Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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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

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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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Don't know much about Geome- WY, Don't know much Trignometry, Don't know much about Algebra, I don't know what a slide rule is for. This was a popular song during the year and could be the theme song for many OHS students trying to fill their two required credits of math. Even if you don't know much, you at least have a wide selection of classes to choose from, as 14 differ- ent math classes were offered at the 9-10 Center and eight were taught at the 11-12 Center. A new class introduced this year was Basic Geometry. It was designed for the non-science or non-math ma- jor who wanted to go to college. Another different type of class for many students was Consumer Math. Among the things taught in the class were how to plan a vacation, Christ- mas shopping, etc., and all the more practical uses for math. we Demonstrating what a student would do in an emergency situation is 11-12 Center chemistry teacher Beverly Chelgren. The deluge shower was installed this year to immediately wash off chemi- cals or any other foreign objects in lab experi- IT19l'ltS. Kathy Board work a problem on the board in ' . bout Geometr ' The Metric System was taught in a class at the 9-10 Center called Math- Measuring. The various ways of measuring were taught with the em- phasis on metrics. Calculators were used in several classes to aid the students with their homework and classwork. ' Mr. Henry Thompson, math teacher at the 11-12 Center, believes there'll come a time when calculators are another essential tool in Geome- try, Trignometry and Calculus. However, he does not allow his Basic Math class to use calculators because he feels that they need to know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide without the use of a machine. - By Kelly Keohane Board work is commonplace in math classes Keith Augenstein's class while the other stu- at the 9-10 Center. Freshmen Lisa Shanks and dents check their work at their seats. Kathleen Mowers ESAA and Math t A F , s . te., i Rick Nash Anne North Physical Education Science Joe Offerman Speech Pathologist H, ,,,, , , 42 5 2, y , t ,,,.. Euba Organ Dorothy Parks Mathematics Mathematics Academics! 9