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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4 n SWS. 3832 QS!!! ' 3 . N.. 333 Q3 HF 90 OV bt 49 VV Q6 44 Q4 00060 Q6 96 IZ IZ I! ii ' .gn .. Q4 oo fovot on 'Sticking It Out' With Old Man Winter Snow continuing tonight and through tomorrow with an additional eight inches. This was not an unusual weather forecast for the Owensboro area in early January. School was closed a total of 13 days due to the bad weather and forced stu- dents to makeup days during the annual spring vacation time in April. Snow was on the ground for 63 con- secutive days. A total of 41 inches of snow fell during the year. The worst snowstorm in 60 years hit Owensboro on I an. 18 and brought the city to a standstill. In a 24-hour period, 14 inches of snow fell in Owensboro, which was the largest snowfall in the city since the 15-inch snow in 1918. The big snow caused cars to get stranded in snow drifts, and roofs on houses and porches were caving in be- cause of the heavy snow. Activity in the Owensboro area was limited in January and early February. The main action was the shoveling of snow, or stranded motorists attempting to escape the snow drifts. School activi- ties were cancelled and many students were looking forward to the opening of school, for the first time. - Things ,were beginning to become normal again when a real blizzard hit the Owensboro area Jan. 25. Kentucky was declared in a State of Emergency and traffic was not allowed to travel on the Owensboro .roads. It was the first time in many years that snow caused taxis to turn off their' engines. The storm was considered a blizzard be- cause winds blew up to 45 MPH and snow drifted up to five feet. The blizzard of '78 will continue to be a much-discussed topic and one that OHS students will relate to their chil- dren . .. and grandchildren. - By Scot Gaither 3 fBl1zzard of '78 sv A snowsled built for two? A group of OHS students laugh at the antics of fellow snow- lovers Nancy Hanberry and Anna Kay Aus- tin as the pair slip-slide their way down a snow-covered hill at Bon Harbor. Sometimes the trip downhill can be a little scary as Sophomore Martha .Raley illus- trates. Screams of pain and squeals of excite- ment could both be heard on the snowy slopes of Owensboro during the winter bliz- zard. '39