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

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Back To Basics Students from horticulture class plant trees on the east side of the school. Landscaping was done in front of the gym and by the front entrance doors of the school. More landscaping was planned as the funds came in. You don't have to be a farmer to be in a vo. ag. class, stated Mr. Arnold Ellison, who taught vocational agriculture classes last year and sponsored FFA. Vocational agriculture opened its doors to a new eighth grade class last year. With the junior high class, we go back to basics. This way the kids get a better explanation and view of all the general areas in vo. ag., commented Mr. Elliosn. It was a lot of fun! We learned about everything, from different plants to the use of computers for business purposes,” stated Gina West. Not only did we talk about things, we actually did some of them as well, added Nikki Keller. The eighth grade class was introduced to vo. ag. as a part of their rotating classes, which students took if not in choir or band. One of the main advantages to having a junior high class is that we can use it as a recruiting device. Hopefully these kids will be more apt to take vo. ag. class in high school, ended Mr. Ellison. As a thank-you, John Newsom washes Mrs. Donna Robertson's car. Mrs. Robertson, photographer for the Star Journal, took soil judging students to their contest against East. The boys easily defeated the Olympians. 16 Horticulture and Vocational Agriculture

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In first period home ec. Julie McNomee trims a pattern for a pair of sweat pants. The project took her about four weeks. Junior Rodney Hiatt takes his turn at cleaning up the dishes after second period foods made Thanksgiving dinner. After a class demonstration presented by Mrs. McMahan, eighth grader Theresa Reece performs the required assignment of ironing a wrinkled shirt. Eighth grader Scott Trimnal threads a sewing machine to begin his four week project of making a skateboard pillow. After studying dairy products, one of the four main food groups, sophomores Bobbi Bragg and Lisa Cafee grate cheese for their macaroni and cheese dinner. Eighth grader Kyle Keller prepares Christmas cookie dough in first period foods while Tony Mee catches up on the dishes. 15

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Georgey Butler and Sunny Hull prepare to transplant marigolds from one flat to another in seventh period Horticulture. Randy Thompson supplies water to marigolds, strawberry begonias and petunias for selling this spring. The Horticulture class took a trip to Kings Island with the profits from the sales. Mike Anderson jacks up the front of his truck before taking out the engine. Mike replaced the engine as a project in Agricultural Mechanics. Jordan Shoaf transplants tomatoes to sell in the spring for FFA's trip to Kansas City in November. 17