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

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Doing Your Own Thing There were many classes in art, but there was one that was different from all the others. It involved twice as many students as any other art class, and the students made up their own assignments. This class was crafts, a one semester class offered first period. I feel the large number of students in this class is due to the fact that they can set their own pace, stated Mrs. Janeen Blomenberg. The only requirement of the class is that each student complete two assignments in different medias. It's really nice to see boys do projects that are usually considered feminine, explained Mrs. Blomenberg. Some examples of these were cross-stitching, needlepoint, and plastic canvas. “I love cross-stitching. I enjoy being able to look at a picture and make a pattern from it, explained Jon Dillman. Girls also worked on projects that most people consider masculine. Examples of these were soldering, silver-smithing, and stained glass. Crafts is an independent study class, and that's what makes it special. I enjoy doing my own thing and I feel a great accomplishment when I finish a project, ended Terri Beeker. Melinda Jordon needlepoints Rob J. on plastic canvas, while enjoying the company of Sandy Wood, who works on embroidering a floral design. Jim Hamm ond Craig Robertson are painting linoleum prints in second period design class. Tony James works on his watercolor painting of on Indiana farm scene in design class. Students worked on the watercolors for nine weeks. The finished products were framed and hung in the school's halls. 6,'Art

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Sports, social life, extracuricular activities; these were a few of students' priorities in school. Governor Bob Orr, however, had a different priority for Indiana's students: academics. The General Assembly agreed with the Governor, and soon high schools all across the state were taking new directions in academics. Hauser was no exception. As requirements for graduation were toughened, students found themselves altering their plans. Seniors who lacked only a few credits toward graduation learned they could no longer fill their schedules with study halls or as teacher assistants. Juniors who had expected to slide through their final year of English were now faced with still more Shakespeare and term papers in a required senior English course. And upperclassmen weren't the only ones affected by the changes. New general math and science classes were offered to meet state requirements, and sophomores enrolled in a new mandatory substance abuse class. Junior high students faced the greatest changes of all, as their graduation requirement increased to 39 credits by 1990. It was a year of change in academics as teachers and administrators tried to better prepare students for their next new direction: life after high school. Foods I students Greg Jessee and Shawn Young add applesauce to a recipe. The class was preparing dishes for a Thanksgiving dinner. Renea Janes adds a column of numbers in business machines class. Besides adding machines and mimeograph machines, students learned to use the new Lanier word processor. 5

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Brent Anderson works on his second project, rug punching. His first project was metal tooling. Sandy Hampton, Terri Beeker, and Geor-gey Butler work on their stuffed animal projects in crafts class. Georgey completed five animals, Sandy completed six, and Terri worked on two. Christy Biggs is creating a pen and ink drawing of a collage of cats which was made using technical pens.