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

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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

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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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Too bad we can ' t climb on them — Wen- dy Hernandez. Sieve Bao. and Kenny Huber are having fun at Travel Town in Los Angeles, checking out the airplanes that are so close you can touch. James Dean — is one of the most loved actor among the younger generation. James Dean has a statue at the Griffith Park Observatory, where he made one of his few movies, called Rebel Without a Cause. Getting it all in — Bryan Sweet went with the Spanish Club to Olvera street. Olvera street is one of the best places to go if you want to get a good feel for the Mexican culture. You may also get a taste of the Mexican food. Look over yonder — Mrs. Buchannan ' s Outdoor Education class went on a hik- ing trip to Carlee Park, looking over the ocean. Thanks to teachers imagina- tions students are able to go on such fun field trips, such as going on a day hike by the ocean. 90 Field Trips Academics