Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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darrah walton emember the classes you liked to attend? Why did you like them? An interesting class had a lot to do with the subject matter, but also with the teacher. Most students liked teachers who took an active inter- est in their students and the school, the ones who became involved by becom- ing class advisors, athletic coaches, club advisors, or just someone in whom you could confide. This past year at Agoura several things made classes interesting. In many soph- omore English classes the students en- acted a murder trial after reading Lord of the Flies. While evaluating every as- pect of the book, the entire class be- came involved in the project, enjoying it every minute. Each year the stu- dents who are lawyers find something different that has never been discov- ered in past years, said Vicki Doi who originated this exciting activity. In Carolyn Stewart's English Ill classes, the students acted out the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Wil- liams. The students became actors, ac- tresses, technical crew, musicians, and prop coordinators. This was a creative way of studying the play. Instead of just reading it part by part, each person be- came involved and presented the play the way he interpreted it. Stewart said, l like to try techniques which actively involve my students in the learning process. Adding production elements to the reading of the play really made it come alive. Characters and their moti- vations were easier to analyze. We had a lot of fun with his play, and the stu- dents' essays were outstanding! Pete Petersons' classes were so much fun because of his positive attitude. Be- cause he enjoyed teaching, students were eager to learn. He made a subject that could have been dull very exciting. Instead of teaching strictly out of the textbook, Mr. Pete brought in videos, showed slides of his trips, and shared his knowledge. Mr. Pete's comment about his students was, lf a student shows a genuine interest in the subject matter, then I'll prove it to him. Dredging through volumes of notes was not the only way to grasp concepts. Often, a dancing Pete Petersons or a costumed Curt Miller made learning less painful and more worthwhile. - Melanie Carter t ag te..cttt: mimi? V fam i lbljfill-ilEUUl.UIIi EGUIIU IJII IJIULF WIQUEIH 'UKUIE E -l:1EI.LIl UE 'IIGJIllUfU'I' If MU IJLL'lII3IlEEE'IfVULilIQi UUUJHJ' S ,fe- J' , .1 , 8 . l x ' 'af j , -,, ' '4 V ,, Mx. ,L '51, Q , A 1 T fy V , ,. .f,r,.' 1 . , , j feeder jim Smith flies like a bird while imitating his stu- dents. Smith could be seen assuming all sorts of interesting postures while teaching his math classes. Teaching Techniques 195

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jerry Lasnik models his skeletal shirt. Lasnik punc- tuated his anatomy lessons by wearing shirts that diagrammed the various systems of the body, Pete Petersons argues his point to jessica Brindle. Petersons was caught quite often standing on top of desks while trying to show his students the different aspects of a situation. Curt Miller poses with some fake Ku Klux Klan members for a class demonstration during U.S. History. The demonstration showed the atroc- ities ofthe Ku Klux Klan. darrah t 1 ,WW , ,K ,,, ' -V J - s , nf W, .I , ga 4433, 1, an st V .1 5 f. r A sf, 3 'gk Qi '. Wx' M , X 3' sw 1' as , f'm..f if f ' A Z- . fx s , ,Q .g A , t,, .t, s:1.sAevf U -st 1 , ' f t - H . - ' ' sa -. . fi ,Q-. ' g n Q 5 gr K -5' . 1 Q, M 'r xi: fs 2: ' .z 4 ' -sf we wa- ff S, Els- Gifs- Q tt i t 3' . f fl Sl .v - ' fi -5 3 V222 f 1' 3 k 5' t- 41 KN Q fx. 'Y , 1 M , ' J 1 ' msavfv-si-was.sw- :S .sw it X- 2 A , , - , vttt X - ,. :Q , darrah Vice Principals john Albrezzi Jeanette Morgan Les Van Dyke 194 Teac hung Techniques milton

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April Lee examines a fossil specimen. Many stu- dents found fossils on the extra-curricular fossil walks led by biology teacher jerry Lasnik. Todd Burgher and Paul Costa compare notes on a specific heat lab. This lab enabled students to study the relationship between specific heat and atomic weight. Amber Minson, Rachel West, Whitney Watson, jenny Singer and Debbie Locklear calculate the temperature of an element. these members of Paul Kanter's fourth period chemistry class en- joyed the hands-on experiences offered by the various interesting labs. sa' ' 5. . 7 ' A at Counselors Herb Feinman Dorothy Berntson Alice Heaton 196 Science Labs 'Ullman