Baker High School - Buff Yearbook (Baker, LA)

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Brenda Bounds, in her World History class, hesitates in order to check the volume as she puts on a record of medieval music. To prepare a panel discussion takes plenty of time. After school, as Mr. Burgett and Mr. Stephens look on, Baker students agrue the pros and cons of using American troops in Vietnam for the televised discussion on American Youth Speaks.” The speaker’s rostrum looks like an old friend to Mr. John Ellis, who presented salient points on the values of patriotism at the Legion’s Americanism Program. Filling out studv guides may not be as much fun as participating in geography bees”, but Dusty McIntosh finds it very helpful at test time. 25

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LEFT: Ever see bulletin-board makers with zip, Evelyn Grimmer, and Karen llock. RIGHT: Roy zing, and zazz? Take a gander at these enthusiasts Summers takes a closer look at a plantation house —Tommy Robinson, Laura Kopp, Sarah Cockerham, built by an eighth grade Louisiana history student. Variety adds spice ABOVE: Who says reading a newspaper is as easy as it sounds. Mr. Garland explains that facts have to be separated from opinion for a true picture of a news item. BELOW: Howard Williams finds Greg Newman’s interpretation of an article concerning foreign aid agrees with his own. to social studies. “When in the course of human events it becomes necessary . . for students at Raker to take a course in social studies, most don’t mind at all, for films, demonstrations, lectures, discussions, special programs, projects, and other “extras,” make social studies really swing. If you happen to see a seventh or eighth grader walking around with a box of cotton balls, don’t think anything of it. He is just working on a bulletin board for American History or a project for Louisiana History. Ever been in a “geography bee?” That is just one of the “extras” included in world geography. Others include viewing slides, making special reports, and constructing maps. Civics and American government — sociology students learn as they discuss current events, movies, modern television programs, and political parties. You may not think medieval music swings, but World History students are quick to find the beat in the twelfth century “Play of Daniel.” Solid facts—the bedrock of any social study—become concepts in the minds of students at Baker High, through the embellishment of fancy—fancy which serves to “fix” the fact in a mental firmament. 2«

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Math courses range in complexity from arithmetic to trigonometry. Girls: Have you ever thought about being a housewife and buying groceries? Roys: Have you ever thought about guiding missiles through space? Well, while some of the math courses at BHS teach the math necessary for managing a house, others provide a gateway to the exciting science of space flight. Yes, students! All those dreaded trips to the black- board to explain your “version” of the problem provide the necessary concepts for future home use and future space flights. Class discussions and demonstrations used by teachers prove to the students why math works. These methods of teaching help students retain what they have learned. These classes are for one main purpose: to prepare you for the future. “Did you say ‘protractor’?” says Georgiana Davis in an incredulous tone. (After all what seventh grader ever heard of a “protractor” before!) Mrs. rown patiently explains what magic the little measuring tool can perform, so with time. Georgiana will become reconciled to both its name and its use. The compass—an essential tool for geometry students—is utilized by Charlotte Walls as she demonstrates to .lane Berry the technique of its use in a construction problem. Mrs. Wilkes watches as Barbara Martinez works an Algebra problem for the class. 26