Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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Student involvement became the focal point for the English depart- ment in 1972. The traditional class- room was extended as students at- tended selected movies and plays in connection with their studies. Writing and compiling original anthologies, keeping journals, pro- ducing dramatic presentations, and preparing panel discussions re- leased students from boring read story, write theme teaching. Uses of the library, the auditorium, and the English independent study area be- came integral parts of the enriched program on all levels. md ..gn....vf'- Aping the antics of a gorilla is no problem for jr. jeanine Watts in her pantomime presentation. Senior Advanced Placement students Linda jones, Landra Armand, Sue Sargent, David White, Pam Hayes, Ie-ff Hughes, Paul Case, and Bobbi Gibson, laughingly take their pun- ishment after reading about the crime. Exploring the mystical magic of poetry, soph. Debby Wernl-ie talks about 'The Me No- body Knows. 14 ENGLISH

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TIIESPIANS: Front row: Iody ltkesrcrii. loft' Hughes. Pool tkisc. Host: ind Sworn. Mrs. .Xicirthn tfowcii: 2nd row: Sylviri HtTlllHilt't'h1l?F. Hob Britcs, Srinrlro Gifford. llccrhy Diiiicivoii, Icnnifcr Clonng Itrcl row: Soni Smith. Betsy Cooprirlcr. Icunnc Ilolmis, ltroniiic ltcirrl. lxothi .Xlitfrht H Ilrabbire Myers, Qlfllsls 8: SCROLL: Front row: Mrs. Billie Hiciwto. Susie Iiurtliyott. lu Miller. Kothy llclmoncl. Hosulind Sworn, Pom Porrlitat'k:- 2nd I lmiirlrci Arinuncl. Cllioryl Seiieff. .Nlcirrio liutrhcr. fmt' .N1t'.N1illuii. Xonix Pcrko. Pool Crisc. Engaging audience participation in a rousing rendition of i'Teach the World to Sing, the Ball State Sing- ers converged upon Pl-IS. The com- munity geared project added to the Honor Societyls treasury, depleted by its donation to the calendar sign fund. Controversy over pins for new members and gold cords for gradu- ating seniors livened monthly din- ner meetings. Attendance and ticket sales contests between the two classes resulted in two senior-pro- vided dinners. Members of the other PHS honor- aries, Thespians and Quill 8: Scroll, actively participated in the produc- tion of four dramatic presentations and three student publications. Sitting among the clutter ot un Honor Society monthly dinner. secretory Pom Purdieck tukes time out from note taking to joke with sr, Both jackson, Ticket please. Sr. Lindo Newlin ushers for the I- VU Travelogue, doing her purt for Honor Society. HONORARIES 13

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involvement becomes english focal point GF Q , ,sg I . . . M985 Two televisions and nine radios all blaring in the same room cer- tainly does not sound like an Eng- lish class, but the study of advertis- ing techniques had students watching and listening to com- mercials. A guitar even found its way into the classroom as students learned to appreciate literature through music. Not even the customary eight to three-thirty school day was ob- served as Miss Bleakley organized night seminars to prepare interested seniors for college advanced place- ment programs and achievement tests. Putting it all together, Mrs. Cowen and her advanced speech students, Sandy Muncy, Rhonda Dieckman, Marcella jones, Brad Vo- gel, and Carey Burks make the final tape for their radio program. Which cereal is better? Irs. Debby Poynter, Greg Battershell, and Kenny Cadwell conduct the taste test in their original commercial. ENGLISH 15