Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Madame Browning tells the class about good study skills. gr - mr.. -. - I 3, .N naw ll l -tt.o1 lt'.s A Small Wo ld by Danielle Pagnini il-lolal, Guten Tag, and Bonjour are all common statements one might have heard around campus. Yes, these are the people that have taken a foreign language. There were many reasons why students took a foreign language class. A common re- ply might be for college but for others this was not true, as student Teresa Vodal com- mented, lt was a challenging course and one that pushed you to learn. She also noted that her teacher was very enthusiastic about teaching which made a difference to her. Presenting the language in such a way that was interesting could be a challenge. Teacher Mrs. Breckenridge noticed that teaching to a numerous number of students was challeng- ing but in the end very rewarding. Some students such as Kelly Weber and Sarie McFarland stated that they took a for- eign language possibly for future use in a career occupation. For some, their reasons for taking a foreign language were personal. ln taking a lan- guage, students learned about different cus- toms, lifestyles, and cuisine. There were many benefits to taking a for- eign language. For some it was the challenge of learning. For others it was for future career opportunities. Mr. Easter looks out the window thinking about the week-end. Mrs- Ra,-,gel holds up 3 verb Card in Spanish Class, Foreign Longuoge Foculfy 325

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Marci Baker smirks as Madame Guild reads a lesson, 1 lf . Senora Breckenridge listens to Steve D'araches prob- lem. 324 Faculty Foreign Language Thomas Ridgaway waits for Senora Breckenridgels help. I.. Busch, Y. Greenberg, L, Guild, R. Martila, D. Browning, R. Easter, T. Warren, S. Breckenridge, R. Hubbard, J Rangel. n-

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Teaching the Fact of life Health Eager students awaited the arrival of their teacher, for this wasnlt just any class, it was Health. Health consisted of many freshman trying to learn information concerning sex education and AIDS. Their high degree of intensity paid off in a quest for new knowl- edge. The health teachers tried to implement the students' education with the latest and most up to date knowledge, Mr. Nelson be- lieved, Motivation in students makes the teachers want to teachf, The students received an impact of knowl- edge as well. Noell McCool saw the Health class as being Hfun, enjoyable, and exciting to learn about the different aspects of health. Besides learning about physical problems, drug abuse, and CPR were studied. Within the subject of CPR a dummie named Annie was used to perform practice resuscitation sessions. This enabled the student to exper- ience a real-to-life situation. Health class gave students an opportunity to expand their knowledge. With the chang- ing information, students were well informed with the world. Susie Thorsfeldt felt, My health class has informed me of many differ- ent angles of lifef, Mr. Nelson says . . . 326 Foculty Heolfh Special Education Watch out students you may have high competition for a job. This year the Special Education students were able to take a class that helped the students work outside the classroom in the community at job sites dur- ing the school day. This provided excellent experience for the future. The students also performed plays for different holidays and sent the tapes to a producer. While in the classroom, they worked on subjects such as cooking and taking care of themselves in an apartment-type atmosphere. Another section of the department worked mainly on perfecting basic reading, writing, and math skills. Also, strategies for learning were taught. This helped students to be able to learn in the regular classroom, which was also reflected outside as well. Sean Heyenga stated, 'AI don't consider them as Special Ed. I react to them as l would anyone else. As Mrs. Smith stated, My students work super hard to achieve their goalsf, This year was beneficial to the students as well as the teachers in experiencing the qualities of life and working in the job world. E. Nelson, J. Dimoff, W Frederick and Annie