Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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ack of Tim AP classes are hard because each teacher expects IOO Q. They give me extra opportunities for scholarships and a head start in college, said Casey Engstrom. n eternity can be described by some stu- dents as four years of high school. But when preparing for college, it seems as though time ,whizzes by. Some things that help a student prepare for col- lege are Advanced Placement, courses, guidance from counselors and parents, and talking to repre- sentatives from colleges. Students and parents had an excellent opportu- nity to talk to representatives from colleges all over the state at Career Night. Career Night helped me make a final decision about which college I wanted to attend. There were also people there to explain how to finance it, said Cheryl Kelley. The representatives were very friendly and provided very useful informa- tion about the requirements for college, said Robyn Wilson. Another way to prepare for college is Advanced Placement, AP for short. These classes allow stu- dents to work on a higher level and to take a test at the end of the year to earn college hours. You go more into depth with stories and do more essays that make you think. It's not so much what you learn but how you learn to express your thoughts, said Holly lohnston about her AP classes. Preparing for college is not something that is done overnight, but these four years of high school may go faster than one expects. Students gather to leam about various careers and colleges, Re- presentatives from various institutions participated in Career Night to answer student's questions. Academics Sacrifices must be made by students taking AP Calculus. For them, classes begin at 7:20. Mrs. Henderson explains the principles of Calculus to her class of six. Scenes from Shakespeare's famous plays including A Mid- summer Night's Dream and Hamlet were portrayed by the Arkansas Repertory Theatre for the 9-12 AP English classes.

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Byte Byte Computers help to aid students with their future career goals. Many students depend on computers to get them through their high school and college years. Paula Wickliffe. 60 if B O Then 90 70 print A llBl'l 80 Go To 10 90 Print Ag B 'll 100 GO TO 10 ook familiar? To many students this computer program is a part of everyday life. Computers have invaded our homes, our schools, and our libraries. Several classes used computers: word processing, data processing, and computer programming. Most students utilized the computer as a kind of super, electric typewriter. They used it to write re- search papers, play games, and work long math- ematical problems. Students also made their own programs for com- puters. In Mr. Moore's computer programming class, students worked on their own. They de- signed one program for an exercise to see if the problem would work out. The class wrote pro- grams to help the school community with records and sports statistics. Willy Wagner laughingly stated, The computer freezes up and you can't get access to the main computer. In other words the computer doesn't work! about his computer programming class. Several students took part in a sixteen hour lab practical on the fundamentals of computers at USA Computer Company in Little Rock last sum- mer. It was a real challenge to be in a class with older people and learn the same things that they are learning, said Gale Reed, a participant in the class. Learning about computers was a definite plus for students as they were an important part of our futures. Computers A I

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