Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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By breaking away Trom some oT The monoTonous daily class rouTines sTudenTs were able To wriTe newspaper arTicles on China, creaTe Russian designs Tor T-shirTs and parTicipaTe in The elecTion of The mayor. Social sTudies Tended To be dull buT was brighTened by inTeresTing proiecTs and acTiviTies. These proiecTs broughT a new aspecT To The sTudenTs' view oT social sTudies enabling Them To be enTerTained and also learn. Each year The senior governmenT classes collecT arTicles on boTh The mayoral and ciTy council candidaTes Tor a quarTer research proiecT. We had To gafher arTicles and make a charT Telling candidaTes' views on Three issues, senior Peggy Skeel said. AlThough This was a Time consuming proiecT iT was also a good learning Tool, Though many seniors TelT The economic uniT helped Them The mosT. ln The economics uniT The sTudenTs were required To seT up a household including a budgeT consisTing oT a one week menu and grocery lisT, insurance premiums. cloThing. and monThly personal expenses. gasoline and car mainTenance expenses and aparTmenTf' uTiliTies iniTial deposiT and monThly renT! payme-nTs. NoT To be ouTdone in creafive proiecTs. World HisTory Teacher Virginia Sfiles class dressed sophomore Todd Howey as an Egy pTian king during 72 SocialSTudies Their sTudy OT lfgypT To gain an insighT oT how The people dressed in Roman Times. World l'TisTory classes also wroTe newspaper arTicles on pasT hisTorical and poliTical evenTs oT China which were displayed on The wall Tor everyone To read. IT gave us a Tunny view oT Chinese hisTory, sophomore KaThy Leners said. Also parTicipaTing in acTiviTies The sociology classes were given unique Topics To research. Making personaliTy bags was an amusing way To Tind ouT abouT The looking glass Sociology l class. Also breaking The daily rouTine The American HisTory classes broughf enioymenT inTo The classroom by perTorming radio shows To The class. The sTudenTs were asked To reTurn To The ThirTies by puTTing on a TelecasT consisTing oT soap operas. newscasTs or comedies. WiTh pen in hand, senior STeve Menz works on a marriage work- sheeT Tor sociology ThaT lisTs The diTTerences beTween The roles self in Gale STreeTman's The man and woman play in The marriage. Z1 43 Ly

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Creafive Child Care on Lonqpoinf V Y .an-4 its fx ju' Q, x.k in ln The cozy surroundings of neigh- borhood Spring Woods Bank. senior Mary Phillips spends from one uniii five dciock in fhe affernoon working as a recepfionisf every school day. Seffing a +imer on rhe sfar+er panel, iunior Wendaii Ubernoslcy prepares io add final adiusi- rnenrs on his ICT proiecf - an eleclric mofor. Road was senior Susan Crairfs classroom each aifernoon where she served cookies and Kool-Aid To x '-- , Q her daily schedule Q A approximafely 25 children as par? of ,' Q I M l j X 1 5' i i -ff ' I S s.X.,L...,.,.........,...,,...... 2 Vocaiional Programs 7I

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To symbolize a parl of Alricas culfure, sophomore Vincenf Adams creaies a mask for a Tribal leader in World Hislory. .ii if K -qwnmmwn-'A !,,,wf Represenling China in +he Mid- Easl crisis analysis in Bob Wells 'rhird period governmenl class. senior Berl Molherwell galhers inlormalion supporlive lo his counlry's views during The con- ference ol counlries. ln a simulalion ol a Congress Session, senior Jon Compis slands lo voice his opinion on a bill lhaf was opened lor debale. The mock Congress was con- ducled in all governmeni classes 'ro give seniors a beller under- slanding ol 'rhe legislalive proc- ess. Good animal senior Amy Allord works lo please her group and receive her reward ol a dinner mini during a behave- rial experirnenl in psychology. Allords command called lor carrying The flag and presenling il lo Bob Wells. Seniors Scolf Booker, Dianne Bongain, and Monica Burns play WARD in Cindy Balderachs governmeni class. The game deal? wiih ciiy and counfy gov- ernmenf influences on elecied officials. To undersland a dilficull ques- 'rion regarding Chinese dynas- lies, iunior Byron Hancock lisiens To world hislory 'reacher Willis- line Criner carefully explain 'rhe problem appearing on his work- sheei. To 'fesl' if 'rheir finalized sociali- zalion process will allow lhem 'ro eal exolic foods. iunior Jane l.eJune and senior Elizabelh lvlcQuaid hesilanlly reach lor pickled pigs lee? while senior Ann Henzel grimaces al The lhoughf ol consuming 'rhe deli- cacy in Sociology. Social Sludies .1