Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Two OHS students - Glenda Dahlquist fleftl and Terri Cunningham - were named to the 1978 All-State band. Q, 'f'Js ska- H-C.. 'm,,,Q If E fi vw m:?'if,,, , if R' Running hard to cross the finish line in the Special Olympics at Western Kentucky University is Steve James. Another special OHS student, Velita Robinson, is holding the finish line pole. Special People With A Special Purpose . What group of students went to the state tour- nament in basketball and won the first round, then lost by two points in the second round? What group of students also helped out in the Head Start program at Goodloe Elementary school and raised enough money to take a class trip to Six Flags. Special Education students, who are often ste- reotyped since grade school days, are trying to break away from the long-held labels of the past. Students qualify for the special education pro- gram if they are not achieving at the same level as other students. Special Education classes concentrate on basic skills and work on job skills such as filling out applications, operating a cash register and other areas of learning related to the everyday func- tioning in life. An effort is being made to get students to take an outside class such as physical education, ROTC, choir, industrial arts, art or home eco- nomics. Mainstreaming, the practice of put- ting special students in the regular classes, is designed to help the students socialize and allows competition with other students. Special education students are breaking down barriers in other ways. They get a chance to help other people when they work with the Head Start program, explained 9-10 teacher Sally Ru- disill. Hiring themselves out for jobs enabled the class to earn enough money to take trips. The students also participated in an organized sports program. The Work Experience program provided on- the-job work for some of the special students. - By Cindy Richards IVY Bill Little David Logsdon Woody Maglinger Agnes Ma QQ,- Ethel McKinney Distributive Education Guidance Counselor ' 10 Ogy PhY51Cal EdUCaU0H Busmess Academics! 7

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Music-making Devils Pla Different Tune Owensboro High School's music department involved a large part of the extra-curricular activities that took place in the everyday lives of the cast of characters. OHS had three award-winning choirs in 1978. The 9-10 beginning choir and the 11-12 advanced choir, which contained 90 members each, joined with the Chamber Choir, which is made up of 26 auditioned chorus members, to form the OHS choral groups. Thomas Pope retained his role as choral director for the sixth year. OHS had 11 students who were se- lected for All-State Chorus. They were: Seniors Ernie Adams, George Case, David Head, Jeff Leach, Terry Prater, Jim Remole, Carol Smith, Con- nie Whitmer and Doug Young, jun- iors selected were: Laura Hanberry and Tina Miller. Seniors David Head, Doug Young and Junior Laura Hanberry received perfect audition scores to win the top place in their respective voice divi- sions. The highlight of the year was the annual tour to Atlanta, Ga., during April. Members of the chorus partici- pated in various fund-raising drives in order to pay for the trip. The OHS Band had a year of chang- ing directors. The August resignation of David Shaner started the problems. Interim band director J.B. Trout- man, a graduate of OHS, held the reigns until the new director, Jack Za- chery, could take over midway through the first grading period. Two students from the woodwind section of the band auditioned for and were selected for the All-State band. Senior Glenda Dahlquist and Junior Tom Pope, OHS chorus director, directs a prac- tice session of the All-State Chorus members. OHS students making the All-State Chorus were ffrom leftjz David Head, Ernie Adams, Jim Terri Cunningham made the trip to the annual KMEA sponsored event during March. Students selected for the All-Dis- trict Band were vastly disappointed after the event was cancelled due to the severe January weather. Quad State members also had the same let down after rescheduling couldn't be arranged, again due to weather conditions. Douglas Kellner, Orchestra director and string program coordinator since 1971, submitted his resignation to the board in August, which left the school system without a string teacher. Harriet Heacock was named to the position and conducted the string en- semble. Two students were selected from the orchestra program to participate in the 1978 All-State Orchestra. : ' ' . ..,. ' fit il ii A U A J I in Y 9 xx X, . Ronda lgcane Garrett Johnson Ella Jones Bill Jury Business S Biology US. History 19 fSupporting Cast Remole, Doug Young, George Case, Jeff Leach, Terry Prater, Carol Smith, Tina Miller, Connie Whitmer and Laura Hanberry. Sophomore Sarah Young and Jun- ior John Gordon attended the four- day event to perform with the All- State Chorus and Band. Sarah auditioned to receive assis- tant-principal second violin, while John returned to receive principal double-bass. - By John Gordon TOM KUFZ Peggy Lashbrook Social Studies 'Y-ifT '+'

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Glor1a Sgt. Joe Medley Ar ROTC 'Don't Know Much bout Biolog ' Science classes at the 9-10 Center and 11-12 Center are distinctly differ- ent. Most 9-10 Center classes in science are nine-week mini courses while the 11-12 Center classes are usually year-long courses with more laborato- ry and research work. The mini classes at the 9-10 Cen- ter are designed to give students a va- riety of options in the science area. These courses consist of both biology and physical sciences. Rocketry is an example of a 9-10 center mini-course. Students in the class make rockets that shoot for the moon. Aviation science is along the same lines as rocketry, but instead of building rockets, students build mini airplanes. Earth sciences such as astronomy, geology, meteorology and fossils are among the courses offered. Physics was offered at the 9-10 Cen- ter for the first time in 1978. Dissecting, raising plants and studying the human body were all part of the biology classes. Genetics is another biology class that is offered at the 9-10 Center. Fruit fly breeding is one of the projects studied by the class. Evolution classes study Darwin's Theory and take a look at both the pros and cons of evolution. Science classes offer students the chance to study chemistry, physics and biology in an advanced class that goes into much more detail than a general science class. Chemistry is offered at the 11-12 Center. Classes spend time in the lab applying what they are learning out of the textbook. In 1978, the advanced chemistry spent more time in the lab than in the past. They performed approximately 25 labs, according to Beverly Chel- gren, chemistry instructor. The chemistry department also had a deluge shower installed in 1978. The shower was also to be used by other science classes in case of emergency. The shower was added to insure better safety in the labs. Problem solving and labs are the theme of physics and advanced phys- ics classes at the 11-12 Center. In the advanced biology classes at the 11-12 Center students do a lot of research work on their own labs, and there are no tests. One proiect of the class was to disect a mouse and then put it all back together. Science classes at both centers are not all textbook work. Every OHS sci- ence class emphasizes lab or some kind of extra project. - By Stacy Elliott and Karla Weller 'wwf' M ' . s ' ,xi 34. 1 198fSupporting Cast Sandra Meschko iH5 ,V V3.1 2 -lean Miller Latin WWW ,.,,, Biology teacher Gerald Poynter demonstrates a dis- secting technique to one of his 11-12 Center classes lntently watching the class demonstration is Dawr Marsh Kseatedj. la Q' 2 Af lj ., .wr James Mills RLarry Moore Science Driver Education