Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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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

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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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science math L. to R.: Michael Hynes, Lawrence Ouwenga, Jack Rees, William Weiand, Omer Beeching, and Jack Ford The Science and Math Department is a unit in name only as both groups oper¬ ate autonomously under Mr. Grabill. The science division is one of the stabl¬ est groups in the school, moving steadily forward toward new goals while avoiding the pitfalls of rapid change. Already, the open lab concept is an integral part of the science cur¬ riculum and, with the adoption of new texts this year, more is being done with process oriented and group discovery method. In keeping with the ideals of the inductive method, our resident scientists emphasize depth rather than breadth in curriculum planning. In con¬ trast to science ' s resolute growth, the Math Department has attempted sev¬ eral daring programs in an attempt to provide our math students with the best possible program. Because of the in¬ dividualistic nature of the math person¬ nel, the innovations of the Math Department have been varied and inter¬ esting. As one might predict, with this type of highly experimental program, everything has not been peaches and cream; there have been some failures along with the triumphs. The math peo¬ ple are now beginning to investigate the fields of practical mathematics and sta¬ tistics and probabilities with an eye to providing for the heeds of more stu¬ dents at more levels of interest and abil¬ ity. 24 1 AM ACADEMIC