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

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tX2-4l and x is . . . Freshman Shannon Blanchard works hard to score a point for her team while playing llRow Competitionil in Mr. Nirschlls sixth hour Algebra Class. C You hel me, please? In Mr. Cadyls fifth hout, 8th grader chin Rowe lfelps Kevin Kokocinski work out a difficult math problem. Math Classes Difficult A goal in many math classes is to increase and expand knowledge and understanding of math concepts, quoted Mrs. Ellen Bacon, head of the math classes. New this year in the math department were books for the seventh and eighth graders plus teacherls aids to help lighten the load for teachers. Eighth grade math teacher Tim Cady said, uThe aids allowed us iteachersl to work with students on a more individual basis which is better for the students. Everyone has their own memorable times from math class, whether it was a test failed in Algebra or a time when sleep was hard to evade. Becky Neorr, a freshman in Algebra, remembers the homework the most. She says, iiMiss Schira gave you the right amount of homework so that you didnlt have to stay up all night doing it. Seventh grader Nathan Beard quoted, ill remember playing the Equations game because it got me better at math. Some students favorite part of math was talking to their 24 Students Take the Challenge friends, though not all kids felt this way. Seventh grader Misty Alvaro said, liMy favorite part of math was decimals because theylre so easy and more realistic than fractions. Different teachers used different ways to break up the monotony of the everyday routine. Seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Sue Tonjes used a game called ilEquations . Most students enjoyed it. Scott Campbell quoted, uI liked it when we played the game because we didnlt get any homework. Other teachers did things like make snow- flakes, posters, or geometric shapes. Algebra teacher, Mr. Rick Nirschl explained, uI let the kids make geometrical shapes because its something mathematical that doesnlt have anything to do with Algebra. Generally, students who need to do extra credit, don't want to do more Algebra. Pre-Algebra, Algebra, or Geometry, no matter what the class, the tradition of putting forth a good effort was upheld by both teachers and students.

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I Heard It through the Grapevine! 8th graders Melissa Hudson, Allison Green, Amy Johnson, and Mary Macaro showed English really can be fun when the four presented a California raisin commercial break from Mrs. Brubakerts 5th hour English classes 6 dclock news program. Let's Hurry! Freshmen Debbie Miller and Becky Neorr worked rapidlE to complete their career contracts in Mr. Lewis Homts 5th hour nglish class. Lefs Take a Rest! Mr Lewis Hornts 6th hour Creative Writing class took a break in the public libraryts newly built gazebo after looking for exciting things to write about for their outdoor assignments. To be or Not To be? 7th Seventh Graders Christy Clegg and Jacob Grasley showed they werentt afraid to get up in front of their peers when they performed in Hamlet in Mrs. Sue Staniferts 5th hour English class.

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Solve it!! Seventh graders, Misty Alvaro, Tammie Gale and Jess Hurley play Equations in Mrs. Tonjes' 3rd hour math class. Equations is a game played to teach seventh graders math lessons while having fun This is how you do it . . . Using fractions, seventh grader, Jessica Bateson works out a problem on Mr. Horvath's overhead, during her third hour math class.