Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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No more easy senior year, it was back for another credit in Qeedin Nk’N’ RITIN’ No way, not another year of English! Whatever happened to a relaxed senior year? Sure the teachers loved it: they got new staff members, including an exchange teacher from Aus- tralia, to help with the added classes. It was the students that had mixed feelings. But it didn’t turn out as bad as they thought. On the bright side, an If graduation re- quirements hadn’t changed last year I wouldn’t have tak- en another writing or grammar class, but now I’m glad I did, because I feel these classes are definitely going to benefit me when I start college. —Alecia Burnett added English class did mean there was another meeting place for friends. But there was one other incentive, high school and college require- ments had changed, making a literature or writing class bear- able. Design by Penny Brown. Photos by Tawnya Chitwood. I cademics 173

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Pretending to be taking notes, senior Marci Bowman is actually writing a juicy love letter. Does anyone know the meaning of narrator?” asked Mr. Juniper. Anyone, anyone? OW 2 GOOD R U? 1. ENGLISH TEACHERS MRS. WATERS AND MRS. Nl- COLLS RUN AT LUNCH BECAUSE: A-----They like to exercise. B-----They’re trying to give Jane Fonda a run for her money. C-----They are underpaid teachers and can’t afford to eat. 2. THE CELEBRITY TO WHICH MRS. GERLACH IS MOST FREQUENTLY COMPARED IS: A Max Headroom B Whoopi Goldberg C Wilma Flintstone D Geraldine Ferraro 3. MRS. REMOS. MRS. FAGAN. MRS. UMLAUF AND MR. HECK ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS: A-----The Gang of Four B English teachers (???) C-----Sigue Sigue Sputnik Nibbling on his fingers, Shane Senior Steve Beveridge quietly Rogers obviously didn’t get sits behind his book and glasses enough to eat at lunch! to hide his tired eyes. nglish

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V r OW 2 GOOD R U? 1. THE MOTTO OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT IS: A-------“Take notes, notes and more notes. B-------“Watch the film and take notes. C-------“Those who forget history are doomed to repeat the class. 2. WHO WROTE THE CONSTITUTION AND WHEN: A------The Founding Fathers in 1787 B------Aliens from Mars C------Mr. Bird, Mr. Conway, and Mr. Schedler at lunch last year 3. AN ASPECT OF OUR CULTURE WE NHERITED FROM THE BRITISH IS: A------Federalism B------The London Bridge C------The Beatles By learning from past mistakes, social studies students will 5UCCEED IN THE FUTURE Social studies students were challenged by extracurricular pro- jects throughout the year. Not only could they learn inside their classroom but also outside in the community. One of the pop- ular activities that students partici- pated in were mock trials. These trials helped students become more fa- miliar with the court system and the duties of lawyers and judges. To prepare for the trials, the students started preparing two months in ad- vance. This allowed time for them to study the scripts. Another realistic approach to learning was guest speakers. Stu- dents got to pick and arrange their own guest speakers, such as army recruiters and criminal law- yers. Junior, Col- leen Vander- zanden, stated “Having guest speakers in my psychology class helped me get a better perspec- tive on different professions.” Gaining new insights in government has better prepared me tor the future. —Michael Morales ocial Studies Designed by Yvonne Trujillo. Photos by Meredith Hoefle.