Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Tearing Into School was founded on teaching kids academic things, ike reading, writing, and arith- metic. But now it ' s much more than that. School teaches ath- letics, citizenship, practical skills, things to prepare for go- ing off to college. Academics had become; STUDY HALLS. Students and teachers could be found many times having study halls to catch up on homework, or to have a chance to teach others and to ask questions, but, now coaches were getting to the act. (The study halls) provided an opportunity for players to improve their study habits. I feel that academics were more important than athletics and this was my way to impress that fact upon our athletes, commented Coach Gary Rungo. EXTRA CURRICULAR Some clubs were after school, but there were also academic activities going on late into the afternoon. Our late practices became routine, but the hours cut into my availability at work. The Aca-Deca group were all good friends though so it was fun. explained Dylan Schott. UNUSUAL.-lnstead of the usual bookwork or lectures, some teachers demonstrated unordinary ways to learn. Phys- ical exercises were used, or dif- ferent objects or photos helped some students learn better. Mrs. Hudson gave us a chance to express ourselves in differ- ent ways, I like to write, so I wrote, described Michelle Flo- res. SIP DAYS.-Yes, those days off were great for both the teachers and students. Kids had the chance to do different things; either extra time to study or play. Teachers were able to attend workshops to im- prove teaching skills, and they had to break from their class- room instruction. Sometimes I don ' t like them, but when I have money to go out with my friends, they ' re great! ex- plained Patty Poppa. Both the teacher and the stu- dent play a big part of teaching each other, in the classroom and out. by Christal Mozer PAYING ATTENTION in class as Mr. Steve Wyper hands out graded assign ments, the class prepares for the daily lecture. Mr. Wyper taught history and government and was regarded as one of the harder teachers on campus. 146 ACADEMICS

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Listening intently, Ms. Susie idle talks on the phone with ROP teachers from the Grindstaff Center. The telephone was about the only way to send information to the teach- ers about their students, because of the dis- tance away from school. LEAN OP! Steve Paulack scrapes off a welding table. The welding class was one ROP class that was on Arlington ' s campus. 148 • ACADEMICS