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

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Glass of 1981 Jeffery Adams Valerie Aldous William .Alexander Rusty Amonette Pamela Archer Cvnthia Armstrong David Arnold Mary Arthur Linda Asher Kelly Attebury Bruce Avers Christopher Baker Lori Baker Tina Baker HIP r Debra Bates k ■M. Thomas Becklehimer fmt- J t ••

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LEFT: The crowd bundles up in bla the cold football season. BELOW: Contibuting to school spirit, cheerleader sponsor Rita Simmons sells the commonly seen Howe is number one fingers.

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William Bell Malinda Bcmis Michelle Benedict Rochelle Benedict Beth Bibb Cheryl Bledsoe Raymond Bockover Michael Booher Senior guidance? Jeana Nikirk tries to overcome boredom in the controversial senior guidance class. «« TITaste of class time, boring and stup- ' ' id, waste of counselors — comments like these can be heard from almost any sen- ior while on the subject of senior guidance. The class was started for the purpose of helping the upperclassmen to figure out what to do after high school. However, con- troversy over the course has caused mixed feelings on the part of both teachers and stu- dents. Much of the time is spent socializing instead of learning, stated Michele Haw- kins, who— like other students— feels that the class is a waste of time. Director of gui- dance John Trinkle commented, Senior guidance is worth the students ' time because it helps them to improve their lives and plan for the future. In a survey taken by senior guidance clas- ses, over half of the students were against senior guidance and felt that the class is a waste of time. The curriculum is such that there is absolutely no challenge to the mind, commented Elaine Calhoon. Even speakers tend to get a bit ' old ' at times because they all begin to sound alike. According to the questionnaire most stu- dents think that their time is being used un- wisely in senior guidance. But students now have more of a chance to talk with their counselors and on a daily basis. Regularly the counselors are only able to see one or two students during one period, but senior guidance enables the counselors to see from 25 to 30 students at a time and give them the information that they need. College-bound seniors feel that senior guidance has kept them informed on applica- tion and scholarship deadlines. Eddie West commented, If it weren ' t for senior guid- ance I may have forgotten deadlines. Senior guidance let me think about what to do after high school, explained Joyce Pottorff. If we didn ' t have the class, I would probably not have taken the time to think about it. (SHARON NEWTON)