Alvarado High School - Warrior Yearbook (Alvarado, TX)

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..3w,3,,,.s,,s i . Complaining that he always loses the translating contests because he writes too slowly, Jesse Whitley adds that interpreting the answer to 'Where is the principal? isn't fair when he just saw the principal in the hall. The correct answer was The principal is in his office. Few Early Risers Show vw Although the English department leads in tutorial enrollment, many ofthe students come for extra help rather than because they are failing. As if to make up for raising the minimum passing grade from 60 to 70, legislators required schools to offer tutorial sessions. The optional attendance drew only a handful forteachers who were required to conduct tutorials from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Whileonlythecorecurriculumclassesare required, elective tutorials were also offered. As Mr. Dennis Loofburrow, math teacher, observed, Some are going to benefit, some are not. Of Mrs. Linda Barton's English tutees, The ones who came consistently did see an improvement in their grades. Perhaps the greatest advantage for both the passing and the failing student was knowing that the teachers were available. Mrs. Diane Perry, English teacher, gives individual help to a tutee. English, Spanish 27

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Languages Emphasized While the education reform bill spelled doom for some courses, the importance of 'the language classes was finally elevated to its former level of importance. Being among the exalted core classes, English courses were slapped with pages of essential elements and granted three aides to assist the seven English teachers. Honors classes received quick state approval after having already been in existance for several years. Mrs. Cathy Brown, chairperson of the department, re- sponded to the renewed interest-with it's about time. Spanish classes were expanded to include two beginning classes and one advanced, tripling its share of the curriculum of five years ago. l'm thrilled that the Spanish classes are growing, but l'm appalled at all the paperwork. commented Mrs. Kathy Shaffer, English instructor. 26 English, Spanish Mrs. Kathy Shaffer, Englishteacher, looks over research papers with juniors Anthony Speer, Billy McGuffey, and Jesse Whitley. After translating a word from English to Spanish, senior Gloria Baze carefully checks to make sure that the spelling is correct.

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Amusement Dominates Fine Arts Despite the limiting of extra-curricular days, choir, speech, and drama classes concentrated on entertainment. Speech and drama classes traveled to Dallas to see A Christmas Carol for the Christmas holiday season. This year's one-act-play cast present- ed Dark of the Moon in Midlothian where it was disqualified for going over the time limit. Both instructors, Mrs. Jane Bolin and Mr. Kelly Sprowls, expect an increase in the number of students that will enroll in choir, speech, and drama next year. 28 Choir!Speech!Drarna Junior Pam Guidry rehearses her lines before leaving for the one -act-play entitled Dark of the Moon.