The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 November 1980 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., November 19,1980

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School news

Adult classes are tailored to students

By KIM HIEBER The words “adult education” can be misleading and is often interpreted as meaning high school equivalency classes. It is true that GED classes are adult education, but there are other facets too. In the Lakeland area, adult education includes classes from a large section including English to recreation, trade skills and college courses. During the past year, the recreation programs and English as a second language class have grown, while the Indiana University classes have shrunk into almost nonexistence. “It’s quite likely we will lose Indiana University South Bend’s sponsorship. Dr. Judy Redwine told us that the number of students did not justify their continuation,” explained Dr. David Robinson, who’s in charge of the college’s adult education program. “We are finishing up through December with three courses, with a total of about 50 students. A fourth class was cancelled from lack of interest.” Dr. Richard Wysong, the area vocational director, tells that one reason why the college classes are shrinking could be the price difference. The college courses are approximately S9O for the semester, while the Wawasee area Vocational Cooperative classes range in price from sls to S2O. Many people in the economic crunch cannot afford the larger class fees. Those unable to attend the WHS classes may seek financial aid through CETA if they qualify. Although financial help may not be extended for recreational programs. “None of the surrounding corporations have adult ed classes. Even Warsaw doesn’t. The nearest classes offered that are comprehensive are in Elkhart, Fort Wayne and Wabash to the south,” says Wysong. "That’s why I’m disappointed about Indiana University moving out of the area,” Wysong continues. “We aren’t served much here. There are many people that say ‘offer a course and I'll take it’ or they beg for a course and when it comes to signing up their interestwains.” The most popular WHS recreation program is slimnastics. The eight week course meets once per week for eight weeks. Women gather for exercises, sports, swimming and leam about figure control. “Approximately 90 women tried to sign up for the 40-women class. It was ah excellent turnout even with the Lakeland Youth Center classes. Our slimnastics can offer a little more because of the pool, the tennis courts and so on,” tells Wysong. A new recreatonal course is men’s basketball. There are 16 teams, with 15 men on each team in A and B divisions. The total amount of men signed up for the program is 192. “We find these classes a real service to the taxpayer’s. We do so many more things for the community with the second gym. We wouldn’t even able to offer the exercise class without the new gym,” Wysong says. “It’s always busy and we had a hard time scheduling the men’s basketball. If we had a third gym we could fill it.” The Wawasee Area Cooperative adult classes are tailored to the students. If people request a type of course and an instructor can be located, the class is offered. Teachers can also mold their class around what students wish to leam. During this fall, the Wawasee vocational offered such classes as welding, woodworking, office machines, upholstery, snowmobile maintenance, beginning guitar, beginning bookkeeping, beginning typing, volleyball, major appliance repair and more. “Last year not enough adults responded to the volleyball classes. Because of this, we placed the men’s and women’s classes together. They didn’t seem to mind and everything worked well,” tells Wysong. All programs are given a chance. Sometimes the response is low for the first few times until news travels about an instructor and the class. If the program grows or is at least operable, the class is held. “We have 15 classes this time at Wawasee High School which is pretty typical. Two class offerings are outside the school, the one class is major appliance repair and the other is welding. “Our welding instructor teaches for free. There’s a lab fee to cover expenses, but the facility and time is volunteered. This is helpful,” explains Wysong. 11)6 instructors are the best the school can find. They might have

an occupation different from the course they teach, or they may teach school during the day. The students are also just as unique. There is an even distribution of sex and ages in the classes, depending on the students interest. ♦ “One thing we’ve discovered is that the husband and wife are often both . taking courses. Sometimes they arrange the classes on the same evening, so they take the same or different class,” Wysong explains. “It’s really pretty flexible and we try to flexible.” The reasons behind taking a course are varied. 'Some people ■ use the courses to improve their job performance, while others take them for fun. At the current time, the WHS staff has noticed an increase in office skill class size. It’s believed the increase is because women are looking for jobs to suppliment the income. Whether the programs are used for "brushing up” as a refresher, or to leam something new, the increased popularity of vocational classes cannot be ignored. All of this helps to increase the course selection. For the spring, several new classes are being considered, however, no classes are offered through the early winter months because people often cannot get to and from the classes due to weather. On the agenda is a possible early bird swim for three mornings per week. The class would be offered to men and women with laps and exercise. Another possibility is the diving class with students learning springboard and competitive techniques. The staff is also researching about a program on home building and design, lawn and garden care, furniture refinishing and introduction to computers at Fairfield. Wysong explains what sells the cooperative programs. “Word of mouth is the biggest class seller. Word of mouth often keeps a course going. The fliers help, but the people spread the news.” For the English as a second language program, each semester may be different. This Fall, English is being offered to area Asians. In the spring, the Spanish-speaking people will be offered English courses.

Syracuse students attend conferences

Ball State University played host to Indiana students on November 7 when the second annual Junior High Journalism Day was held. The program consisted of both general sessions and seminar groups with opportunities for exploration of the latest techniques in journalistic writing, production, design, photography, and organization for student publications. Forty four students from the seventh and eighth grades at Syracuse Junior High School joined with student representatives from all over the state. More than 1,000 students attended the conference representing 56 schools. The students were welcomed by Dr. Mark Popovich, chairman Ball State University Department of Journalism. The speaker for the general session was Carol Elrod, feature writer for the Indianapolis Star

Syracuse honor rolls given

The Syracuse Junior High School honor rolls have been announced for the first grading period by Principal Charles Haffner, To be a member of the distinguished honor roll a student may receive no more than one B in academic subjects, with the remainder of the grades being A. They must also have a satisfactory grade in citizenship. To be a member of the regular honor roll a student must receive all B’s or better in daily subjects and must have a satisfactory grade in citizenship. The rolls follow: Distinguished Eighth grade — Amy Clouse, Cathy Cobbum, Amy Glassley, Greta Hilker, Tatia Littleton Wendi Street, Doug Gerstner, Tim Gillum, John Hapner, Peter McFarland and Randy Roe Seventh grade — Ann Alford, Teresa Gray, Jeanine Gunn, Cynthia Hapner, Kari Huey, Gretchen Huffman, Kelly Resnberger, Beth Roe, Jennifer Stetler, Lisa Stickel, Rebecca Stiver, Kim Vanzandt, Melinda Wakeland, Lance Lantz, Kevin Pohl and Brad Traviolia Sixth grade — Renee Gammier, Heidi Musser, Anita Myers,

“We’re surveying now for the Spanish classes to see where the majority of the people are located so we know where to hold the classes. We had moved the Asian class from Milford to Wawasee High School because of people coming from Pierceton and Ligonier,” Wysong says. “We serve more than just the Lakeland school district year round. If enough people request it, we offer the classes during the summer months.” Unlike the other adult education classes, the English as a second language course is 100 per cent supported by the state. The State of Indiana sees the English classes as part of a state obligation rather than a local one. The adult basic education classes are supported by federal, state and local funds. This is provided with a state grant which is then matched by 10 per cent from each local school corporation that wants to participate. The corporation is also eligible for state-approved reimbursements for certain local fund expenditures following state approval. “In the basic adult classes we teach them coping skills. We help them improve their basic educational and living skills through information. They are taught how to shop, how to read want ads, how banking works, how to operate a checking account and more,” Wysong tells. “It’s things like that that teaches students to read. And for those that don’t know English we’re demonstrating the importance of reading and to learn English.” Currently there are 34 GED (high school equivalency) students; 130 trade extention pupils; 87 registered in recreation, excluding the 192 in men’s adult basketball. “We’re proud of what we’re doing. Anyone wanting to know about and support our various programs can call or write and we’ll be glad to send them the information. The fall classes will be ending soon, with the spring classes beginning during the first of March,” Wysong smiles. “We’re looking forward to an even better spring for adult education.”

Women’s department. Her topic was entitled “Gee, I Never Met a Real Reporter Before.” Elrod has worked at the Star since 1978. Her writing contributions include Christian Century as well as other literary and church magazines. Courses were also offered to advisors of student publications to discuss their problems and responsibilities. Advisors then divided into groups to discuss student newspapers or yearbooks. Advisors traveling with the Syracuse students were Elaine Bokhart and Mary Lou Dixon. Media exhibits including yearbooks, portraits, group photography and newspapers were displayed. The trip was a rewarding, educational experience allowing students to learn and share ideas while exploring the fields of creative writing.

Julia Schmahl, Ann Vitaniemi, Nicole Williams, David Broekers, Tim Mangas and Mike Neterer Regular Roll Eighth grade — Sandi Bowman, Misty Caudill, Corky Farmer, Tammy Hare, Lori Hepler, Sheila Kleinrichert, Kelly McQuillian, Teresa Taylor, Doshia Tyson, Rob Carter, Dan Clodfelter, Kevin Deckard, Kurt Gergory, Jim LaTour, Greg McClain, Bob Schmuck and Stephan Yoder Seventh grade — Stephanie Crow, Stephanie Eldridge, Charlene Fisher, Pamela Foyle, Lori Galloway, Tami Grawcock, Amy Kammerdiener, Joy Karesh, Michelle Lauridsen, Andrea LeGro, Michelle Mansfield, Dawn Neises, Valerie Sims, Becky Welty, Rachel Werker, Mindy Young, James Adams, Larry Erb, Jon Evans, Rex Heckaman, John Morgan, Price Pounds and Richard Troup. Sixth grade — Amy Bell, Melissa Clayton, Shelly Daniels, Sherry Daniels, Jennifer Kline, Cindy Lauer, Tressa Littleton, Cheri Martindale, Kristi Roew, Jan Stetler, Christi Weaver, Richard Coy, Erick Jones, Jon Nemeth and Steve Schmahl

By JODI BROW N We’re filling our shelves with all kinds of reading material which you’re sure to want to devour and digest. “The Clan of the Cave Bear” by Jean Auel is ‘filled with awesome mystery and magic and infused with the drama of human survival. It is a remarkable epic of one woman’s odyssey in that crucial moment of evolution when two races, locked in a death grip battle for their very existence.’ On our non-fiction shelves we’ve received “Merv” by Merv Griffin, “Woman’s Day Book of salads” by Carol Truax, “Loving Lucy; an illustrated tribute to Lucille Ball” by Bart Andrew and Thomas Watson, “Richard Simmons’ never-say-diet book,” by Richard Simmons. ‘Richard Simmons has written this never-say-diet book for overeaters who want to shed unhealthy pounds permanently without drugs, palls or dangerous diuretics... His is a positive life-changing, bodycorrecting plan geared to the needs of the individual person.’ Richard has his own show every week day morning at 9:30. To wrap up our non-suction section we have “The Father’s Almanac” by Sullivan. We are receiving a new periodical which is geared for expecting parents and for those with young ones at home. It’s entitled “American Baby” and can circulate for two weeks along with our other material. We’re in the midst of Children’s Book Week (November 17-22) and the theme this year is ‘Books Alive.’ We’re planning a special story hour November 22 at 2-2:45 p.m. to commemorate Book Week. Make a special effort and bring your children to the library this week. We have new books, puzzles and are featuring the best of children’s literature as we have both Caldecott and Newbury Award winning books which have been chosen over the past 50 years. For those of you who need an extra push to get going on your holiday planning, we have all kinds of information to help you. This help comes in the form of books, magazines and records. Stop by and get a jump ahead on your Christmas planning. The library is now providing a variety of books on loan to residents at the Loving Care Center in Milford. This is a new service which we hope will provide reading pleasure to all residents. “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Mark Twain Honor roll given at Milford Marion Acton, principal of the Milford Junior High School, has announced the honor rolls for the first nine-week grading period. To be a member of the distinguished honor roll a student may receive no more than one B with the remainder of the grades being A. The student must also have a satisfactory grade in citizenship. To be a member of the regular honor roll a student must receive B or better and must have satisfactory grade in citizenship. The rolls follow: Distinguished Eighth grade — Jay Baumgartner, Randy Beer, Sheri Bushong, Kelly Green, Julie Schwartz, Mandy Siegfried, Karla Sticbter, Seth Swihart and John Wilkinson Seventh grade — Shane Avery, Phil Charters, Stephen Galegor and Julie McDaniel Sixth grade — Maggie Edwards, Kristina Lange, Shelly Ryan and Jerrod Stoller Regular Roll Eighth grade — Tim Clever, Roberta Hiss, Denise Justice, Pam Schmucker, Christy Speicher, Kathy Weisser and Jerry Wilkinson Seventh grade — Shawn Anderson, Cris Baumgartner, Heidi Beer, Shelley Brumbaugh, Amy Bucher, Peggy Burke, Suellen Free, Laura Haney, Jay Lehman, Carl Roach, Angie Smith, Rick Thompson, Christine Troup and Gina Wright Sixth grade — Scott Baker, Suzy Baumgartner, Ben Beer, Karen Benning, Jesse Brito, Kelly Brooks, Janette Cone, Cindy Fifer, Kevin Grimm, C. J. Harwood, Joe Hernandez, Victoria Holderread, Julie Kaiser, Ronda McDonald, Mark Miller, Traci Ostendorf, Terry Ryman, Debra Schafer, Teresa Schrock, Erik Sharp, Cindy Slabaugh, Paula Smith and Rhonda Wilson.

10 PARENTS VISIT SCHOOL — Bob Beer of Milford enjoys lunch with his son, Brent, at the Milford Elementary School Monday, Nov. 17. Lakeland School Corporation officials have invited parents and interested taxpayers to visit Lakeland schools this week to commemorate American Education Week. (Photo by Terri Chilcote)

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Brownies give Thanksgiving basket to needy area family

The second grade Brownie Troop 63 of North Webster has put together a Thanksgiving basket to be given to a needy family. Each girl donated an item from her home. Hook’s Drug Store of North Webster furnished the basket and Augsburger’s Food

Guidance department helps WHS students

By CHRISTIE MARTINDALE What does a guidance department do for its students? Mrs. Marilynne Curtis, Uth and 12th grade counselor and guidance director since 1978, thinks that the most important thing that she does is “processing college applications and giving financial aid information to the students.” Mrs. Curtis stated that “when the average cost of attending a public college is $3,500 and a private college runs $6,000, the best methods of affording them are grants, scholarships, and college loans. ” “Two of the things that most

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November 24 — 28 MONDAY — Hamburgers, baked beans, fruit salad, cookie and milk TUESDAY — Turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy,; lettuce salad, bread and butter, pumpkin crunch and milk WEDNESDAY - Chili, crackers, carrot and celery sticks, applesauce, toast sticks, cookie and milk. THURSDAY - No school, Thanksgiving vacation FRIDAY — No school, Thanksgiving vacation

Palace donated a turkey for the basket. Last month the troop visited the North Webster Fire Station with fireman Dave Biesemyer. The girls also visited the North Webster Police Station with the assistance of Beverly Coldren and Patrolman Bob Williamson.

need counseling are peer pressure and student-parent conflicts,” mentioned Mrs. Curtis. She went on to conclude that posting term grades and finding grade averages pnd class levels for each student are some of their departmental responsibilities. “We help freshmen adjust to the high school atmosphere," stated Mr. Jack Marlette, freshmen counselor and training room supervisor. Mr. Marlette, who was guidance director from 1968 until 1978 thinks that, “personal confrontations and class changes are the most counseled areas in his job”. Mr. Dave Brannock, who is counselor for 10th and half of 11th grades, likes “individual counseling the best,” but felt that the most needed counseling is for schedule changes. Jazz band members By CARLA EASTLUND The following students were chosen to be in the 1980-81 Wawasee High School Jazz Band. They are: Seniors Sunny Boggs, Curt Clevenger, David Coy, Karla Krueger, and Jon Wiggs; Juniors Kent Butcher, Amy Coverstone, Paul Gardner, Kevin Harney, Gregg Henderson, Jim Plummer, John Schenkel; Sophomores Melanie Carr, Bill Dixon, Sheryl Eastlund, Krista Everts, Sandra Hernandez, Gina Hurd, Kevin McDonald, and Sean Shanahan; and Freshmen David Blackwell, Jamie Egolf, Bobby Galloway, Tom Littlefield and Jeff Schmahl.

SCHOOL CALENDAR Week Os November 19 — To November 26 ir*or> bvz USB classes at Wawasee, WEDNESDAY Room 114 and 116,6:30p.m. THURSDAY Adult Education classes at > Wawasee, 6:30 p.m. Cl IMDAV Syracuse Elementary Choir □UIMUAT Sings at Oakwood Park, 7p.m. MONDAY * ' National Honor Society Progressive Dinner BSSSCS9SR (Wawasee), 6:30p.m. Adult Educaiton classes at Wawasee, 6:30p.m. lUSBin Room 16,6:30 p.m. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Adult Education classes at Wawasee,6:3op.m. IUSB classes at Wawasee, Wawasee FEA Dress-Down. 6:30p.m. Cafeteria Annex, 7 p.m.

The Brownies went to Fashion Farm’s Pumpkin Fantasy Land in Ligonier on October 28. The troop held its Investiture Ceremony on November 6 with a $4,000 profit realized from candy sales By CARLA EASTLUND Lonie Sieglinger was the top salesperson in the WHS Music Department’s candy sales. She sold $270 worth of candy and received a S3O cash prize for the achievements. Second, third, and fourth places went to Trish Mullens, Tammy Sherman, and Rod Pippenger, respectively. They received $25, S2O, and sls cash prizes for their efforts. According to Mr. David Blackwell, head of the music department and band director at Wawasee, the music students raised a total of $10,400 and from this, will receive a profit of $4,000.

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Candle Light Ceremony. The girls have earned their personal and community Safety Patch and will complete their Drama Patch on December 16 with a puppet show. The Brownies have just finished their QSP Magazine Sale and are now involved in the Girl Scout Calendar Sale. Troop 63 has 22 Brownies under the leadership of Judy Miniear and Linda Doll. The Troop Committee are Becky Ertel, Tabatha Dietz, Judy Prado and Judy McCook. Sue Ann Ray is the Service Unit chairman and Richard Long of the Lakeland Kiwanis Club is the troop sponsor. The troop meets Tuesday afternoon at the United Methodist Church of North Webster. The parent who expects to discover how to raise a child successfully by reading books has a lot to learn. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦