in geometry class. Mr. Mike Pcrcifield reads business math questions to Tricia Gommcl and Jenny Rathburn as they play Tic-Tac-Malh. The first person to get the correct answer earned the right to put his X or O on the board. Freshmen Ann Marie Ross and Roxanna Sig-man play “Tic-Tac-Math in Algebra by multiplying binomials using the FOIL method. Learning For The Future “Computers add variety to our class. They are very important and everyone is going to need to know at least some basic programming techniques whether its for their job or just for their entertainment at home. commented Tim Dillingham. The five Radio Shack TRS-80 microcomputers were donated to Hauser by the Class of 1979. Since then, they have been incorporated into the curriculum of almost every math class at Hauser. Eighth grade students learn some basic computer literacy. Students in Algebra 1 have a two week unit at the end of the year studying the BASIC language and learning a few programming techniques. Advanced algebra pupils practice writing programs and learn to do quadratic equations on the computer. A program to do homework problems is written by students in senior math. “1 gave them their assignment and they had to write a program that would solve all the problems,” stated teacher Mrs. Lois Bennett. They also studied probability and graphing on the computer. “We learned how to figure the odds that you might need in something like a craps game,” remarked senior Angi Becker. “I feel computers are the future of mankind and may someday replace the jobs we hold today,” concluded Jeff Miller. 24 Math