Bedford Junior High School - Transition Yearbook (Temperance, MI)

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Our Country A Look At Past And Present peeches on the great explorers, study of the wars and the issue of laws and punishment; history and law and society gave us a better un- derstanding of the past and present. To learn how to cover a court case, some law and society classes were asked to choose a case from a list and write a report on one of them. Stated Freshman Jarrod Keller, HI really enjoyed law and society. Everything we learned will continue to be helpful all through life. News quiz was one of the educational-fun activities done in a number of history classrooms. Consisting of questions about recent news subjects, it lltested students on how well they were keeping up with both area and national news. Eighth grader Jason Nimphie stated, lll liked News quiz because it was a change from the usual class- room schedule. Overall, these two courses were described by many students as interesting, informative and fun RLP. A , a may wru m m -- A mix. . ALWAys REGRET ...W THE 0A9 meg CAME FACE TO K FACE WITH ZEMLAlS ZINGER l Rest In Peace! Zelma's Zingers supply the tombstones and coffln for the losing team, HWhitemanis Wimps. I Know It! In a news quiz game between Mr. Brown and Mrs. Self, Dan Rector attempts to answer and score points for his team.

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Lights, Camera, Action! Mr. Kreuchauf teaches third hour English students how to use a video camera and recorder. No Butterflies In Her Stomach! Without any nervous gestures, seventh grader Tori Smyter does her demonstration speech with help from Kevin Kokocinski. Not All Grammar Students Find English Exciting ouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions - these weren't the only things students studied in English classes. Each class proved that there was much more to English than grammar. Many freshmen's favorite part of the year was doing career contracts. It helped them to find what particular jobs interested them, and to get a head start for their futures. til liked the careers unit because it helped to prepare me for the business world, stated Freshman Jennifer Patton. Freshmen also read great novels such as A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and Romeo and lullet by William Shakespeare. Creative writing classes wrote short stories and braved the outdoors to write impressions for each changing season. Whehter it was doing a skit or giving a speech, many speech and drama students learned to feel more con- fident when performing in front of audiences. Eighth graders also had an interesting year. They performed plays and also read The Diary of Anne Frank while seventh graders performed demonstration speeches and made their own books for the The Young Authors Writing Contest. Both grades also competed in the schools annual spelling bee. No matter what grade or class they were in, students learned much more about English than just a, e, i, o, and u. Flnlshlng Touches! During third hour English, seventh graders Brett Parachek, Joni Campey and Betsy Krupp Finish their books to enter in the Young Author's Contest.

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How Would You Get From Here To Here? Mr. Ripper assists Brent Douge and Brian Smith in their geography studies. Thafs a tough one! Seventh grader Jeramie Brescol is stumped on a problem in history class. Let's Get Rowdy! Mrs. Whiteman's class is decorated by the students for a special news quiz game. Hey You, With Your Hand Down! Mr. Brown calls on an expecting student. 105