Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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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

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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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'Wedding' And 'Childbirths' Highlight Elective Courses Many events take place in a school year, but a wedding is usually not expected to be one of the classroom happenings. Connie Durbin and Woodie Pierce were married in a mock wedding ceremony during their 11-12 Center Family Living class. The wedding details were all planned from a shower to a honeymoon spot and housing after the marriage. Home Ec teacher Sandy Cornett said, The students really took it seriously. They didn't fool around and make a big joke of it. Woodie, the groom, was so nervous that he couldn't get the ring on Connie's finger. The attendants for the wedding were Renee Haney, maid- of-honorg Dianne Harris, bridesmaid, Zanea Ashley, flower girl, Mike Knight, best many Rudy Johnson, groomsman and usherg and Larry Millay, ringbearer. 9-10 Center home ec classes had boys and girls cooking and sewing together. Home Ec teacher Virgie Hill said that the boys did as the girls. The 9-10 classes also had a highly suc- cessful cookbook sale. And, for the first time, the 9-10 home ec department had a student teacher, Polly McGraw. Child Development classes at the 11-12 Center practiced the La Maize method of childbirth. They also watched films on actual childbirths. - By Stacy Elliott l now pronounce you, man and wife . . . These words are very seldom heard in a classroom, but in 1978 they played a big role in the 11-12 Center Family living class. The marrin ' of Connie Durbin and Woodie Pierce was officiated by 11-12 Guidance Counselor Tom Ash. James Elkins 4 Ann Fortson Mass Communications 'Art Typing The Simulators provided a little extra practice for 11-12 Center Driver Education student Marsha Tanner. Driver's Ed was one of the more popular courses during 1977-78. Movin' Down The Road, Cruisin' In Town . . . Safely There are three types of students that take Driver Education. First, there is the student who has a permit and wants to learn to drive. Second, there is the student who already has his E license, but wants to improve his driving habits. Third, there is the student who just wants the dis- count on insurance. I have more problems with students who already have their license than with the students who just have their permit, commented Driver Education teacher Grant Talbott. Whatever the reason for taking the course, all stu- dents go through three distinct phases of driver educa- tiong classroom instruction, simulation and in-car in- struction. The classroom phase explains the procedures of driving. The simulation phase teaches the student per- ceptive driving. The in-car phase gives the student actual driving experience. The Driver Education department at OHS has three teachers, Grant Talbott, Larry Moore and Lloyd Hodge. - By Marsha Tanner W 1 ' Wx 'fi si if . . ii 4 ' ' X U E r f - 'S , i 5- X Ruth Fowler Helena Fulke Sandra Good Physical Ed. History History Academics!