Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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- gist..h.mme.::e- A , .. Working on their ever-popular research papersll, are seniors, John Grogan, Tim Wimsatt, Chris Capps, and Joe Sachleben in Mrs. FulcherTs college prep. English class. Each student was required to turn in a written paper, containing at least eight pages of body copy. English Department gets a shot in the arm with a course of College Comp. In the mist of this S.C. ltalel is perhaps one of the most important academic elements - English. English is the most universal language in the world today! The big addition for this year was a college English composition course concerning the writing of essays. The class is instructed by Professor Millard Dunn, a college professor from Indiana University Southeast. Many area schools have had this program for several years. The benefits from the course are that it counts as three college credit hours. The class consisted of seven S.C. students and nine from Henryville. It was offered to all seniors who had achieved a itBll average, costing $152.50 to participate. When asked about her feelings for the class, senior, Libby Coale, replied, uI think itls a good idea because its different from any other class that you can take in high school. I also feel that it helps prepare you, and give you some idea of what college will be likell,

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- Pu e is year.Mr.Larr Mary and aeycholog gen yea ' f age, one h ' right is Jol 24 , onptity'iaw h JV I Being a father can be exhausting, especially in fathering uflour child Yolanda. Paul Brinley, junior, experienced fatigue acting as a parent for Mr. Mattoxts psychology class. The students were required to carry their ten pound babies for one week, which counted as a test grade. Social studies mentor 'on the job' 16 years Teaching at 8.0. for sixteen long years is no small accomplishment. Mr. Richard Mattox, US. history and psychology teacher, has achieved just that. Mr. Mattox began his college education at I.U. in Bloomington, majoring in history, and has a minor in psychology. His teaching career started as a student teacher at 8.0., and afterwards, he stayed on at nThe Creek? Both Key Club and student council are spon- 80red by Mr. Mattox. tTve sponsored them for about two years. Due to the lack of participa- tion, though, we couldntt have Key Club last year, said Mr. Mattox. ' Mr. Mattox, the son of a Baptist minister, is a native of Indianapolis. He has traveled Southern Indiana extensively during his childhood, due to the occupation of his father. The social studies instructor lives in Charlestown with his wife, Donna, and three children: Kristin, ten; Kerri, eight; and Kimra, 81x. In his spare time, Mr. Mattox likes to read historical novels, and occasionally plays golf. When questioned about his opinion of 8.0., he stated? Silver Creek's a good typical middle-class school? BY SHERI MCMANUS

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Fixating every thought on his favorite literature book is junior Barry West in Mrs. Diane Ernst sixth period basic English class. By shouting out grammatical instructions, Mr. Robert Kinder, tries to pound some information on phrases across to his first period freshmen English class. Boredom bores new lifestyles for instructor Time really does bring about new changes! When Ms. Diane Ems came to 8.0. twelve years ago, creating a top'notch the- atrical program hadntt even been considered. Before taking over the direction of the drama department, it was head- ed by Mr. William Mos- ley, science instructor, and Mrs. Emily Fulcher, English instructor. The t only productions being presented at this time were performed by seniors. Ms. Ems commented that she took the job primarily out of boredom. The only professional training in her career for theatrics is a make-up and design course at Ball State University. As far as teaching goes, the innovative instructor believes that learning should be fun and, therefore, steps should be taken to make education more significant. Ms. Ems also explained that, for her, teaching methods vary from year to year and even from class to class. ttEach student is different and their abilities to learn are also different, she added. She feels that her job is not only to present the information and knowledge to students, but to do her best by teaching with methods that benefit each individual in their own way.