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

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Freshman Karen McAllister composes her thoughts in Earth Science. Here Bug, Here Bug is the cry of Sophomore Jennifer Green as she attempts to catch the rarest of rare for her Entymology project. Junior Jim Drees watches as his sulfuric acid combination explodes under the hood. Jim says it was done Junior Dave Kampenga does not find bugs as inter- all in the name of an experiment. esting as basketball. 29

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Students Apply Scientific Ideas To Modern Life What does a six inch by two inch pick- le have to do with a family of mice and a bug hunt? If your answer is the Science Department, score 100%, in this guessing game. Science, a process of logical deduction, is a never-ending process of discovery and change. As the world battles the problem of test tube babies and cloning, Mr. Tom Risinger challenges the stu- dents to put a large pickle through the small end of a catsup bottle. This process is on display on his desk. Genetics and reproduction are studied with the aide of geneologies and white mice. Frogs, snakes, bugs, and other elements of country fields are brought in from the Entymology Bug Hunts. In Biology, local pig farmers bring in dead piglets for the use of students in dissection. When you open a drawer or cupboard in a science class the warning Be Care- ful is well-headed as mold is grown un- der various conditions. Students also take petri dishes into the halls and classes to check on air borne germs. The process of discovery appears not only in the books but in the labs as well. In Chemistry, students discover the chemical combinations that are found in household recipes as well as test tube formulas. Lasers, computers, chemicals and bunsane burners all play important roles in this highly technical area. Health classes watch an actual open heart surgery on television and then practice heart massage and the resesita- tion process on Annie in class. This is just part of the action that can be found in the Science Department. Juniors Cindy Erwin and Jim Young concoct a bubbling solution in Chemistry lab. Experiments are an essential part of the class. 28

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Economists Hit Home In Food, Sewing Classes The Home Economics Department is filled with students who are interested in learning the basic and more advanced skills which will fill their lives at home, as well as, on the job. New Staff member in the Home Ec Department is Miss Wellmaker. She teaches all the sewing classes along with rug making, weaving, and macrame. Miss Wellmaker is also the cheerleading Co-sponsor, pep club sponsor and assis- tant girls track coach. We asked Miss Wellmaker how she liked her first year teaching at K.V.H.S. and she said, I en- joyed it very much. I have learned a lot about teaching and I hope that the stu- dents learned a lot from me. Holding down the fort are veteran staffers Mrs. Shirley Yeoman and Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder. Mrs. Yeoman teach- es foods, cake decorating, and crochet. Returning from maternity leave, Mrs. Schroeder can now relate first hand ex- periences to her child care class. Mrs. Schroeder also teaches foods, and interi- or design. Lunch is a quiet time and solitude helps Freshman Krista Roorda concentrate. « V NS. vlT ‘ V: I Junior Lisa Drake proudly displays her cake in Mrs. Yeoman ' s cake decorating class. Decorating is just one aspect of the Home Ec Department. Getting down to brass tactics, Miss Wellmaker assists a student. Sewing a straight seam is important to the basics of sewing. 30