Bettendorf High School - Beacon (Bettendorf, IA)

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lliyll school akes ready for students tudents troubled b IEIFB ,cl ' t 77 cc k t v 3 1730 8 S The conversations ofthe kids Sophomore Lori Porth says, you to look it up in a book or 8tBettendoCfHigh are Spfmkled You don't retain. Looking stuff something. 1 think the teachers' With t0 s o,o oeoA 1 ,.esn't helpline. i feelings .toward the system are pa ckets. p r i ntioii 'Qoo . fi liii 5 i e rlifhieiieeiing comes O.L.U'.. testing i i computer. Approximate!-f y M g Bettendorf High By Leslie Ellis 1 r The fimtclass that grad- iffuate new High science get gmc look at the 37 million facility today and the reaction from most the seniors., was in , . .k,A ,W While their opinionsijiof the building itself were unanimous, th ex mixedffeelin e will begin Friday when orientation ends and classes begin. PRINCIPAL Robert Owen said tcuilty' transitionrgjiito the new building was goingismootli- ly. But, sometimes, he said, shaking his head, I cant real. ly believe..we're here and finally in the t All i ' academic classroom areas are finished, and art and music rooms 'should be finished in the two weeks, hesaid. i Physreaaeducavon,esdifres will Octoberg and until then students will bein health classes. y l The seniors.. ,who went , through yggrientation ymorn- f ing, touredfthe acadeniicfeareas to begin i teaming their way around unfamiliar halls. ' Afterward they gathered in the carpeted cafeteria and sev- eralycommented on the reac- tiongjto the the buildq its prograiitsf' i 'THE FACILITIES will be a lot better than the old high Cheri .tsr Said-.W He was more optimistic about the program than some gother students .ysct t f'lt all rightilibe- cause you've not restricted to working with the class, You don't have to keep up with Fllylfody elsfiff cyty y r be sais, ofiiheugh. We'llhe1.ethe guinea I came in just couldns't??be- pigs this year. i lieve it. lt's sofantastic. So big. She was not so sure about the 1 think it will be betterto indiyidualized instruction pro-g ttl work in thisgschool, since you fof .Worker Own lastliifear of high iii W i i't l i I. l ytsie 1lifii1iYou can leaiiifa lot morefsiiiceli The program will allow stu- dents to progress at their own speed under the guidance of thegtteacher. A computer will ifsald- -' e ' to help the teacher management of records. Students have to achieve at least a C level on certain skills before theylcan advance there are more facilities to work wihh. You can utilize your time more effectively, he is --rr's Pnrmvf' impressiny' Ruth Michel said. But it's kind of weird without win- dowsf' Main classrooms do not have windows so heatingyand tothegynext areaafi course andtegcmgmg costsrigviu be lowergeyrgifik finatly complete iiiiii i t and getf' credit for it. f I don't like the new pro- gram-at all, Cheri said. I'm As for the individualized in- struction program, 1 don't think too much of it. We had some ot it at Middle School of hasefigliand we didnft seem tojget be rushed- 130W ilfsfsms were eiliil much individual nap. on our Own' i l Nancy Meye took a wait BRUCE MHJLAGE said -this and see attitude toward the nice. I like the atmosphere of new Pmgfam and QXPf9S59d the 5321461611theIle'-slstuffaround!.SQi.rLrill0U8hiS ofa Sem' Slffidmg the tenigiefature thefifhsrlasi yeafiih Q new buildms same all the time will be more comfortable. I wantedrto be the first to graduate from here, but yet I wanted to be the last to gradu- ate from the old high school,' she said. gg. so g mfs mrs 1915 Opening! 11

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