Columbus Alternative High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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' df ew X ,XA N s x ,.-f 'Y Kim johnson Tamara Gunnell Sheme WIISOD Tncla Moore Ga11Dav1s Tynetta Smith On December 18 and 19 CAHS students were gwen the oppor tumty to direct the takzng of a yearbook photo chooszn th locatwn, and the pose The resultmg self photos can be seen on these 1rst four pages, as we l as other places throughout the book . -. -3 e frzenas znvolved, the

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cm , ' ' 1 X it j is WW! N M tv t W, tw ' t 'W M , if W my , M Vw w- ir H t M t 3 Abby Schwurzwalder Stephanie Stinzzano Lisa Wxget Erin Watterson Donna Comer l When people think of Columbus Alternative High School, three ,things usually come to mind: the academics, the arts, and no sports! Although these three things are a part of CAI-IS, they do not nearly begin to describe what Columbus' ,F . ' K il , ,E as S I. . f' .,. E - S I gige college' preparatory, and allowing them areloffered more of a world and sapplyf they wish learning in the foldSmdYriif3zfSubiseft- In Advanced Communifyf r Placement iget courses, students study Though, atia college level and may even considered r tofhavetf yli llesr earn college credit for the class. The humanitiesapproach tolacadernicsi only alternative high school' is all about. Mostipeople agree that the school is different, but' it is not as easy to expiainexactly why. tAs an alternative high school, CAHS is have more of an Y,ilal Emphasis, than other ColumbusfQ I?ublijcrjr ysyy Schools. The lack of alvai'sity11S11orts pro- gram is probably the most' visible result of this, this policyis designed to help the focus remain pon sllg y academic subjects rather thanjgf athletics. The curriculum itself Agfforl f CAHS students, Humanities courses ifor sopho- mores and juniors combine art, this does not begin to describeithei role of the arts in the schoolg The music, literature and historyjtin yss, rrll M,,Department at CAI-IS is very integrated study. And in and was one of the firstat recent addition to the school level to offer its ad- riculum, I.S. studio space. The are allowed to of the art department subject of interest andy, lii reaches beyond the northeast wing course of study for it. t stis l ' itli Learning at CAHS,-isY?not' only restricted to the classroom and text iiboolgsg, The Wednesday internship valuable ex- itfsis located in, works by the art students can be found all over the school. i i t y g jg ' X1 5 1, .-'1111'l-fiifjf:iffs2r5m?w2,'fQ2

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Af' Almon l0d1SPencer, Ty Clager' Soma F'- 7 Us-.. is ,-f ' 4 , .. ll , r ,X .. . V . K I Z . .W N - 1, in 'th - K , Q Q Rx it 5-X . . Z ft- 3 r, ,pie A , Zig? ' as is rs' -ek A . -, bf .. 2 T . ag ' 0 T ' . . . Zlfld Ollf IIIEIIIOIT - CONTINUED - volving as many as one-third of the atmosphere. Attending. Performing arts also hold a very CAI-IS students. Altemative High Schtoolfgjgniitopf important position at Columbus It is neither the large course of tion, therefore,.moststudentsffap4 Alternative. Classes are offered in ferings nor the active arts program preciate the chanceft tof-attend vocal music, instrumental music which make Columbus Alternative CAHS. y y and dance. There are approximent- High School special. The greatest If it is difficult toidescribe Col- ly. ten performing groups, including the only dance company in the Columbus Public Schools. Drama classes are not offered in the cur- riculum, yet each year, l the school puts on a.play,5and,5participates m statewide and of all these annual spring musical, fa in- factor in the success of the school is the people of the school. Teachers not only care about teaching, they care about the students they teach. Through their dedication andenf. umbus Alternative High School, it is even more difficult to describe what it is like to be a student there. It's, best described as an experi- ence'f, one which isn't easily put thusiasm, they set the examplei fprint. Through pictures from CAI-IS students. The and words of the students, from all parts of thecity '87 hopes to recreate that sorts of backgrounds, febiperience, and capture a few diversity so important to the CAHS f memories.