Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Black Studies - open class THE PERSON I MOST ADMIRE TCdChCr Don Drake calls his Black Studies an l'open Class in which there is a lot of communication. It everyone's comfortable, they talk more. and learn about one another. he observed. The more background you have on a people, the more you understand those people. I think that's good. Mr. Drake makes the Class fun as well as informative, Tom Hagen said. HI dropped Calculus, and I figured I might as well drop study hall and learn something so I took Black Studies. Besides, Drake cracks me up! With a smile on his face, Leslie Scott explains, The Person I most admire is my Motherfi Tom Hager and Dale Hirshfield compare test papers, as Leslie Scott, Danny Lewis and Judy Southward look on. 28 Academics A big event in the course was the soul-food picnic in the spring. Students cooked and ate foods such as fried chicken, chittlings and collard greens. First semester students studied the roots of Black history and culture in Africa. Second semester focused on Blacks in America. Viewing history from this Black perspective gave students knowledge and understanding of the many varied accomplishments of Blacks in every field and instilled a sense of pride. , '. DEM! W Hus... 2' unm- w-II-n-cn-n- -u-Iu-lna n- amn-n tvo www.mm B MJW WC I'll- . mum . -- taiwam-D m. mm-upm 33 Vfif mus am i

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Gas prices soar STUDENTS SCRIMP AND SAVE JUST TO DRIVE A driver's license was the single piece of paper most sought after by high school Sophomores and Juniors. But the urge to cruise the lake had to be tempered with an understanding of the great responsibility 3 new driver takes on when he or she gets behind the wheel. In order to prepare students for the responsibility of being a safe driver, Rogers offered an extensive Drivers Education course. The twelve week course alternated two week sessions of textbook learning and machine simulated driving with two week sessions of actual driving experience. In Dodge Omnis, supplied by Lester Jones, students took to the road and learned how to safely maneuver through the streets of Michigan City. According to Noel Schlegelmiich, head of Roger's P.E. and Health and Safety Department, the alternation of classroom learning with actual driving experience has been proven to be the most effective method of teaching students to drive. Mr. Schlegelmilch noted that the program emphasized the mental aspects of driving. A safe driver had to overcome the initial fears and learn to think clearly and defensively while driving. Knowing how to put the transmission in drive and push the gas pedal is not the key to successful driving. Apparently, Rogers' Driver Education course was successful. Mr. Schlegelmilch stated that students who have taken the course have fewer and less serious accidents than new drivers who have not been through the program. What effects next years' planned changes in the program-making the 12 week class a full semester long, increasing the registration fee to $40, and eliminating the summer session- would have on this safe driving record was questioned. With the high price of gas, averaging $1.44 per gallon, not many students could afford to test their safe driving, let alone own a car. I spend over half my paychecks on gas and insurance, For the past two years motorcross racing has been my hobby. I race locally and have won several awards and trophies. Racing helps me understand the responsibility of safe driving, - Senior lim Albano. explained Diana Burroughs. The thought of affording my own car seems impossible. Cheryl Tarpley must have a lead foot as she is again reminded by Mr. Hahn, Speeding isn't permitted, especially on the classroom simu- Iators. Drivers' Education is leaming the do's and don'l's of the road, as shown by Debbie Mal- win. Drivers Education 27

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Racial stereotypes, culturalion and assimila- tion are just a few of the topics Mr. Drake explains to Frank McCormick, Brent Ham- monds, Tina Redden and Denise Cooper. Tom Hager, Kevin Burks and lay Williams lis- ten to Mr. Drake in Black Studies. Black Studies