Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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People find other people interest- ing. For some, people-watching makes up their favorite pastime whether they realize it or not. This probably explains why Sociol- ogy Psycho logy course has been so successful. Observing and explain- ing group and individual behavior was what this course dealt with. Terms and long lectures weren't guaranteed to be a blast, but these laid the basics to build on. Ears perked up to facts on families, marriages, and religions around the world. Everyone woke up when a rap session started on something like divorce proceedings or delinquents. The class seemed to be focused on fairness to all whether it was at- titudes toward religions or different races. The second half of the course was Psychology. At this point, books actually had to be cracked and studied to get by. Thesubject went deeper so the course was harder. Now covered was the individual and the reasons for his behavior. It brought more guest speakers and a trip to the Children’s Colony. The whole course gave people a boost to realize that others are cop- ing with the same problems and why. It couldn't help but make these classes more tolerant and un- derstanding of others. More are needed like it. OPPOSITE ABOVE: Mrs. Whatley gets her point across by returning to the basics, one, two, three. ABOVE: Mrs. Broyles stresses at- tentiveness througp example. LEFT; Coach Johnson keeps a sharp eye on future athletes as they per- form in PE class. 123

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Phun and Phitness Phound in Phys. Ed. Why take P.E.? Because it's fun. What can be more fun than sore muscles and jammed fingers? It's educational. What can be more educational than discovering that the first football was made from goat's intestines? P.E. is not re- quired, yet all the classes are full. Why? Because it's a class where tension can be forgotton and where the student can be himself. Team- work, sportsmanship, and general improvement are emphasized. 124