Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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QM 3 2 1 'i i Eduardo Dominguez and Gus Ramirez investigate career op- portunities during Special Ed. 41 4 'They CSpecial Ed students? seem to adjust to Marcos de Niza very well.H Special Students wonderful program called Special Education is in effect on the Marcos de Niza campus. Unfortunately, many Marcos students do not realize what Special Education is. It is a program designed for students with mental, emotional, and physical handicaps. Special Ed is also designed for students with learning other disabilities. Students involved in this program attend classes anywhere from one to six hours a day, depending on their unique needs. Mentally - handicapped students benefited from attending Marcos because they learned socially- acceptable behavior from other students. Although students in Special Ed had special needs, they adjusted well to life at Marcos de Niza. Academics - 51

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interaction with other classmates is an impor- tant part of developing English skills. Reading any textbook writ- ten in English demands thorough independent study as shown by Mae Sook Nam. English may not be easy, but sophomore Quoc is able to improve his skills with intensive study. 50 - Academics 5 tsrt - r,tts Jun Asai's concentration isn't easily broken during his EFS class. Three Hours of English a Day! Marcos de Niza proudly hoasted the only program for for- eign students in the Tempe Union High School District this year. EFS, English for Foreign Students, had seventy-seven stu- dents from various countries from France to Korea. These stu- dents spent three hours each day study- ing English with oth- ers in the EFS pro- gram. Because gradu- ation requirements did not differ for for- eign students, they also attended math, science and other classes specially de- signed for their needs. Mrs. Chavez, EFS Program Director said, Myjob is very re- warding because they, CEFS studentsj are so polite and grateful. While foreign stu- dents benefited from the EFS program, stu- dents at Marcos also experienced the dif- ferent cultures EFS students brought to Marcos.

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Below, Junior John Anthony tries to convince his father that he had a legitimate reason for being late. I have to come to school, AND do home- work too! - Senior, Michelle Perez. EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES xcuses . . . little lies we use to get out of certain situations. They come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from practical to totally unbelievable. This year at Marcos de Niza, excuses ran wild. Asking, May I go to the restroom? or May I go get a drink of water? were popular excuses for getting out of class. Others were more inventive using excuses such as, May I go get my gum, it is on the wall outside? Students were not the only ones making up excuses. The most popular excuses among teachers that the students heard was, I was so tired last night, Ididn 't have time to grade your homework. That just goes to show you that students aren't the only ones using the ex- cuses. 52 - Academics Above. the excuse, My do ate my homework! come to life