Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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IBIEEQPQFIE EJ Parents Attended School For Students On lt was a different type of day one that will be remembered by many parents and students. The date was Nov. 18 and the event was the first Swap Day at Owens- boro High School. Parents were allowed to replace their son or daughter on that day and over 150 parents at the 9-10 Center and 125 at the 11-12 Center served as stand-ins for their child. Comments of parents indicated they enjoyed the day. My initial reaction was horror! was the reply of Mrs. Nita Hastings, mother of Sophomore Juli Hastings. An excellent effort in getting par- ent participation. lt is too bad the working parents cannot be involved in the Swap Day, was the thought of Mrs. Kay Weller, mother of Sopho- more Karla Weller. I think it was great. lt gives the parents some insight on what the stu- dents are learning and what they are doing in school, commented George Baughman, father of Junior Denise Baughman. The parents seemed to think the school system has changed since they were in school. Mrs. Joyce Beasley, mother of Sen- ior Penny Beasley, remarked: There seems to be a better rapport between teachers and students. lt has broadened so much to incor- porate the old 3R's along with today'-3 techniques in preparation for the world they will step into, added Joe Tanner, father of Junior Marsha Tan- ner. I Mrs. Cora Anna Kirk, mother of Senior Judy Kirk, explained: There is so much more freedom and more dis- cussion with teachers. Swap Day was described by the school administrators as a very suc- cessful attempt to get the parents in- volved in the school. Bill VanWink1e, principal of the 11- 12 Center, summed it up: The par- ents had a positive attitude about the day, the students seemed to enjoy having the parents in school and teachers indicated they felt the day was worthwhile. Different classmates appeared in the classes on Swap Day. Barbara Elrod, mother of Steve and Lynlkigs in the midst of Spanish students ffrom leftj Ruth Rhineburger, Barbara Pierce and Benita Black. + . 28x Swap Day Local businessman Jim Davis, the father of Senior Dawson Davis, prob- ably summarized the feeling of many parents in a poem he penned during one of his son's classes: I haven't been here since 1938. Now I've put on too much weight To cram myself into this little seat Cotta get rid of a bit more meat. Glad my son Dawson is a skinny squirt For when he sits here it doesn't hurt. If I remain I'll need more space I just gotta get out of this place. For now I'll just say adieu To you and you and you. Have enjoyed you lads and lasses Now I will be in no more classes. - By Carol Nicholson Homer Belcher, father of Senior Ted Belcher, refreshes his knowledge of Span e help of 11-12 Center teacher Gladys Combs. First 'Swap Day' Using a board protractor Cat rightj to measure angles in geometry class are student Laurie Hicks and stand-in student James RET' i-. RJ' 3 V' -'fl e .-,. 1 .,s2 ei' W'-1-.a 'S-:'.l N-N

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-1 Popular clothes at OHS are worn by Gazetta Woods and Darryl Walker. ,Q safe Q' 1 1 Wearing T-shirts that reveal personal traits about a person was popular at OHS. David! 9V63lS his hero in the T-shirt mifhe wears. Freshman Kathy Bell was just one of the many students using slogans printed on purses. Along with GARBAGE, some popular slo- gans were STUFF and JUNQUE. OHS students John Akin, h and SsllawLWatson Hn-QWTYE typical variety of clothes worn to school. Students wear every- thing from rugby shirts to ski jackets to the ever-popular overalls. .LL 4. hphomore, r has one of the more popular hair styles at OHS, a variation of the Farrah Fawcett hairstyle. Fashions! 7

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