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

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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

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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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Animal kingdom found in biology courtyard Silver Creek recently has been host to animals boarding in the labora- tory and the courtyard behind the biology class- rooms. The creatures ranged from rabbits and finches to snakes and, most recently, opposums. Students of 8.0., such as Greg Balmer, sr., Sean Shelton, soph., and Danny Standiford, soph., brought in ' these var- ments to conduct exper- iments and other scien- tific purposes for their biology classes. According to Mr. Wil- liam Mosley, biology teacher, the oddest animal has been the goat, winning over the candidacy of chickens and turtles. During the extreme weather and tempera- tures the past winter, there were animals that died. Two out of three rabbits froze to death due to overexposure. Out of the three rabbits that were in the courtyard, senior Greg Balmer brought in two dutch rabbits; a male and a female. According to Greg, Mr. Mosley thought it would be a good idea to bring the two rabbits for reproduction purposes. However, due to the deaths, the experiment was not followed through. The students enjoy these animals and before bringing them in must speak to proper authorities. By: Angela Robertson Top center: Diligently striving to calculate experiment 36 on silver nitrate in his third period chemistry class is soph. Joey Decker. Left. Using their expansive scientific knowledge and technology to explore the complex inner system of the earthworm are fr. Jason Everett m and Derek Weyl 09 during freshman biology class.