Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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Noted information. Molly Carr questions Mrs. Meek about the proper form of her note cards. Since the term paper was juniors ' first introduction to ■■■■fcK V formal research paper, teachers were deluged with questions from confused students. Foreign influence. Mrs. Ardini smiles at a comment from one of her first period French I students. Class participation was a necessary element in learning how to communicate orally in a language. A hand in. Dana Bible gives Mr. Hernandez a homework assignment during her third period Spanish III class. Spanish students did many hours of homework to learn the intricacies of the Active explanation. Mr. Jensen describes the different types of phrases to his sixth period English I class. eshmen were required to take English I, in which they learned the basic principles of English grammar and composition. Word search. As Andy Worthington Advanced Comp. students were given looks on, Grant Palmer uses free time in ten words a week to learn. Every three his third period Advanced Comp. class to weeks, they were tested on the most define his weekly vocabulary words. recent thirty words. 13 COMMUNICATIONS

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Communication Connection: Chopin to Shakespeare speak Spanish allowed us to talk in two languages, men- tioned Jenny Miller. Since most students were raised in English speaking families, students ' first brushes with a foreign lan- guage could be quite puzzling. Chris Kirwin mentioned, When I began taking French, I was really confused. When I understood the language bet- ter, French no longer seemed harder than English, in fact, it is probably simpler. While English and other lan- guages were often considered the only means of expressing ideas, music, whether vocal or instrumental, was probably the most universal method of com- munication. In band we played in front of large audi- ences, and we tried to give them the feeling of the music. Playing in the band was also fun. We got to go to Disney- land and Marriot ' s, and we also played in competitions, said Charles Wait. Exposure to a variety of com- munications ' media in high school was helpful in day to day activities, whether you were listening to a student officer ' s speech at a public hearing, taking in a jazz con- cert in Golden Gate Park or reading a poem by Goethe for that first period German class. A last look. With time running out, Sophomore Tim O ' Dea checks his essay for obvious flaws. In English II, sophomores studied all major types of literature. Fa-la-la. During fifth period Choral Ensemble, Jeff Hyde and John Marlowe practice Deck the Halls for several upcoming Christmas concerts. The Choral Ensemble presented twelve Christmas concerts for various community clubs. 12 COMMUNICATIONS

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Piece by piece. In Mr. Innocenti ' s fifth together. Understanding the propertie period class, Julie Palsak and Carolyn of DNA and RNA molecules was Papini link models of DNA molecules difficult aspect of Biology Programmed to learn. In Computer Programming, students learned the basics of computer languages and the use of a computer. Brent Cain types an assigned program into a WANG computer in his first period class. Mixed emotions. Some students in Mr. Baughman ' s fourth period Alg. Il Trig. class concentrate on the material, while others occupy themselves with other things. Math and Science courses often tested a student ' s attention span. Divide and Conquer Pushing buttons, toying with wires and solving mathe- matical formulas were some of the unavoidable aspects of math and science classes. Al- though most students found these classes challenging and, at times, difficult to fathom, they realized that they had to have them, not only to gradu- ate, but to continue on in these fields. Through the addition of computer programming and electronics ' classes, students had opportunities to learn new skills that had practical applica- tions in life. Karen Nelson commented, We learned Ba- sic, one of the main computer languages. We also learned how to write programs. Matt Greer added, In my elec- tronics ' class we learned the basic elements of electronics. We built projects, and we used them to learn more about the fundamentals of el ectronics. Although most students complained about difficult math classes, a few students enjoyed the challenging con- cepts introduced in the classes. I felt really good when I fin- ished a difficult problem in my Math Analysis class, claimed Cristy Dumke. Bob Grier re- plied, We worked really fast in my Honors Algebra II Trig. class. You had to work hard to keep up with the pace of the class. (continued) Precise placement. In his fourth period physics ' class, Mike Worthington positions a ball at the top of a ramp before conducting a two dimensional collision. Experiments were a common way for physics ' students to investigate the validity of basic formulas. 14 TECHNICALITIES