Bradley Central High School - Ocoeean Yearbook (Cleveland, TN)

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While acting out The Scarlet Letter, Lisa Rymcr and T. J. Campbell look below into the crowd of scorners. Listening with great interest, Mr. Reno’s Senior AP English class reminisces about preschool days. While Mr. Bates is out of the room, several in his AP History class turn around to chat about everything but history. AP Classes — Academics 15

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Gaining ground with progressive academics As students study diligently for an upcoming Senior AP English exam, Mr. Reno assists someone with a pertinent question. With over five hundred seniors graduating each year, it was easy to understand why there needed to be so much variety in the curriculum. For three years students took classes in areas of in- terest and prepared themselves for college, but now they had a chance to cut down on the time and expense of college while still in high school. For the second year, exceptional students could enroll in Advanced Place- ment courses. The first year the only course offered was Flistory, but this year English was added to the lineup. Anyone who was on the star honor roll was given an opportunity to enroll in these classes, taught by Mr. Bates, Mr. Reno, and Mrs. Goff. They were shown a film and told of the courses’ benefits before they made a decision. A challenge to teacher and student alike, the AP classes used college tex- tbooks and called for considerable outside reading. The courses were much more dif- ficult than the usual English IV and American History classes, but the results of successful completion were worth the extra effort. After finishing the course, the students could take the Advanced Place- ment Exam. If their scores were high enough they could receive college credit. Roxanne Maples summed it up when she said, “It was a difficult course, but it is nice to know when I get to college I’ll be one step ahead of the pack.’’ Filming a commercial, Zeno Beaty and his buddies use an advertisement to illustrate their perception of Moby Dick, (above) Becoming an expert on it, Scott Painter reads The Great Gatsby. Next he will see the movie and write a theme about it. (above) 14 Academics — AP Classes

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Talking about Tennessee Technological University. Mr. Tom Woods gives interesting information to seniors while Pam Lawson. Mark Mantooth. and John Garr take notes. Junior aids. Shannon Nolen and Julie Price keep the Hospitality Room full of doughnuts and fresh coffee at College and Career Day. Seniors listen enthusiastically as Patsy Reynolds talks about the courses, housing, and financial aid available at UTC. 16 Academics — College and Career Day