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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Back to the Same Routine Fundamental classes are a lot of fun. They give you the chance to explore many subjects and gain the knowledge to further future goals, said Kyla Johnson. ost students expect their new classes to be a repeat of the year before. They come to expect the same kind of homework, the same classmates, and sometimes the same teacher. Students often run into a fun or neat class. History is my most interesting class, because Mr. Dunn is a wonderful teacher. When he explains something, he puts it in his own words to enable his students to fully understand. It's really a fun class to learn in, said Teresa Vandiver. Students got into a daily routine of doing the same thing everyday, but this didn't mean that their classes had to be the same day in and day out. Every class offered a new experience whether it was the fundamentals like English and math or an extra curricular class. In doing our English projects for Mrs. Eudy, I learned more about the British in the Medieval times. It was a new and exciting experience for me, said Teri Spikes. Once into the swing of things the fundamentals were as much fun as any other class. With a little hard work students enjoyed English, math, science, and social studies. il Academics