Knightstown High School - Galaxy Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Do you want to be a secretary typist or Journalist? If so you can gain practical experience in our business edu- cation department as Sharon Knot is doing Along with typing business math, business English, bookkeeping, and shorthand are also taught Our business department prepares the business students so they may acquire good Jobs directly after high school or go on to higher education in a business college. 4 . dz A 4 The current trend in education is for more college trained persons. At K.H.S. the college prep courses are many and varied. Mr. Stanley dem- onstrates to Karon Ripberger, Gary Rowan, and Jay Jones how Archimedes Principle is derived in this illustration. Other subjects in the college prep de- partment are: English, Latin, and Spanish in the language department, Algebra, plane geometry, advanced algebra, solid geomentry, and trigo- nometry in the math department, general science, chemistry, physics and biology in the science departmentg and world history, U.S. history, and civics in the social studies department. All these departments work together to help produce our future contributions to the world of scholars.

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KENNETH H. ROBINSON: In charge of all instrumental music in the consolidation this year is Mr. Robinson. He directs A, B, and C bands and has started instrumental in the various grade schools. LOIS SIMMERMON: When not in room 121 with her English classes, Miss Simmermon can be found going through various newspapers looking for articles on living authors which she collects. CLAUDE SIPE: The volume of a frustrum of a pyramid equals 1X3 h QB+B+V'EE1J. This is one of the problems faced by the seniors taking solid geometry. Other classes taught by Mr. Sipe are algebra, trigonometry, and business math. JOYCE SKAGGS: Are all the triple R's finished? The deadline is Tuesday, These are familiar words to the yearbook class from Mrs. Skaggs, who also teaches social studies 8, civics 12, and English 10. Each year Mrs. Skaggs takes her civics classes to a town board meeting. WANDA SMITH: Miss Smith may D6 found in the gymnasium with her high school physical education classes or on the play ground with the elementary pupils and hula -hoops. She also teaches health. DUANE D. STANLEY: The headquarters for all the near-ex- plosions, odd odors, and Pascal's Law is in the new building be- hind the closed door identified as 301. This is where Mr. Stanley's 7th and 8th grade gen. science, chemistry, and physics meet. VERNON STONEBRAKER: This year K.H.S. welcomes several new teachers. One of these is Vernon Stonebraker. He has be- come a part of our consolidated system with ease and he is well liked by his math students. Mr. Stonebraker teaches arithmetic and algebra. ANDY TAFF: Mr. Taff's school day is divided between two places, room 205 and the gymnasium. He teaches geography and physical education. He is also varsity basketball and baseball coach. EDITHE TIPTON: Cute clothes and yummy odors are found coming from the home making department on the bottom floor. In charge of all this operation is Miss Tipton. In connection with this department, Miss Tipton accompanies the juniors and seniors on yearly trips to interesting places. Miss Tipton sponsors the Honor Society and the local girls' 4-I-I clubs. EVELYN WARNER: Typewriting, business English, bookkeeping, and 7th grade math are the subjects taught by Miss Warner.

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These eighth graders may be found ready to begin a relay or for roll call. The main purpose of physical educa- tion is to learn sportsmanship while having a good time. Physical educa- tion is one of the extras offered to students of K.l-I.S. Others are: band, chorus, art, health, speech, and drivers' education. These subjects help the student to learn to work with others They are a deviation from the regular class type work. The students enjoy these extras very muchi f4W4uez'qafS yecte The one thing to remember about any power tool is to be careful when using it Garry Sharp rs telling two seventh grade boys. Our vocational department which includes shop drafting priming agriculture and home economics, prepares our students for farming homemaking and various types of work The students practice their cooking, wood working, and soil testing in the classroom where they are taught to work on their own This way their mother's kitchens and father s workshops are saved