Kankakee Valley High School - Kougar Pride Yearbook (Wheatfield, IN)

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InskJe KV Interview With New Student, Chuck Ferguson in the summer. ugar Pride: what was the name of your old school and where is it located? Chuck: My old school, North De- catur, is located about 60 miles north of Greens- burg, Indiana K.P.: How big was it? Chuck: About 500 students there. And was it just four grades or did it include the junior high? Chuck: Both junior and senior high there. It is like when any new kid comes in . you wonder who they are. K.P. : Would yo u rather have finished your senior year at North Decatur? Chuck: I think so — if I had a choice. K.P.: How do you like the teachers here and how do they like you? Are they more friendly, more help- ful, or about the same as your other teachers? Chuck: I think they are a little more helpful. K.P.: Was your last school a new school or had it been around for years? Chuck: It was built 7 or 8 years ago. K.P.: How is our library compared to your old school library? Chuck: About the same size, the same type of rules. K.P.: What clubs do you be- long to? Chuck: Jazz Band. K.P.: Do you like jazz? Chuck: Yes. K.P. : What instument do you Your senior year you are accepted play? Chuck: Trumpet. K.P.: You are in D.E.; how do you like D.E.? Did your school have a program like that? Chuck: Well, they had one year. It was just office work. K.P.: Like office girls or did you actually go out on the job? Chuck: Well, you would go out for a half day, but it was only office work (secre- tarial). K.P.: Do you like D.E.? Chuck: Yes. K.P.: Do you work? Chuck: I work a half day at Stuc- key ' s up at Lowell. K.P. : Are you active in any sports? Chuck: No. I don ' t have any time. K.P.: Are you going to con- tinue working at Stuc- key ' s after graduation? Chuck: No. I ' ll probably try to get some kind of factory job K.P.: How did you get a job there in the first place? Chuck: My brother-in-law and sister had a Stuckey ' s store down where I was living and I was working there — so when we came up here, I just trans- ferred to this store. K.P.: What do you plan to do after graduation? Chuck: | plan to find some voca- tional school close to here and try to get a course in auto mechanics. K.P.: Is your father a mechanic? Chuck: No, he ' s a minister at the First Baptist Church in Wheatfield. K.P.: What made you decide that you wanted to be a mechanic? Chuck: It seems like I like to tink- er with something to find out what makes it tick. K.P.: I know you have brothers or sisters — Chuck: Yes, Cheryl — she ' s in seventh grade here. K.P.: Did she have any prob- 2

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KANKAKEE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WHEATFIELD INDIANA 46392 VOLUME IV 1974

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lems adjusting to coming here or was it easier for her? Chuck: It was a lot easier for her. I didn ' t hardly know any- body at Wheatfield when we first moved there. I think there are a lot more kids her age there. K.P.: How about the guidance office — were they very helpful to you in arrang- ing your schedule? I think the teachers here are a little more helpful compared to North De- catur ' s. Chuck: I think so. K.P.: Do you have any prob- lems adjusting to K.V.? Chuck: It was a little strange at first, being anew student here. K.P.: What was your first prob- lem you ran into here? Chuck: The first day — I was get- ting lost. K.P.: Did someone go around with you or did you just have to find your own way? Chuck: Mostly I found my own way around. K.P.: How were the kids? Were they friendly to you when you first came? Chuck: Yes, I think so. It is like when any new kid comes in — you wonder who they are. K.P.: Is it hard to be here your senior year? Chuck: Yes. K.P.: What do you think will be different here your senior year, than if you were here before — say It was a little strange at first, being a new student here. last year? Chuck: Your senior year you are accepted. The senior year you are with kids you ' ve been with for five or six years. It ' s kind of hard to move away from them. K.P.: Did you move here dur- ing the summer? Chuck: Yes, I moved here the first day of Jun, I believe. K.P.: Do you find that this school is strict compared to your old one? Did you have to have passes at your old school? Chuck: I think we had to have passes, but I believe they were a little more liberal with it. K.P.: Do you think you are en- joying school life or do you prefer your old school life? Chuck: Well, it ' s about the same. K.P Did you have home- room? Chuck: No, not really, It was just the whole class that would meet in one room. K.P.: Do you like homerooms? Chuck: I think it ' s a pretty good system. K.P.: |f y ou could make changes, what would you like to do? Chuck: Right now I don ' t know of any. K.P.: At your old school did you have mid-ter grad- uation. Chuck: No. I think there was only about one school in the whole section of that state that did — that was Shel- byville. K.P.: Would you like to grad- uate mid-term if you could? Chuck: I don ' t know. You don ' t have much to do when you get out. You just wait until the end of May be- fore you get your dip- loma. Contents Academics 34 Sports 60 Organizations 80 People 94 3