Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. Cones supervises work in U.S. History. A popular learning technique in Mrs. Brown ' s government class is the use of the overhead projector. Required 133

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starting Out Seniors Play At Life It is a fifth grade film, thierefore you should un- derstand it, Mr. Cunning- ham commented on the film Johnny Tremain. For juniors, the work was not always this easy in U.S. History. This class was the only required course which led some juniors to believe things had gotten easier but . . . they soon realized this was not true. Juniors were taught ever- ything from George Washington and the American Revolution to Richard Nixon and Water- gate. In the future, one might even remember the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, and it was not the Fourth of July! The best was saved for last for the seniors. Gov- ernment and economics or sociology were the choices among twelfth grade social studies classes. Government in- cluded mock Congress which offered the chance to dress up and play senators and repre- sentatives. The class taught how the system works and how to under- stand what goes on in the system at all times. Sen- iors also received a taste of the real world when they played the game of life in economics. Couples not only found them- selves married, but with budgets to balance and children to feed. Students in this class also had the chance to make it big by playing the stock market. It was good practice for future millionaires. Soci- ology has taken the place of the legendary American Problems as the elective opposite of eco- nomics. This class enabled students to observe each other, and by studying various social ethnic groups, better prepare themselves with knowl- edge of the country and also, themselves. By learning the rules on which this country was based, and the rules to the game of life, juniors and seniors were able to gain knowledge about starting out on their own. Cheryl Lighty and John Schmitz play the game of Life in economics and find themselves married, with eight children before they realize it. Miss Kuntz ' s sociology students find they learn about one another more fully by working in small groups. 132 Required

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— PM Artists They Color The World Art students aban- doned crayolas and moved on to bigger and better things in he PM art department. Ideas came to reality; students used imagination and were able to show off talents. Perry Meridian offered a variety of art courses. From watercolor to ce- ramics, students could choose which class was suitable to their interests. A few of the advanced courses offered were sculpture, print making, drawing and visual de- signing. These classes taught the techniques of working with metals, the elements of print making, and the ropes of mo- crame. Visual design dealt with the many forms of art in the field of com- munications. Sculpture added another dimension to students talents through the use of clay, plaster, and papier mache. Another point of art could be found in his- torical and environmental art. The class taught the reflections art has made on culture and the world. These courses proved that art at Perry Meridian, shaped the mind, de- signed the body, and col- ored the world. Debbie Fisher, Brenda Ford, and Jenny Dixon enjoy a breal from thie harder classes of their day in Mr. Walraven ' s sixth period jewelry class. The Michael Angelos of Perry Meridian proudly display their works of art in the art department ' s showcase. IT i 134 Art