Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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social studies SITTING. L. to R.: Randal Deweese, James Novosel, John McHugh, James Hurst, William Wornoff. STANDINC. Michael Skvara, Henry Sichterman. The Social Studies Department for the 1970-71 year was again under the di¬ rection of the Dean of Students, Mr. Drukemiller. Under his capable direc¬ tion the department has adjusted itself both to the facility known as Lowell High School, and to the educational philosophy which it represents. Student oriented learning, in the form of class room discussion, has become a more integral part of the Social Studies De¬ partment than any other department in the entire school. The year also wit¬ nessed many new faces in the depart¬ mental faculty, and the addition of two new courses: Psychology II and Current Events. The desire for relevancy kept the department teachers constantly questioning, revising, and reorganizing their aims and objectives. This constant revision and questioning brought about new experiences for the students, such as: the Student Political Convention and the Student Congress. Air Force Jr. ROTC, in its second year at Lowell High School, has brought an ad¬ ded dimension to the Social Studies De¬ partment and to school activities as a whole. The course attempts to relate to the student knowledge of the United States Air Force and the customs of the military service. 22 1 AM ACADEMIC

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administration L. to R.: lames Elbert, Principal; Thomas Grabill, Assistant Principal; Gary Drukemiller, Dean of Students. The offices of the Assistant Principal and the Dean of Students had two new in¬ habitants this year, Thomas Grabill and Gary Drukemiller, respectively. They, along with our Principal, Mr. James El¬ bert, constitute the Big Three of Low¬ ell High School. The roles of our administrators vary from assigning stu¬ dents to three days in directed study, to solving scheduling problems, to explain¬ ing our unique educational philosophy across the nation. Mr. Elbert not only attempts to keep Lowell High functioning at its best, but also attemps to explain our educational system to many hundreds of visitors. When Mr. Elbert has nothing better to do, one may find him sitting in on classes, listening to complaining stu¬ dents, or even leading cheers in a pep session. Through the nice work of a computer, a class could range in size from one stu¬ dent to thrity students. Mr. Grabill ' s most time consuming job was that of straightening out all such problems. Mr. Drukemiller serves as disciplinarian, and mediator between student, teacher, and administration. The Dean ' s search for the best solution to problems has won him a rewarding reputation for fairness. The Big Three are alive and found in Lowell High School. I AM ACADEMIC 21

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SITTINC, L. to R.: Keith McCloud, Thomas Wilson, Barbara Foss, Hazel Nichols, Vivian Hile. STANDING, David Hunt, James Emmhizer, and Ruth Keithley. The English Department is enjoying its first year of togetherness in many years. They are all scheduled into the area around the English Resource Cen¬ ter, and this has contributed to a more effective program. One of the newest innovations in the department has been the use of programmed grammar at freshman, sophomore, and junior levels that has enabled students to learn fun¬ damentals of grammar at their own speed. Visitors pausing to listen at vari¬ ous classes have heard active discus¬ sions being led by students themselves on Billy Budd, The Scarlet Letter, Mar¬ tian Chronicles, Romeo and uliet, Sid- dhartha, The Pearl, Canterbury Tales, and many other classic and contempo¬ rary works. Reaction to the classes by the students themselves have ranged from I hate English to English is my favorite class . All in all, the English Dept, has had great success with their new program. I AM ACADEMIC 23