Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Junior Evelyn Palmer practices handling a wheelchair on fellow student Sandy girls. !Haas. Checking the pulse of a real dummy is Junior San- dra Layne. Health Careers was a popular course for me Q it Welding was a popular vocational course. OHS Deafherage, Mike Stovall, Jeff Williams and students in welding included ffrom leftjz Terry Charlie Babb. Millay, Keith Best, Ricky Midkiff, Lester Technical Look t Vocations . Many OHS students broke the monotony of a regular school day by going to new surroundings at one of the two vocational schools. At the vocational school, students learned a skill that will help find a job or help them with their career choice. The new 3.1 million dollar Owensboro Vocational Technical School was finished in 1977-78. The Daviess County Vocational Technical School was also used by OHS students. Owensboro students had the broadest selection of vocational classes offered in the state. They were: carpentry, communi- cations, electronics, home enter- tainment electronics, heating and air conditioning, health careers, practical nursing, machine shop, masonry, nurse assistant, office machine repair, plumbing, sheet metal and welding. The Daviess County Vocational School offered business and office machines, drafting, cosmetology, childcare, food service, distributive education, welding, graphic arts, auto body repair, auto mechanics, diesel mechanics and small engine repair. Nursing and welding were the most popular courses at the voca- tional schools. The Health Career Program is the only one in the state that is offered to high school stu- dents. - By Stacy Elliott A W' 1 i'i' 3 ',.,. 2 T Z .ii K. -..s ' . A' s rr ' . I --,. , t,-' . iii ' ii' if A V 5 fr I Xl' 'EQ-V , sildias if r Sandra Byrd Margaret Chance Carol Chapman Jean Chapman Diane Colvin Gladys Combs Learning Disabilities Business Education Librarian Home Economics English Foreign Language Academics! 1

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Trials And Trips: A Da In A Social Studies Class An average OHS social studies class might study Marxist theory, take a field trip to Washington, D.C., or accuse and convict a classmate of murder. Though it sounds a little strange, methods like these are popular at OHS. Social Studies range from American Government to Wild West history to Juveniles and Law. It is one of the most diverse departments in the school. One of its focal points this year was a one-of-a-kind field trip for a group of juniors and seniors, OHS had 47 students to board a jet plane at Evans- ville early one morning in November for a quick trip to Washington, D.C., and returned late that evening. The group combined the age-old tradition of field trips with the marvels of jet-age flight. The students got the chance to witness government in action, said Tom Kurz, 11-12 social studies teacher. They watched congressional proceedings from the floor of the Senate, something that not everyone gets a chance to do in their lifetime. While juniors and seniors saw government in ac- tion, sophomores and freshmen experienced law in action. The 9-10 Juveniles and Law classes engaged in mock court trials giving those students an idea of courtroom situations. The class elected the students to play the roles of the defendant, witnesses, judge, jury, etc., and they even selected the crime for which the defendent was to be prosecuted. The two attorneys then built the entire case and it eventually evolved into a true-to-life situa- tion. 11-12 Government classes reinstated an old tradition in their daily routines. Some of the students pressed for the Pledge of Allegiance to return to the classroom. A group of government classes then began reciting the oath at the beginning of the class. Social Studies provided a little of everything for OHS students. From basic to advanced, from World War II to Civil rights, the department provided an insight for those who believe that the past is only a backward look at the future. - By Judy Kirk Mar Ann Bolin Col. Willis Brooks N Laverne Brown 'Eng ish ROTC Typing and English 190fSupporting Cast ii it fl -........ f A group of 47 OHS juniors and seniors took a day-long sight-seeing trip of the nation's capitol in November of 1977. Here a few of the students trudge up the numerous steps of the national capitol. Your Honor, I rest my case. The 9-10 Center Juveniles and Law classes staged mock trials during the year in an attempt to educate students on the proceeding in a courtroom. Sophomore Glenn Young fstandingj and Suzie Bartlett tback to the picturej fill their roles of defense attorney and prosecuter in one of the trials. ,aw gt PN, I ., ...K Ag ' 2? sf Larry BruC9 Qporothy Brumbaugh Bill Buster Business Education Engl H'is ' Industrial Arts

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Variety Is The Spice Of English English is the largest department at OHS because all students are required to take four years of it to graduate. Many classes are included as English credits such as: Poetry, Research Tech- niques, Composition 1 and 2, Bible Lit- erature 1 and 2, American Novel, Mod- ern Poetry and Songs, Wide World of Sports 1 and 2, Creative Writing, Word Power, Short Stories and Plays, Mytho- logy, etc. A new class was added to the English Department this year called Practical English, which is designed to teach stu- dents how to apply English to everyday life. Some phases of it include vocabu- lary expansion, application forms, short compositions, business letters, short lit- erary selections, correct spelling, punc- tuation and grammar. Other classes which fall under the heading of English Department but are not actually counted as English credits include Drama, Speech and Mass Com- munications. Drama is the study of the basic ele- ments of theatre, play production, litera- ture and acting. Speech gives students the opportunity to develop correct voice usage, breath control and to practice public speaking. Mass Communications involves work on the student newspaper, study of pho- tography, advertising, radio and televi- sion programs and the production of the yearbook. OHS had two students to win the Na- tional Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing. Seniors Aimee Newberry and David Head were selected along with 12 other Kentucky students as Outstanding Eng- lish Students. Suzanne Willis is chairman of the English Department and Sandy Spice- land is in charge of English at the 9-10 Center. - By Kelly Keohane OHS's Ernest Hemingways, Aimee Newberry and David Head, were named as two of only 14 Kentucky high school students to win the NCTE Writing Contest. Both David and Aimee were seniors. The Owensboroan Asked Teachers: What person tliving or deadj do you admire the most? jean Chapman - Anita Bryant, because no matter how much criti- cism she got from society, she stood up for what she believed in. Mary Dempsey - Persons who give their time to help others and do not want recognition for doing so. ' Helen Smith - Probably Barbara Walters for the success she's achieved in the field of media, pre- viously dominated by men. Kathy Whitmer - My parents are revered the most! Beverly Chelgren - Albert Schweitzer. Terry Wigton - My father. Yvonne Thomas - Ogden Nash. Jack Hicks - Franklin Roose- velt. Sandra Good - Harry S. Tru- man. 'T O t ii I 'Aw ,An y cv ' g li' .P . W 4 K, ,.'- t,,., 1 Q W 'ze sig, Q M.. Joe Conway Judy Coomes Ron Cooper Susan Cornett Debbie Downey Susan Durfee Biology Social Studies Horticulture Home Economics El1gliSl1 EMR and English 19 fSupporting Cast