Indian Creek High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Trafalgar, IN)

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Miss Settle’s junior English class works hard to achieve per¬ fection. They are given a certain amount of study time in which they are to prepare their work and ask any questions. They study sentence structure and are given weekly spelling words. Spelling words are given to build their vocabulary and to help lead to better understanding and better thinking. Mrs. Kuehn is discussing a Shakespearean play with her English Literature class. The class is assigned stories to read silently and then they discuss them aloud. The discussions give the students a better insight into the British culture. 12 mm

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Science Geared to Career Fields Mike Wilson and Tom Lanham are busy with an experiment in advanced biology. Biology students completed projects and conducted experiments on various subjects. One project that every student was required to do was dissecting twelve dif¬ ferent organisms. Insect collecting, the typing of blood, and using the microscopes to study tiny micro-or¬ ganisms were other activities done in class. Advanced biology, which is a more detailed and higher level of general biology was added to the selection of science courses for students completing Biology I. Physic’s classes worked in such areas as ionization, electrochemistry, atomic and molecular structures, and chemical kenetics. But the highlight of the year was a field trip which the class took to Butler University to see the Observatory. Joe, Gary, Chris, and Brian have a good time in the Physics laboratory y 1 11

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Social Studies Key to Understanding Mr. Kuehn ' s U.S. History class seems to know the place Gary is pointing out on the map. Mr. Cummings finds that showing films is a favorable way of illustrating subjects to his government classes. This is a good way of conveying the actual occurrences and giving a more U. S. History is a course in which the students acquaint themselves with the history of the United States from its discovery to the present. The students discuss the wars encountered by the U.S., they debate current issues, and learn about the presidents. The students are introduced to the political parties that we have and talk about their differences. Government classes give students insight in govern¬ mental procedures. The students visited the House of Representatives and the Senate in session. One class set up an example of the House of Representatives, pre¬ senting and passing bills. An all school mock election was held to get practical experience in national election procedures. Classes study the constitution, the election process, and the party system. They also study some of the different forms of government. thorough explanation of it. The students seem to understand and enjoy this change of pace from the regular class hour.