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

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Members of the music appreciation class listen to a classical music record. The students listened to the record and tried to identify the musical instruments used. John Roberts reprocesses clay in eighth grade art. Once his clay was workable, John used it to make a sports mobile. Christi Selzcr works on a worksheet in community living on understanding parents. The class also studied getting along with others and dating. Rotating Classes 27

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The members of Mrs. Shaw's community living class practice table and restaurant manners. The class, made up of seventh graders, studied manners for two weeks. BASICs of Computers Computers are bringing about change everywhere, even here at Hauser. A new class, computer literacy, taught by Mr. Tom Can-right. changed the rotating classes offered to the eighth graders. Last year the eighth graders ran a nine week rotation between art, community living, computer literacy and music appreciation while the seventh graders ran a semester rotation with art and community living. “Computer literacy was the best class I’ve taken this year. It gave me the opportunity to work on something that I've never done before, stated Gigi Gearhart. “The best part of the class was working with a partner to develop a graphics program. I worked with Ryan Brewer and we programmed the computer to write ‘Whip It!' diagonally. It was hard work because we had our sheet upside down which threw' the numbers off and every letter we printed had to be corrected eight times! But it was fun,” stated Shane Burton. Computer literacy is computer familiarity, or getting to know more about the computer. The class was picked up because of the availability of free materials to the school corporation. The material contained brief work in defining computers and their uses, the history of computers, computer careers, home computers and simple programming in the BASIC language. The students apply what they learned spending an average of 30 minutes each actually using the computers each week. “The class would be better with about ten more computers, stated Mr. Can-right, “so students could have more time applying what they're learning in class. “The class is certainly worth the time and prepares the students for the future because almost everyone’s life is affected by computers now and the effect will be even greater in the future. ended Mr. Canright. John Sigman paints india ink over his warm. cool, color assignment. The ink was later washed off the paper leaving traces of ink in the crevices. Sundi Hilbert wedges her clay for her coil pot in eighth grade art. The class was cut from 12 weeks to nine because of the addition of computer literacy to the rotation. Gary Schciblc watches as Keith Burton types in a program in computer literacy. The class, instructed by Mr. Tom Canright, taught students how to make and use their own programs. Michelle Bronnenbcrg and Billy Michaels cut out magazine pictures dealing with the theme of their choice. The pictures were then assembled into collages.

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An Everyday Subject John Shaw and Torrcy Miller plot Chuck Kelley and Arthur Dayton the weather for the different states. examine samples of stagnant water The boys plotted snow, rain, and low through a microscope in biology pressure systems. class. Whether it was a “science fiction story in English, the “chemistry” between a group of people or a physic -al game of basketball, the sciences were a part of everyday life. Seventh and eighth grade required general science classes and all freshmen took the mandatory biology, the study of plants and animals. The other three classes, zoology, chemistry, and physics were electives. In biology, students learn by not only reading the textbook but also by collecting, growing and dissecting biological examples. “1 think a big part of the class is helping people understand the interdependence between man and his environment,” said Mr. Ron Fiesbeck. The class changes its name, becomes more detailed, and is taken by choice for those in zoology. Steve Sweet explains the problem he just put on the board. The members of the chemistry class put the problems on the board for bonus points. Chemistry, usually taken during the junior or senior year, is concerned with a few of the physical laws and all of the known elements. Experiments and tests are also used to document information learned. The eleven member physics class applied their book learning to everyday situations. Questions such as “Do tires start to spin when the rotational force of the tire exceeds the linear force of the car? as asked by Don Barnett to “Would life be possible here on Earth without friction? as pondered by Gary Johnson arose often in the classroom. “I think that's the main purpose of high school chemistry and physics classes. They introduce students to the scientific method of inquiry and the logical thinking which must accompany it, ended Mr. Nick Cooksey.