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

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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.

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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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Mr. Sprinklets understudy during the first semester grading period is student teacher Mr. Keith Hedges. Science benefits: Application of knowledge aids in everyday chores Science: itis an important part of academic function. A large proportion of our daily lives require at least a slight knowledge of science. Simple chores like reading a thermometer or interpreting the meterologistts forecast utilize science to some degree. As far as careers g0, science is a necessity to many. Engineering requires several years of science in high school and college. Mr. Sprinkle, science instructor, commented, ttMost colleges require more than one year of science, especially in career-related fields? A variety of student teachers dominated the science classes. In place of Mr. Sprinkle, Mr. Keith Hedges, the former Jeff swim coach, taught both General and Earth Science. Mrs. York, in Mr. Mosleyis class, instructed biology. Mrs. York attended college at U of L. BY SHERI MCMANUS