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

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Bryan Fuel claps his hands to the rhythms that Miss Rita Richmond writes on the board. Besides learning to read rhythms, the students listen to music from different periods. A Byte Of Success Nowadays computers are becoming more and more common in everyday life, stated Mr. Brent Denney, the Computer Literacy teacher. He is the one preparing Hauser students for the world of computers; a world of success. Computer Literacy is a nine week course that teaches eighth grade students the basic terms of the computer itself, such as a byte, bit and RAM (random access memory.) A bit is a piece of computer information; a byte is eight bits. Basic commands and statements of, and logic behind programming are also taught along with an introduction to pre-fabri-cated software. Mr. Denney was a new teacher last year. Along with new teachers come new ways of teaching. In- stead of using a book to teach the class, Mr. Denney used what he learned at Indiana University, his notes, and research he did at the library. He stated, I try to relate the logic of the computer with the logic of real life. He used this idea with one of his more interesting assignments. To teach students how to flowchart a program, he had them flowchart a task that every person knows how to do; make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I feel students will learn more if you relate the material to real life and put some humor in it. Mr. Denney 'helped' me understand instead of 'making' me understand. I have now come to like computers instead of being scared of them, stated Stephanie Coy. Missy Johnson keeps score while Mr. Perkins reads answers in a Jeopardy type game during Indiana History. The junior high schedule includes ten rotating classes. Rotating Classes 29

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Judeana Frazier-Bey tests the logic of one of the programs she wrote in Computer Literacy. This is a nine week course that rotates with Indiana History, Clothing, and Foods. Wendall Estelle and Jonathon Martin punch holes in their tin punch Christmas ornaments while Jason Stroup makes paper padding to put underneath his ornament. Art rotates with Music Appreciation in the seventh grade and with Music Appreciation and Vocational Agriculture in the eighth grade. Ty Everroad writes a short story during sixth period Writing class. This class, provided students with the opportunity to try their hand at various types of writing.

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Fund Raisers Every organization has fund raiser. They sell jewelry and tupper-ware, baked goods and candy, but only the vocational agriculture classes sell buildings and cars. Vocational Agriculture classes constructed and sold pole barns as a money making project. The barns sold for $500 but there was only $100 profit after the price of materials was taken out. The barns came in two sizes 8' X 8' and 8' X 12'. It took the members of FFA one and a half weeks to put them together from scratch. I learned a lot from building these barns such as; shingling, floor work, and frame work, said Mike Wetzel. The FFA held their fourth annual consignment auction to raise money for their chapter on April 18th. The auction brought in $600 for the fund. The articles in the auction were brought in from throughout the community. They ranged from farm machinery and cars to dish washers and lawn mowers. An annual slave auction was also held on April 18th. Members of FFA volunteered to auction themselves off to the highest bidder for eight hours on one d-y. Each member sold for from $28-$40. The jobs that students have to do are odd jobs and farm work. Money raised during the year went to buy a VCR and movie camera and to have a party at the end of the year. Any extra money went in to the FFA fund. After all the hard work the students do all year they deserve to have a good time, said Mr. Arnold Ellison. Gary Gick, Jeff Jones, Darrin Holder, and Jordan Shoaf member the FFA soil judging team participated in the national soil judging convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . The four man team finished 15th out of 50 teams in the week long competition. 30 Vocational Agriculture