New Knoxville High School - Memoir Yearbook (New Knoxville, OH)

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Juniors Lisa Wibbeler and Beth Lam- mers both agree that chemistry is their Lunchtime cramming is a favorite pastime favorite class of the day. It ' s right be- for many students. Daniel Allen demon- fore lunch. strates how NOT to study for a test. 1 . mm ' r 1 w t =e5 1 Sophomore Matt Lammers explains the effects of alcohol to senior Brian Lammers at the local science fair. Matt went on to compete at the district level. See. it looks just like the real Stonehenge. Eric Gabel proudly displays his edible project in Mrs. Titus ' s fine arts class. It was made of brownies. 10 Academics

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Buckeye Girls State Delegates: Jill Lelfel and Laurie Merges. Buckeye Boys State Delegate: Phil Kuck. High school curriculum changes College prep, business or voca- tional — there are different ap- proaches to scheduling classes, but is there much choice? Lack of a myriad of electives doesn ' t bother ; all students. Junior Jeff Lehman said, I just wing it. I pretty much know what classes I ' ve got to take because I ' m going to college. I just fill in the rest of the classes, the ones that sound interesting or fun. Most students, however, clam- or about the lack of electives every spring while filling out their sched- ules. To allay these protests extra options were made available for next year: psychology, drama, pub- lic speaking, calculus, geology, com- puter literacy and family living. Before these new classes were added, Heather Coffin, a junior, had planned on attending the Wright State Lake Campus in Celina her se- nior year, but has decided to stay at New Knoxville all day in order to be able to fit in calculus. Even though not all students will be able to take one of the new classes, most feel the addition is very positive. — Lori Barber Buckeye Girls State: A lifetime experience Matt Hoelscher carefully peruses his class choices as he prepares his schedule for his senior year. Posters, signs, chants, and rhymes are just some of the things one may experience if she walks down the halls of Ashland College dormitories during the summer. Campaig- ning for an office and upholding city pride make for an excit- ing week at Buckeye Girls State, a program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, designed to create a govern- mental atmosphere for some of America ' s selected youth. For seven days (nine days at Buckeye Boys State at Bowling Green State University), the campus of Ashland College be- comes a functioning system of government. The college is turned into a state with girls from both the Nationalist and Federalist Parties campaigning for the governor ' s office. Meanwhile, each girl is placed in a city. Some of them set their eyes on becoming the mayor of their cities. Before the end of the week, everyone holds either a state or local of- fice, whether it is governor, state school board, city council, or even dog catcher. The State Highway Patrol also trains girls to patrol the cities throughout the week. Friendships also develop from the Girls State experi- ence. When the girls are placed in their cities, they are mixed with girls from several different hometowns. They learn to get along and form friendships that last a lifetime. At the end of the seven-day stay, many tears are shed. This learning experience teaches the girls more than just how the government works. It helps them decide if they would like to be an active part of our gov- ernment as they become older. This, combined with the friendships that are made, pro- vide for an experience that is remembered a lifetime. — Laurie Merges Academics 9

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Patriotism through knowledge This year, as in years past, jun- iors and seniors participated in the American Legion-sponsored Ameri- canism Test. Each year the tests are graded, and the top boy and top girl in each class is advanced to the county competition with the win- ners continuing in the state compe- tition. This year was without excep- tion, singling out Christa Henschen and Brian Lammers as the winners in the senior class and Lori Barber and Matthew Gilfillen in the junior class. But what exactly is the reason for taking the test? According to history teacher and administrator of the test, Mr. Charles Rowen, The purpose of the test is to give an indication of how much students know about American history and government and how well they un- derstand the Constitution. Also in- cluded on the test are questions concerning state symbols and flag etiquette. Although some students may feel that the test questons are not pertinent to life, they reestablish knowledge of American freedoms and of democratic justice. — Jenni Pierson Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achievement Row . Physics: Phil kuck; English 9-. Lori Piehl. Carrie Ruck (16 in district. Division III): English 10: Gina Lepinski. Beth Heidt (honorable mention in district. Division III): Chemistry: Beth Lammers. Row 2.- So- cial studies: Heather Wietholter: English II: Lori Barber (3 in district and 12 in state, Division III; 5 in district regardless of school size). Heather Coffin (15 in district. Division III); English 12: Laurie Merges (10 in district. Division III). Rachel Wilson; Chemistry. Lisa Wibbeler. Row 3: Social studies: Christa Henschen; Alge- bra I: Monika Renfrew. Paul Wilson (honorable mention in district. Division III); Algebra 2: Matthew Gilfillen (honorable mention in district. Division III), Chad Wyatt (honorable mention in district. Division III). Row 4: Geometry-. Matthew Condon, Ralph Wierwille; Advanced math: Mike Novean; Biology: Chad Thobe. Fred Homan. Not pictured: General science: Stephen Bargdill. Jon Lepinski. Achievement test gives challenge What makes students get up early one Saturday morning and lose some precious sleep? Ev- ery May high school students who are outstanding in one of sixteen subjects are bussed to St. Marys to take the Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achieve- ment. The subjects of these tests are in the areas of math, English, science, social studies, and foreign language and are sponsored by the Ohio Depart- ment of Education and the Divi- sion of Guidance and Testing. One question still remains though. Why? It looks very good on college applications when a person ranks in the state, commented Lori Barber who has taken the tests in English three years and placed in the state the last two years. I don ' t enjoy taking the tests, but I know that it ' s a good experience, and maybe I ' ll learn something, said Heather Wietholter. Social studies teacher, Mr. Charles Rowen, sees many ben- efits to the test. It gives the kids a chance to compete aca- demically with neighboring schools. — Jeff Lehman Academics 11