Lovington High School - Mirror Yearbook (Lovington, IL)

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“Did you get your project in on time?” “I need another project-what is a good idea?” “Can I go see Mrs. Uphoff, please; I have to turn in a project before 8th hour.” Sound familiar? All this stems from Mrs. Uphoffs’ history classes in which students contract for a grade and work diligently on projects. In addition to history, high interest quarter courses were offered. Psychology was taught for one semester and quarter courses of current events and occupational information made up the other semester. Come on Leanne it's not all that bad. “We had such a thunder-storm last Tuesday-1 mean one of the last set of Tuesday, you know.” Alice was puzzled. “In our country,” she remarked, “there’s only one day at a time.” The Red Queen said “That’s a poor thin way of doing things. Now here, we mostly have days and nights two or three at a time, and sometimes in the winter we take as many as five nights together-for warmth, you know.”

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Physical Education The physical education department at LHS had an emphasis on coed activity this year. A new program was developed by Mr. Groothuis and Mrs. Thomas. The emphasis was on introducing students to activities they can use outside of school. The activities included dominos, checkers, ping-pong, various card games, chess, and backgammon. There are three teachers teaching P. E. this year, Mr. Groothuis, Mrs. Clement, and Mrs. Thomas. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Freshmen girls working on their calisthenics. Mrs. Clement Just one more lap to go . “Now! Now!” cried the Queen. “Faster! Faster!” And they went so fast that at last they seemed to skim through the air, hardly touching the ground with their feet, till suddenly, just as Alice was getting quite exhausted, they stopped . . . Alice looked round her in great surprise. “Why, I do believe we've been under this tree the whole time! Everything’s just as it was!” “Of course it is said the Queen. “What would you have it? “Well, in our country, said Alice, still panting a little, “you'd generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time as we've been doing.” Mr. Groothuis Mrs. Thomas

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Title I In the 1976-77 school year LHS started a new federally funded program referred to as Title I. The purpose of Title I is to provide tutoring to students in basic English skills such as reading, spelling, punctuation, and composition. Math skills are also covered. Mrs. Dunscomb teaches the Title I program. “I only took the regular course.” “What was that? ” enquired Alice. “Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with.” the Mock Turtle replied.