Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Horticulture: A Classroom Full Of 'Green Thumbs' Horticulture classes at OHS show students more than the academic side of horticulture. They give stu- dents the chance to learn the business of horticulture. Students stay active all year in the horticulture classes at OHS. During the fall and spring the stu- dents take care of the yards around the school. In the winter they come back for the classroom side of horti- culture and work in the winter greenhouse. The work on the greenhouse consists of taking cuttings from the plants in stock and making more plants. They also transfer plants to keep them healthy, and plant thou- sands of seeds for a spring sale. Another active part of horticulture is a landscaping crew that works on yards around the city. The Horticulture class at the 11-12 Center meets two periods a day, earning the students two credits. Horti- culture at the 11-12 Center is a vocational course. In- troductory Horticulture at the 9-10 Center is a science class. -- By Marsha Tanner tts tt i ii' li W ,,,, W Q . if Distributive Education students at the 9-10 Center work in the school store. Lily Stogner fback to cameraj is giving her sales pitch to Sylvia Long, while Rochelle Mays and Margaret Triplett are waiting to make a purchase. 5- K ,..' wfs1f.zg.,1,-1: peg, j . Mitchell Roberts joan Robertson Jane Robinson Mathematics Government English 2-02!Supporting Cast Propagating African Violets is one of the things 9-10 Center horticulture students did this year. Science teacher Linda Rummage lleftl works with Colleen O'Conner and Lunora Devine on the project. Piece Of The Business World Distributive Education combines work and study for stu- dents interested in merchandising marketing, management and service operations. DE is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Seniors earn two credits in DE, one credit in the classroom and another credit is earned by actual job experience. The student is re- quired to work a minimum of 15 hours a week to earn the credit. Distributive Education is an active class. They prepare for the business world by participating in exercises that deal with advertising, salesmanship, human relations, consumer math, economics, cashier work and job interviews. The DE department did something new this year. They held a Christmas bazaar. The bazaar gave the students a chance to run their own business. - By Marsha Tanner :Wx N r my ag I , ft W... ug, ' Hr .Ox . '25 - Martha Io Ross Linda Rummage Mary Sanford English Biology French and German

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px .U1Dlt9'5 Slopping the pigs? That's what this trio of juniors seem to be doing. Actually tfrom leftj Marvin jump, Tim Brown and Steve Akers are putting the finish- ing touches on an 11-12 Center Art project. . K A..,x , H I tt s Working with stained glass was a new project for Art Students at the 11-12 Center during 1978. Iunior David Payne cuts a section of glass for his little window. Out Of The World Of Crayons And Construction Paper Aside from paint and clay fights, the OHS Art depart- ment was busy with a variety of projects during 1977-78. Gloria McRoberts' class at the 11-12 Center. lt was done Stained glass was an art room first at the 11-12 Center. for publicizing farm products. Art classes constructed the stained glass from scratch with their own designs. Many students went on to sell their stained glass pieces. Clay, soft sculpture, basket weaving and contour draw- ing were only a few of other art projects during the year. Old English lettering was a new project for 9-10 Center students. A unit on color theory was also taught. 9-10 Center students took a monthly break from their projects to take a visit to the Owensboro Museum of Fine A t . SAS huge paper mache pig was also a project for Mrs. - By Karla Weller A 'Quiz' For The Teachers The 1978 Owensboroan distributed questionnaires among all OHS teachers. A total of 77 teachers returned the questionnaire. Only 13 teachers replied that they had added a new feature to their class this year. A total of 34 teachers indicated that they had been on field trips, used new textbooks and had guest speakers. - By Stacy Elliott w 'A .,., 'J' ' viii? r If Gerald Poynter Jack Poynter Kim Reed 11-12 Biology -lifgsg Industrial Arts ' H .1-f ... , .1 W E Beverly Rhoades 9-10 Mathematics flrf 4' f' ,. :I V... . .4 V , ,... xwkillltlliiijl ' 1 5 at 2 ' f , L M 63 'li Z if f 1 Bill Roach Industrial Arts N' Q . 5, , j it .f Ken Roberts Learning Disabilities Academicsfzol .MA l 1

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I , jr ga.. ,, i am .. 1 5 ' . ,Q :Kiwi ,if XX M Volleyball was one of the activities engaged in by the faculty. Competing in a match at the 11-12 Center were ffrom leftj: Melinda Pedigo, Sheila McConnell, Pam Dobbs, Wanda Henry and Roger Worth. 1 'A I Q K i i s Breakfast in the cafeteria was the treat faculty members at the 11-12 Center received at one of their Saturday ln-Service day programs. Relaxing in the newly-renovated 11-12 Center lounge were ffrom leftj: Gerald Poynter, James Lawrence, Anne Robbins and jo Fowler. Doing More Than Assigning Homework OHS teachers are involved in a variety of projects within the school that many students are probably not aware of. A committee of three 11-12 Center teachers, along with several other teachers, redecorated the teachers' lounge at the 11-12 Center. The committee made plans and completed the re- decoration of the lounge by putting in new furniture, decorating the walls, putting in smoke glass mirrors on one wall and parti- tioning off the Coke machine. The redecora- tion process lasted from the fall of 1976 through the summer of 1977. A lounge that used to be a women only lounge on the second floor was also redecorat- ed into a place for teachers to congregate. Staying in shape and not getting enough exercise after a long day in the classroom are common problems to OHS teachers. Many of the teachers solved that problem by getting together on Wednesday nights and sometimes Sunday to play volleyball in the 11-12 Center gym. Approximately 14 teachers fmale and fe- malej from both centers got together for the games. The teachers got more than physical bene- fits out of the program. 11-12 Center industri- al arts teacher Roger Worth said, It's so hard for teachers to get to know each other. It helped me to get to know other teachers better on a social level, rather than a professional level. They are entirely two different things. Teachers at the 9-10 Center were also busy with projects in 1977-78. Faculty and family members gathered at Le- gion Park in October for a picnic sponsored by the teachers. The teachers also organized a joint lunch with the 11-12 Center during one of the Saturday in-service days. During the fall of 1978, the teachers at the 9- 10 Center made plans for re-decorating the lobby at the 9-10 Center. The teachers hope to put in a planter like the ones at the mall, repaint the walls with more attractive colors and put some artwork on one of the walls. Q 1 M 1' m...w,' EF?-5 5 5 -' l NSS? k'.ffh 5 'T XS0phiL5 3,fL Alice Shrewsberry Pam Simon Helen Smith Martha Snyder Chrysandra Spiceland Mathematics Social Studies Psychology TTER- English English Academics! 3