Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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enthusiastic Howeites on the go The clipping board is always a center of interest. Principal Sharp reads with pride about newsworthy Howeites who prove that Howe Done is Well Done. Vests are popular items, but they bring frequent trips to the sewing box. Sally Cooke shows Sharon Huff that a stitch in time saves many buttons. Although students may snatch some study time to read or write that special note or decorate a theme tablet, most of the study period is devoted to boning up for today ' s exam or preparing tomorrow ' s homework.

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Active school life keeps 1,930 Tower entrance steps are a busy place before school as Howeites pour in from the parking lot and boulevard. Armed with books and papers, Amer- ican Legion Citizenship Award win- ners Dave Carmichael and Anne Husted climb the steps, ready for another full day at Howe. The Legion award is given each year to the out- standing junior boy and girl. Homeroom period on TOWER day sees practically everybody with his nose in a paper. Morris Craft scans the latest Howe news over Carolyn Jones ' shoulder. Fall, winter, spring, five days a week, teen- agers scurry through the halls of Howe. Book- laden, they saunter up and down steps, talking all the while to a fellow classmate about last night ' s date and the newest fad; then, with a click of a locker combination, they switch books and dash madly away to the next class. Often they linger in the hall with the latest steady before ducking into the classroom just as the tardy bell rings. They study and sometimes daydream during study period. In homeroom, they listen to daily announcements over the p. a. and read the Howe TOWER. In class they recite poetry and sing; write themes and work math problems, sketch portraits and titrate solutions. At night they cheer ball teams, rehearse plays, and enjoy themselves at dances. They are forever busy, always going somewhere to do something important. Whoever they are, wherever they are, Howeites are on the go— a big part of what goes at Howe.

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Speed and comprehension, rewarding goals, have been gained by Sharon Richards, Pat Overmyer and other Howeites in reading lab, a required English course scheduled in the sophomore year. Both written and spoken English play a vital part in any situation in which Howeites might find themselves. The department ' s course of study includes composition, grammar reviews, voca- tional themes, and American and English litera- ture surveys. College-bound students are required to take a grammar review in English VII. Each year, Howeites gain recognition and honors at regional and state English contests. As an indication of further interest, many students enter local and national essay contests. Student work is also printed in Pen Points, a department publication sponsored by Mr. Bruce Beck. Howeites know public speaking is an invalu- able aid in meeting people. You learn by doing, a speech class by-law, is proved readily by im- promptu and prepared speeches. Another unit of the English department ' s pro- gram is reading lab. This is a required course which aids Howeites to develop better habits in the comprehension of all types of reading. Curriculum gains international Long hours of outlining, researching, and organiz- ing have been spent by Jo- ellen Reynolds to produce the required vocational theme for English V.