McClellan High School - Lion Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Instructions and suggestions from Mr. Trav- is Sorrows are necessary for senior Lee Ann Red to successfully complete a pen and ink drawing. T-he lrook cover, designed by Ky Stevens, ju- nior, is completed with the addition of a title drawn with pen and ink. ,,i .f,,'r Il ,WW WW iw fa , 71.vMm w ff SW iixigif Artf83

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82fArt Communicating With Art Students Express Through Art What They Cannot Express In Words India ink, clay, and a potteris wheel are all tools of the artist, tools that communicate emotions, the imagination, and sometimes a state- ment about life. Art has changed from carving pictures in cave walls for com- municational purposes to drawing pic- tures on canvas to express feelings that can not be expressed with words. Students had the opportunity to communicate through art in five differ- ent levels. Art I, a prerequisite for any of the advanced courses, emphasized the basics of drawing through the me- dia of crayons, pencils, paint, markers, and pens with India ink. Students learned how to use the color wheel and laint, canvas, brushes, pencil, 7 the measures of darks, mediums, lights, shades, and textures. Intermediate courses dealt with drawing and painting ads out of news- papers, magazines, and telephone books. Some commercial art students had to create, design, and paint a book cover. Intermediate courses were of- fered for those who wanted to expand their talent in art while advanced courses were offered to refine artistic talents. Art is the creativity of someone's thoughts or ideas expressed by drawing and writingf, replied Heidi Minick, senior art student. Survey results showed that the majority of art stu- dents preferred to work with the color blue. It is a bright color and can be mixed to form many different values, shades, and colors, said senior art stu- dent, Kim Jones. Students also commented on what they felt was the meaning of art. Art is your feelings or thoughts shown through painting, drawing, and sculp- ture, sophomore art student, Natalie Benson said. Art students' opinions were mixed on whether or not students should be required to take an art class. Some of the students felt that not all students can appreciate the arts and would not try as hard, while the other half felt that it would benefit them later in life. i X, --...N-Ne.. vii inn........ With intense concentration, senior Kim Jones Preparing a Pfipiefg 11180116 lion which Will uses acrylic paints to Create 3 Still life- later be painted is senior Joseph Winfrey.

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Although calculators can not normally be used, Grant Phillips, senior, takes advantage of being able to use them in AP Calculus. Tackling derivitives takes seniors Bill Ket- cham and Marla Beggsi full attention in AP Cal- culus. ,V , A 1 f' 2,4 ,QVVV it ,,L ' , Communicating With umbers Quadratic Formulas + Derivatives + Binomials I Confusion nometric identity and a qua- hat is a conjugate surd, trigo- 84fMath dratic formula? ls it a new for- eign language? It is to most students. Students began to realize that the merit standards for the college scholar- ship tests have been set so high that it will benefit them to continue with the advanced math courses. Algebra ll is a lot of hard work. It will help me to get a higher score on the PSAT, ACT, SAT, and other tests for college scholar- ships, said junior, Tena Hill. Many students have also tackled the wide variety of math courses even though they have already met the graduation requirements. Some took math because it was easy and fun, while others took it to further their knowl- edge for their future career. Students wanting to pursue a career in law would need to take three years of math in high school including two years of algebra and one year of geometry. For a job in philosophy, students would need to take two years of math in high school. Today's technological developments of society involve more mathematics in nearly all jobs. Some students were interested in tak- ing AP math courses, such as calculus, so that if they make a high score on the college credit test they will not have to take as many math hours in college. Calculus will give me college credit ifl pass the test and I can save money on college hours, said senior, Trisha Frost.