Woodlan Senior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Woodburn, IN)

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Name — Mr. Strautman Colleges attended — Franklin College and I.U. Major — Physical Education Number of years at Woodlan — 20 Subjects — Physical Education, Health, Biology, Advanced Biology and Driver Education Extracurricular activities — all sports Name — Mr. Amstutz Colleges attended — Purdue B.S.U. Major — Physical Education Biology, and Health Subjects — Science Number of years at Woodlan — 12 Grades — 8 Extracurricular activities — none Name — Mrs. Furman Colleges attended — St. Francis and Pur- due Major — Education, Spanish, and English Number of years at Woodlan — 8 Subjects — English Grades — 10 Extracurricular activities — none Name — Mrs. Willinger Colleges attended — Middle Tennes- see State and Purdue Major — Sociology and English Number of years at Woodlan — 15 Subjects — English Grades — 7 and 12 Extracurricular activities — none Name — Mrs. Homrig Colleges attended — B.S.U. and St. Francis Major — Social Science, English and Education Number of years at Woodlan — 12 Subjects — English Grades — 7 and 8 Extracurricular activities — none A LOOK ALL OUR OWN 13

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A Look All Our Own Baulkey, Etzler, and Strautman. These were names that had become synonymous with Woodlan High School. In fact, Woodlan had quite a few dedicated, loyal teachers who had been with the school for a number of years. As students advanced through Woodlan they encountered a wide variety of these well-known teachers, each unique and Name — Mr. Pond Colleges attended — B.S.U. and I.U. Major — Language Arts, Speech and Guid- ance Number of years at Woodlan — 24 Subjects — Guidance Counselor Grades — 9 through 12 Extracurricular activities — Senior class sponsor Name — Mr. Etzler Colleges attended — B.S.U. Major — Physical Science, Math, Physical Education Number of years at Woodlan — 23 Subjects — General Math, Shop Math, Physics, Health Grades — 7, 9, and 12 Extracurricular activities — Head Foot- ball Coach individual in their own way. Year after year, as these teachers returned to WHS, they put forth their best efforts to make the school year successful. Here are just a few of the teachers who gave Woodlan a look all our own. Name — Mr. Pierson Colleges attended — Manchester and I.U. Major — Social Studies and Busines Edu- cation Number of years at Woodlan — 23 Subjects — Business Grades — 7 through 12 Extracurricular activities — Student Council and Junior Class Sponsor Name — Mr. Baulkey Colleges attended — I.U Purdue Major — Math, German, Chemistry, and Guidance Number of years at Woodlan — 21 Subjects — Algebra, Trig., Math, Analysis Grades — 9 through 12 Extracurricular activities — Sponsor of the Woodlan Honor Society 12 A LOOK ALL OUR OWN

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Too Many Classes? This year marked the beginning of a new concept in education: SEVEN CLASSES! The act called for the addition of another class to be packed into the already packed day. The thought of having another class that would give the students homework was not too far from deep depression. The kids felt that six classes a day the previous years was pretty heavy! They hadn ' t seen anything yet! Many kids just had five solids, but the more studious students had had six soHds. This year everyone had at least six classes to contend with, and the more diligent ones went for it and tried to tackle seven. When asked what their feelings were on the subject, students made the following com- ments: Junior Brad Bowditch: It stinks, it ' s just too long. It won ' t last. Junior Schely Gerbers: It ' s long and tire- some, the goo d part is that some classes are a little shorter than others. Senior Christy Meek: I Hke it. It ' s the first year that I ' ve been able to take six solids with a study hall. Sophomore Robin Hockemeyer: I think it ' s stupid! Seven Period Itch 14