Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Enjoying the announcements, second hour agriculture waits for class to be- gin. Bob Arredondo, Wesley Carmon and Chuck Zelmanovits quiz each other for an upcoming test. a I ’ a « • ► « a '■ ‘ - ::«? r - . v ! ’r• ’ • ! 11 ; ;«: r -• l v !• ►•• :! ?: • -4; «‘ .v«:‘77•'. : V.• V ::: .v • w.vv;.W::• :. % v. • V-Vv.v v::.• 77 •

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 t — Farmers In The Market Agriculture Class Opens New Doors HP he agriculture department was not just horses, sheep and crops — it was an expanding mar- ket which was emphasized in a new class called agriculture busi- ness. It was the first of its kind in the nation opening up several ex- citing opportunities including sub- stantial scholarships and television appearances. Students in agriculture were helped to prepare for various ca- reers. ‘‘I know agriculture will help me in the future. It’s not just farm- ers. it's a business producing rap- idly.” said Kathy Flynn, a student in horse production who plans to be a veterinarian. Today’s agriculture students prepared to be tomorrow's lead- ers in the farmers market. Design by Kathy Pollard. Photos by Gwen Gregory. Students in fifth hour agriculture busi- ness listen and learn about budgeting money.

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,«i , « , ..«, , ,.. «,, f« , , • '' ••• ♦ .» v : ;« • 4 • ’ ; w: «v.v. v v. .. 4.v. 4. ‘1 Exploring the Declaration of Indepen- dence is one of the many group activi- ties that seniors Michele Merrill and Debbie Lindinger participate in. Into Action Government Students Learn by Doing W here else could you have rid- den in a police car. dabbled in the stock market, and explored the human mind but in social studies? While most students were learning from lectures and books, students in social studies learned through active involvement. Some Ameri- can government students, were required to do a semester project. Although some did reports, most opted for ‘‘on the spot” involve- ment. Projects undertaken were ride-alongs with police and search and rescue teams. Other activities included attending trials, shadow- ing lawyers and working on cam- paign slates. At the end of the eight hour projects, students wrote a mandatory evaluation. Joyce Godfrey, teacher, said, ‘‘the pur- pose of these projects was to show that government isn’t just there but something you live and use everyday.” Design by Tiffany Robinson. Photos by Karen Herba ugh.