Eisenhower High School - Ikes Echoes Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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MATH The eighth grades Ieorned about integers, solving equations, ge- ometry, graphing, 0nd foctoring this year in moth. The students also Ieorned the importance of daily preparation. k COMMERCIAL ART FOREIGN LANGUAGE French, Spanish, and German were offered to eighth groders this year. Many of the students will be able to enter 0 second year of language next year. In this class the students studied sev- eral aspects of commercial art. Some of these were page layouts, cover design, copy writing, letter- ing, photography, and commercial on careers. The yeorbook is pro- duced as 0 class project. COMMUNICATIONS This year in communications, the eighth graders studied advertis- ing, medic, radio, and television. They also learned the proper way to prepare and present 0 formol presentation. CONCERT ORCHESTRA This year in eighth grade concert orchestra, many things were oc- complished. The orchestra trov- eled to many grode schools and Great America. 30 EIGHTH GRADE

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GIRLS PHYSICAL EDUCATION This year, the eighth grade girls were taught many sports and ac- tivities. Among them were aerob- ics, rhythms, gross hockey, and physical fitness. This class was de- signed to teach the students good sportsmanship 0nd to have a bet- ter attitude toward not only sports, but life. TYPING This year in eighth grade typing, the students were striving for speed and accuracy, personal uses, English skills, typing groph- Ics, and the awareness of various machines and their speciol func- tions. There was an emphasis on hyphens, ompersonds, and co- reer education. SCIENCE Eighth grode science classes stud- ied such things as human biolo- gy, genetics, botany, zoology, communicable diseases, and mi- crobiology. This year students were challenged to think respon- sibly about their relationship with living and non-iiving things. BOYS PHYSICAL EDUCATION The eighth grade boys were taught many things this year. Among them were wrestling, swimming, gymnastics, and orchery. Many students now un- derstand the value and need for exercise. INDUSTRIAL ARTS This year, there were two industrial orts closses ovoiioble to eighth grod- ers, Industrial Arts A and B. In industrioi Arts A, the students learned things such as the use of tools, machines, and how to get along with others. In Industrial Arts B, things such 05 drafting and designing projects in electronics were learned. EIGHTH GRADE 29

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MEDIA In medio this year students learned mony journalism and media skills including interveiwing ond produc- tion monogement. The student also participated in the making of WIKE, Eisenhower's Own television program. HEALTH This year eighth graders were re- quired to take health. The stu- dents covered many areas in- cluding growth and develop- ment, drugs and narcotics, and human genetics. JAZZ BAND Many students participated in jazz bond this school year. This is a bond resembling bonds from the iiBig Bond Ero. They played swing, blues, and rock music. BAND Many students participated in eighth grade bond, or concert band, this year. It was 0 course designed to help students im- prove their technique on their in- struments and learn to function in 0 large group. ARTS AND CRAFTS This year eighth groders had the op- tion of participating in the electives Arts and Crofts A and B. Arts and Crafts A taught the students mony basic techniques used in art. Arts and Crofts B focused on ceramics and pencil sculptures and optical drawings. EIGHTH GRADE 31