Monroe Central High School - Central Hi Lites Yearbook (Parker City, IN)

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H I 9 . T 0 R Y The math department teacher enthusiasm is high. Partly the enthusiasm comes from the new facilities they have to use but more so from the amount of inter- ested students in the math area. The department teachers are Miss Morrison, Mr. Gleason, and Mr. McEldowney. We are all working toward achieving the same goals of being aware of our world, com- mented Mrs. Salyer, the one female teacher of the five history teachers. The five men she works with are Mr. Mullins, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Simons, and Mr. Swindell. The history classes given at MC are designed to give the student a comprehensive knowledge of his world. They give the student an overall view of the relationships and cultures of other countries of the world. One welcome change in the history department will be the new books that will be used in the 1979 year, especially for the gov- ernment class which is more of a current event and changable class. The art department is con- tinually expanding by adding new tools, new supplies, area for study, new resource materials and more stu- dents. Mrs. Frank enjoys teach- ing from the many different fields of art. The only area that she feels the depart- ment is weak in is the tool supply for textiles. Other than that she is very happy with the warm atmosphere of the art department.

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Departmental Education Because Monroe Central is not a large school with department chairpersons for each depart- ment of academic subjects, it sometimes is difficult to remem- ber that the school is organized along these subject-area lines, English The English department hopes to provide each stu- with each teacher involved in a specific area, licensed for teach- ing in that area, and specially trained to teach that subject mat- ter involved. Monroe Central is fortunate to have an excellent teaching staff. Our teachers are dedicated, not only to teaching subject matter, but are concerned with the indi- vidual problems of each and every student. dent with language skills that 351 a ks will help him to understand and survive in a world of mass media and literate society. The six departmen- tal teachers are: Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Stonerock, Mrs. Washler, Mrs. Welch and Miss Wilder. One goal stated by Mrs. Cook about s the department is to strive for a department library and audio-visual center. With the new facilities it is not a goal that would be that difficult to D reach in the future so that the department teachers would have resources read- ily available when needed. Another worthwhile goal which some teachers worked on this year is to combine study matter by both the English department and the history department working on research papers at the same time he Music department now has very nice facilities for both the band and the choirs to practice in hold classes and perform The department teachers are a first year music teacher Miss Jeffers and the band director Mr Halberstadt I T . MFL 72 1 Academics The department not only teaches a student a skill that he may enjoy, but it also gives a student a sense of responsibil- ity and dependability for now and the future.

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Mr. Washler, Mrs. Lee and Mr. Smithson are the science department teachers. Along with a new school many improvements have come to the sci- ence department. A darkroom for the physics class to use and a heat rack for plants in biology class are only two of the improvements. Small things like the lab tables, outlets at the tables, burners, and simple storage space also added a great deal to the case of teaching inthe new sci- ence department. A student in the science department is trained and prepared to go on into a possible scientific field in college. Home Economics .J HIL. Q The business department teachers are: Miss Bowers, a second-year teacherg Mrs. Hunt, a sixth-year teacherg and Mr. Lockard, a four- teenth-year teacher. All three of the teachers are very pleased with the equipment and facili- ties they have to work with. Mrs. Hunt was happy to have all electric typewriters for the Typingll class and also to have two male stu- dents. Preparing a student to enter a level of cleri- cal office positions or for further college or vocational training is part of the goals of the business department. Also the business classes offered at Monroe Central may give the student a better understanding of how to han- dle personal business affairs. 74 ! Science, Business, Home Economics If r Q .. Q .. sX- ., lb. . 177 The home economics department has two teach- ers who had both the opportunity to work in the old Monroe Central building and the old Farmland build- ing before teaching here in the new facilities. Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Moulton work very closely in the home economics department. Not only does the department teach cooking and sewing, it also teaches skills needed for consumer decisions, mar- riage, child rearing, entertaining and time manage- agement. One especially nice addition to the department is the living room which will make entertaining and serving special meals so much nicer.