Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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Publications On the write track As in previous years the publi- cations staff worked hard to meet deadlines for the Mountaineer as well as the yearbook. The staff produced six papers with the first 12-page issue in sev- eral years. Adviser Bob Keith said, It was an excellent issue, filled with a good variety of news and features. The Mountaineer typesetting was done by computer, with the use of a modem in conjunction with the Trail-Gazette. All year- book typesetting was also done with the aid of computers. In September, the Quill and Scroll news and media evaluation awarded the 1985-86 Mountaineer Gov. Roy Romer speaks to members of the Colorado Press Association on Feb. 19. a second-place certificate for l'Substantial Achievement. On Oct. 5, the Colorado High School Press Association Newspa- per Olympics saw the Mountaineer capture second place out of 14 Class 1A and 2A newspapers. The Mountaineer also was able to place in 10 ofthe 12 categories en- tered, and received four gold tfirst placel ratings, four silver and two bronze. Because of their second-place finish, the staff received a plaque awarded by CHSPA. The Colorado Press Associa- tion convention was attended by Mr. Keith, Robby James and Julee Felsman, which saw the Moun- taineer win the first-place award in Colorado in the general excel- lence category. On April 8, the publications staff attended the CHSPA Year- book Olympics at the Holiday lnn Southeast in Denver. This event saw the yearbook staff receive two awards, one for general excellence and another for photography. To close out the year, the an- nual publications banquet was held May 26 at the Holiday Inn. It was a great success, with James and Felsman receiving the Colo- rado University School of Journal- ism Meritorious Service awards, which Mr. Keith presented. Shavim Parker, Robby James and Kasie Fogleman concentrate on their yearbook assign- ments as they frantically try to complete pages before the end of the school year. Publications 5

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and XQQKYNQ' cindy W schflaxd X . ts Vxadxiv Kewl wg ws Swdggseci we Xiu!-Q39 YGYOSC soma XYTQSGC Q oi? The challenge of the school year may have been too much for some, but as Principal Jim Ekerberg said in his opening remarks to the student body, uAttitude is the Essence of Leamingf' With a lot of enthusiasm behind them, students took full advantage of th eir oppor- tunities to learn by the many interesting classes and pro- jects provided. Teachers used Iield trips as another fundamental of leaming. This gave the stu- dents some hands on ex- 811110 Q6 penence. New courses added were science fiction, writing lab and laser technology. The school calendar was under consideration again. Many people felt the 160 day school year was too short and students were be- ing deprived of class time, while the majority ofthe peo- ple argued that the 160 day school year had the same number of hours but made up for it with longer days. The school board finally compromised and set the '87-88 calendar to consist of 160 days, but having fewer four-day weeks.

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English Lots of reading, mainl To the students enrolled in the various English classes, a wide variety of activities was offered. The freshmen were enrolled in English l, taught by Ann Day and Laura Brown, back from her sab- batical leave. The classes studied Greek my- thology, read several books in- cluding the i'Outsiders, went through a unit of plays which in- cluded the i'West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet, and then concentrated on the works of Ed- gar Allan Poe. The English Il students did a lot of reading through the course of the year. They started off by English ll students in Ann Day's class work diligently on one of their tests. 6 English reading i'To Kill A Mockingbird and then they went to I Am The Cheese. Honors students contin- ued the reading with The Choco- late War. Along with the reading of nov- els, the students also read poetry, plays, and short stories. Vocabu- lary cards were required to be turned in almost every week throughout the year. Writing as- signments were also issued to the students. For the third year English stu- dents the writing assignments were lessened, but more novels were read. Some of the novels in- cluded 'When the Legends Die, 'Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby. A 10-page research paper was required at the end of the year to include a writing as- signment. English Ill honors students, taught by Bob Keith, were required to read the novel Centennial, which concluded with the stu- dents' annual field trip to Fort Va- squez and Orchard and the climb- ing of Pawnee Buttes. The senior college comp class, taught by Mrs. Brown, bet- tered their English skills by includ- ing a trip to the Colorado State Uni- versity library in Fort Collins. Students from the cultures class pose in the Railway Am1s Hotel in Orchard on their annual Centennial field trip May 7.