Anderson County High School - Beartracks Yearbook

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Ceramics and PainTings Four arT classes are TaughT by Cecil Shryock - General ArT I, General ArT Il, Specialized ArT, and DrafTing. nl learned how To painT ceramics and how To use The differenT arT uTensils in ArT I This year, said senior Robin Franklin. General ArT I includes painTing, drawing, ceramics, and graphic arT. General ArT II is similar To ArT I buT iT is more ad- vanced. ArT hisTory is also covered in ArT ll. SkeTching and mechanical drawing are Two of The areas covered in drafTing. This is The IasT year ThaT Mr. Shryock will be Teach- ing. He has been Teaching 36 years, 20 of Those here aT ACHS. I love Teaching arT, buT l'm glad iT's over, he said. I'II enjoy The Time off. During General An' I freshman Raymond Russell uses his arTisTic TaIenTs while drawing a picTure of a house. Working on arT projecTs, seniors Barry Young, Sieve Rose, and Keiih Lilly puT on The finishing Touches. Barry plans To major in orT nexT year aT EasTern. While concenTraTing, junior Susan Woodslde Trims The rough edges off her ceramic deer in General ArT I. ArT - 'l'l7

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446 UBonjour-Vale Parlez-vous francais? Oui was The answer of many French sTudenTs. l'French is a language ThaT is preTTy easy To undersTand, said junior Heather Brough. I also Think learning French helps me under- stand The English language beTTer because They boTh sorT of relaTe. Gladys Hutchison Teaches French I 84 ll, and when enough sTudenTs apply, she Teaches French III. I really enjoy Teaching my French classes, said Mrs. Hutchison. I wish I could get more people To parTicipaTe in French lll. Teaching The LaTin class is Mrs. Jane Ross. I love To Teach LaTin. IT's really a challenge, said Mrs. Ross. Most of my English classes are liTeraTure and Teaching LaTin gives me The chance To Teach in The language area. Many sTudenTs feel LaTin is a difficult language, buT enjoy learning iT anyway. LaTin is very frusTraT- ing aT Times, said junior Melissa Donnell. But iT is really a challenge and is a fun language To learn. Q '-' -,,i H .r 1i if On Club day, French II sTudenTs rush To The refreshments Table during Their pasTry parTy. During The LaTin Togo parTy, sophomores Missy Taylor, Tracl Turner, and Shannon Brandenburg Take a break from The sTren- uous LaTin class. - Languages Loading on The bus, French ll sTud French play held in Lexington. enTs geT ready To aTTend The

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The Sounds AT ACI-IS ACHS offers a variety of electives to the students. Among those are band and chorus. An exciting event was The arrival of new band uniforms. They are an improvement, said junior Cassy Barr. We needed a change. Another exciting event in Chorus was The All- State Chorus held in Lexington in which five ACHS Advanced Chorus students attended. They were seniors Chip Carpenter and Deanna Drury, junior Meredith Hyatt, and sophomores Kelly Dean and Pollette Johnson. To be able to attend All-State, They first had to try out. T'There were approximately 4600 people that Tried out and about one-Third made it, said Chip. We were judged on voice quality, how we sang, and how well we knew the music. The students spent many hours in practices and rehearsals. We would practice for about 3 and one-half hours straight without a break, said Meredith. You real- ly had to have a lot of dedicaTion. The chorus also put on a show at Stewart's Home. While most students are in class. sophomores Sean Sparks and Rudy Johnson and freshmen Dale Hunter and Jeff Harrod un- load The citrus truck. As the gym fills up with ACHS students, Mr. Burton leads the band as they play the school song. 'l'l8 - Music