Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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n a musty weight room, sweaty students pushed and pulled at monstrous black weights. An empty corridor echoed with the low mumbling of students repeating a foreign lan- guage. Classrooms all over PHS resounded with eager students taking part in classes they really enjoyed - electives. Although nine and a half elec- tives were required for gradu- ation, most students enjoyed these extra classes they could take by choice. Electives are something you need to take, sometimes for extra studies or just to have fun, said senior Kelly Johnson. But, students weren't the only ones who enjoyed elec- tives; teachers enjoyed the break from required classes, too. As music teacher Mr. Gary Snyder put it, Electives classes expand your horizons and make you a well-rounded person. The stu- dents want to be there, so they're more willing to learn. Being in classes they really en- joy was an incentive for students to succeed and do well. And so sophomore Tina McLard de- clared. “Spanish is a blast! E NCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ABOVE: Photography teacher Mr. Stan Harber explains to a student how to develop film Photography classes were very popular and were one of the first classes to be filled up ABOVE: Discussing the Import. once of goals, teocher Mrs Bird- ie Ferra lectures to her Encoun- ters class The mock marriages that took place were one ot the favorite parts of the class

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kotos by Km nonwood LEFT: Dave Van Mantgem, opho- more, gazes off into the distance, thinking of more exciting things to do ABOVE: David SuMins . senior, thinks about the weekend during a class lecture LEFT: Exhausted with Free Enterprise. Tammy Thibodeau . senior, catches a few z's. 13

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LEFT: Up and down, up and down goes junior Erin Powell in her weight training class, whde senior Joi Brown looks on Weight lifting was a favorite of students this year who were in training BELOW: Como se WHAT? Spanish student Bruce Hofcxook . sophomore, struggles to understand a foreign language LEFT: Trying to avoid open car doors and rough roads, sophomore Chris Ayars carefully steers through a Driver's Ed movie in the simulator. Students had up to twelve hours in the simulator 15