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

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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.

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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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,,,,...aav nF0' As well as teaching daily exercises and a variety of simple games such as dodge ball or cage ball Miss Burge and Mr Reed try to instill physical fit ness to the P E student Almost any form of sport a student might be interested in is instructed For example basketball and wrestlnng are instructed for the boys who might want to play on a school team and the girls are also given time to learn about gym nastics and volleyball Not only is this training for students who may play on sports teams but it is a form of recreation that they can enjoy throughout their life The Industrial Art depart ment suffered greatly while in the facilities of the old Farm land school building So now the improvements of the new facilities seem limitless Mr Calvert and Mr Mills work in highly improved surroundings such as a place for the power and transportation class to lift and work in their cars and the simple pleasure of much larger rooms for teaching Industrial art students may be preparing for college in that field or may just be preparing for life 5 is j is 5 Mr Clevenger a teacher of seventeen years is the only teacher in the Vo Ag department Mr Clevenger feels that when they finish obtaining all of the equip- ment for the department the facilities will be very nice. Such equipment might be a greenhouse for Horticul- ture class The department prepares a student for many fields of agri business such as sales and service in agriculture education In agriculture farming food production marketing and research in agriculture. F F A an intra curricular organization of the depart- ment develops leadership and citizenship also lndusfrial Ari Academics 1 75