Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Oh No! Only five minutes left! — As students in an art and music class rush to finish their work on time. Arts and music is a great place to learn about composers and all about art. What are we going to do? — As Ra- munda Glasgow, Auganette Lampkin, and .4le. Merman working on a project in Mrs. Hoffman ' s class that is due the next day. Usually Mrs. Hoffman ' s pro- jects are fairly hard to do so students get together to discuss them. t J lte ' Working in English class — is a very difficult project to accomplish. Search- ing your brain for just the right word to make your teacher think you are very intelligent. Working in cooperative work groups is very helpful because there are four people thinking of some- thing. Just toughing up — Lupe Monsalvo is working very carejully on a project in Mrs. Braybrooks class. This is a very messy job. but someone has to do it and Lupe is doing a very good job at it. OO Academics

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Science: a new way of learning A C A D E M I Biology, chemistry, and physics are courses a student should take if the plan to attend a four year college. But with these classes come extremely hard work and responsibility. I am currently in biology, and the reason I took the class is because 1 was told that it was required for college. I learn a lot of new things, but you have to pay attention or else it ' s easy to fall behind, 10th grader Ken- drick Jason said. Labs play a very big role in the everyday routine of the classes. Two to three labs are usually assigned for each chap- ter. In biology the lab usually consist of assembling a paper model, and answering the ques- tions that apply to the model. In chemistry and physics the labs are more complex where the students work with different mixtures, and answer the ques- tions that apply to the mixtures. 44 Labs take the place for doing projects and they teach you just the same A A The labs are the most learn- ing and interesting to me. You get a better understanding when the material is laid out in front of you. Also when you do the labs and understand them it helps you when the test comes, 10th grader Dennard Jackson said. Projects are assigned and the students are usually given one to two months to complete them. A presentation and oral report is also required with the completion of the project. Labs take the place for do- ing projects. They may not be as long as projects but they teach you just the same, 1 0th grader Taminika Williams said. After obtaining all of this knowledge given by these classes, a college bound student will be ready for what the next step brings. Learning is so fascinating — Tanisha Walls, lenlh grader, Devon Pendergrast. lenlh grader and Kimberly Price, also a tenth grader, explore I he gianl aquarium in Mr. McDonald ' s first period Life Science class. The aquarium consists of different types of fish that the students use lo learn more about aquatic creatures. Some students don ' t like getting close to the aquarium, but Devon doesn ' t mind. Projects Q Academics O

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Projects can be important aids A C A D E M Do you get the chills, and a cold sweat at the thought of a project or a report, or even worse if your teacher gives you one? Well don ' t worry, you are not alone. Many people can t handle giv- ing up weekends and holidays and long hours into the night trying to complete a project the next day. 1 don ' t like doing English projects because I get nervous and paranoid, said John Ges- may. a ninth grader. There are also many classes in which projects can be really enjoyable. In Mrs. Braybrooks room 400, she teaches the kids how to develop their art, or how to become a fairly good artist. She also teaches kids how to take an ordinary clump of clay and turn it into a work of art. After taking a class of ce- ramics, I feel more confident using ceramics, said Kevin Wright, a tenth grader. don ' t like doing projects because I get nervous and para- noid, said John Ges- may. 9k9k In Mrs. Lambert ' s English class uses projects to help devel- op and enhance a young per- son ' s mind in the art of writing. She does this by giving many writing assignments, and also by working with the students. I enjoy doing writing assign- ments in Mrs. Lambert ' s class. I like doing writing assignments because it will become useful once 1 reach college, and when I have to write a college entrance e.xam, said Melissa Kaplan, a tenth grader. Students from fourth through sixth grade have fun completing, and giggling over projects that are given by Mrs. Kapitz in her arts and music class. I don ' t like it because it ' s boring and all you talk about is composers and computers, said Jannette McMurry, a fourth grader. don ' t think these figures are right — Kenny Huber and Kerstin Knox are gelling informalionfor iheir up and coming Speech lournament. ihal is lo be held at our school. Speech class is really helpful because it helps us overcome everyone ' s natural fear of speaking in front of an audience. Il is also exciting participating in the advents. said Kerstin Knox. Projects r Q Academics (jy