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

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•w hether it was the basic ABC's of grammar or trigonomic equations, there was something to keep everyone busy. Over 500 students walked to 28 different classrooms to learn information that would help out of school. Inside these classrooms, over 80 subjects were taught for seven periods each day. Among the subjects taught were speech and journalism that had not been offered in four years and a new class called challenge. With the personal attention put forth by the faculty it made our academics some of the best if not the Best of All. Academics 29

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Brian West, Teresa Sisson, and Tim Crouse listen to their guide talk about an electronic surveying gun at the Indiana Convention Center. Mrs. Bennett's math classes took a field trip to Indianapolis to learn more about surveying. David Mix concentrates on his homework assignment in seventh period social studies. The class studies the continents and their inhabitants. During their lunch break, seniors Kathy Clarkson, Chris Nading, Anne-Marie Ross, and Michele Seim do some last minute studying for their semester final in unified math. Patty Lobdell strains strawberries while Lori Fields talks her through it in Foods II They made a Strawberry Dream Cake which placed third in their bake-off competition. Seniors Jim Swegman and Melissa Barker take advantage of their 30 minute lunch break to make last minute corrections on their homework assignment for unified math. 28 Academics

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On The Job If you drove north on State Roiad 9 you would, ifter 18 miles, come to Shelbyville where the Blue River Vocational School is located. The 20 juniors and seniors of Hauser High participated in 12 different courses ranging from auto body repair to computerized accounting. (OEA), a nationwide organization for people involved in data entry and intensive office lab. Students from welding, machine shop, auto body repairs and auto mechanics could voluntarily join VICA, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. Both met twice a month and had a six experienced in the fields of work That was 23 less students than the year before. That could be because the junior class is considerably smaller than last year's, said Guidance Director, Mr. Jack Huff. At Blue River, students took one class lasting for three hours and received three credits per semester. One reason students went to Blue River was: It helps you become more experienced in the field of work you're interested in, said Julie Stone, who took office education. Students who worked in the office joined the Office Education Association dollar fee. The clubs were involved in many different projects. OEA was involved in a Christmas food drive where we combined with VICA and DECA, the Distributive Education Clubs of America. We collected food and donated it to the Salvation Army who distributed it to needy families in the area, said President Violet Fields. Between going to classes and club meetings, we are kept very busy. It's worth it because we are able to gain experience in our job fields whereas other do not, said Julie Stone. Mike Taylor and Tim Beeker repair a door latch during auto body repairs. The students were required to repoir the car before painting it. Don Coombs, o student in machine shop, mills aluminum while making a piston rod for a miniature engine Don also learned to use a lathe and a grinder. 30 Blue River