San Gorgonio High School - Summit Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Use a 2 pencil. In all academic classes, a major portion of the student ' s grade was comprised from test scores Whether tests counted for more than half of a grade, or were averaged in along with assignments, they were all important So obviously, tests were something to worry about and ■ were often even dreaded. Teachers used many different forms of tests. Probably the most common were the multiple choice tests, (sometimes called multiple guess,) generally taken on scan tron cards. A student cannot forget that dreaded voice saying use a number two pencil and mark the cor responding bubble of the answer which best completes the state ment, Stacks of green scantron cards were the basis of many nightmares of students who dreaded these types of tests. Another form of test taking was the good old true-orfalse quizzes. These were sometimes preferred, since students had a 50% chance of getting an answer correct that they do not know. True and false tests were an opportunity for teachers to slip in a lot of tricky questions though. These quizzes really could make a person think, since just one little word could cause the entire meaning of the statement to change. The third, and most often dreaded form of tests was the fill in the blank type. Either students had to supply their own answers from memory, or choose from a long list of possible solutions. The chances of getting a problem correct that a student did not know were limited ' this way. Unlike the multiple choice, when a 25% chance was possi ■ ble, or the true and false, with a 50% chance, the fill in the blank made things considerably more difficult for the student who forgot to study. There were several other forms of tests that teachers sometimes ( gave, such as an open book or surprise quiz. In the open book exam, a student was permitted to use the text book, from which the questions were extracted. The surprise test was quite uncommon, and most students bombed them, because they had no opportunity to study the night before. Though test taking was a relatively unpleasant experience, a stu- ; dent felt a bit more confident when he found out what kind of test he would be taking, and studied from these clues. KEY Above: Tammy Ri ' .English class. searches for the answers in Mr. Lowe s C € ' E C ' 0 E C D =E O ' ' O ' C E C a E C-. D ' E C- D= E C ' cO ' =E h O fl 17 -5 m m ( □ ■ - ro ■ :■ m ■•J c m z i ro .■ ' i) n T| n o XI m U XI m Z n r m 00 00 00 i ro o o o :l 1 2 O m IS rn a C i T ' L H -J -p T) o - — 1 XI Xi n — — cr, f -i ro - m n o y o academics 209

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Above: Passengers who ride the Palm Springs aerial Tramway are lifted by gondola from the Valley Station to the Mountain Station, 21 2 miles above the canyon. From the viewing station, 8,516 feet above the ground, one can see a spectacular view of the rugged San Jacinto Mountains. Those who enjoy the out- doors and plan on backpacking, make the return trip by trail, hiking over ten miles to an outlet near Idyllwild. Right: During registration, Collette Chase and Kelly Jacobson enroll in Mr. Vizard ' s biology class, which will help to complete theii requirements. Sophomores section organizer: Shana Paulsen The sophomore class was finally moving up on the scale of respect. They were no longer the freshmen at the bot torn of the scale. They felt they had the ability and enthusiasm to reach their highest goal no matter what that was. We ' re really proud of the sophomore class because everybody works together and gets along real good, explained sophomore Maria Krug. This was proved true when the sophomores took first place with their Homecoming float. The float showed mountains and a hot air balloon rising, which gave their reaction to their future fantasy. Another example of sophomores working together was their booth at the first San Gorgonio Homecoming car- nival. They worked around the clock at their booth, which was a game, but was ignored because people would buy and inhale the helium balloons. Many squeaking voiced sophomores and car- nival goers strolled the midway. Jeff Solis added, The carnival was a lot of fun, even though many of the clubs didn ' t make much profit. But, I think the most important thing was it gave the sophomore class another chance to get together and have a rowdy time. The class of ' 85 was well spirited, energetic and full of ideas. They came a long way during the year. Scaling the plateau stressed that sophomores were still just coming into the limelight. They worked for the status they felt they should have. They worked together as a group, being persistent and flexible with all ideas.