Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 Students Validate Competency Test For two weeks in September a number of Alta High School stu- dents, about half the number of each grade selected at random, took part in Jordan School District's effort to develop a standard com- petency test. The competency test is being in- stalled to meet state requirements for district schools awarding of di- plomas. A quarter of elective credit was offered to all students who par- ticipated in and completed the pro- gram To many, especially seniors, this came in very handy. Many oth- ers took part in the program even though they did not need the cred- it; the reason for this being that they wanted to get an idea of what the final graduation test would be like. And many more took part simply because they were chosen, The program consisted of two dif- ferent tests. The first part was the California Achievement Test. This test had been used in California as a requirement for graduation and was pretty much established. The sec- ond test was one that Jordan Dis- trict had designed. After the stu- dents had taken both tests, the re- sults were compared. If the stu- dents' scores were similar on both tests, the validity of the Jordan Competency Test would be prov- en. Also, those items which seemed out of keeping with the national standard were eliminated, along with any which showed cultural bias. While many commercial compe- tency tests were on the market, fairness to the students seemed to demand a locally developed test with every question related directly to the curriculum. Therefore, every type of question on the test had been once taught in the classroom- actually not once, but repeatedly Parrish Sly Michelle Smart Alan Smiley Charles Smith Derrick Smith Greg Smith Jamlyn Smith Lisa Smith Randy Smith Scott Smith Steve Smith Nathan Soderborg Jerry Sopiwnik Brad Sorensen Jan Soul ham Steve Sprouse Stocie Squires Kyle Steadman Junlort 177

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Victor Reading Justin Reber Kbnneth Reeves Sheryl Rice Ji Richardson Debra Riding Jett Riet Katie Robertson Bruce Roden Brian Roderick Rosa Rodriguez Russ Rogers Tami Rogers Todd Roper LeeAnn Roth Bruce Rowley Kevin Rundle Emily Sainsbury Lynda Saltzgiver Brad Sanders Lisa Sanders Susan Sanders Staci Savage Denise Schmidt Van Schmidt Curtis Schmitke Ray Sc hopper Emar Schow Charlotte Scott James Sebaske Glen Sedgwick Dave Servatius Matt Shadle Jolyn Sirrine Kayla Skinner 176 Juniors

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70’s Vocabulary: Anything From “Arh Arh” to “Wimp” SOME FOLKS THINK IT'S KIND OF SCARY WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE VOCABULARY; BUT THE SEVENTIES ADDED SOME BRAND NEW WORDS. TO BE USED BY FOXES. HUNKS. AND EVEN NERDS. arh arh an Orcan laugh indicating the uses of a bad pun bag it . cancel, forget it basket case . nervous; someone ready for an institution burned out physical and mental result of drug abuse buzz oil get away, leave done unoriginal; a copy coke .cocaine, doesn't add life conehead a SNL addition meaning idiot or weird cool holdover from the 50's meaning neat, great, acceptable. cop out to avoid responsibility crash to fall in fatigue dirt bag . a social outcast disco 70's dance craze dope drugs drag unpleasant experience; or to race in a car dude the best, cool duds clothes duh .. expression of misunderstanding, or a very stupid person excuuuuuse me a Steve Martin polite cop out tar out .it's all right flick a movie flick your bick t v jargon for who knows what flip .localized cussing euphemism flip off a rude and obscene digital gesture flip out .to lose control of oneself Rick Sutherland Angie Sweet James Sweetring Loni Swens Russ Swior Kirk Takemori Sioux Village Kent Taul Danielle Taylor Kim Taylor Patrice Taylor Mary Tenney 178 Connie Steck Mary Jo Steele Mike Stephens Linda Sterling Shirly Stevens Kristin Stewart Tony Stocking Mike Stoedter Kari Stuart Sondra Sumsion Kim Sung Tara Sutcliffe