Calhoun Academy - Sword N Shield Yearbook (Saint Matthews, SC)

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Individual attention is the core of education, devotedly performed by patient instructors. 13

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Laboratory equipment and scientific wonders captivate Mary Frances Buyck during an earth science experiment. Intently concentrating, Elizabeth Fairey makes up an English test in the lonely teachers’ lounge. Academics Battered brains hover over volumes late one night before tomorrow's exam. Confusing theories increase the complexity of comprehension. Everyone undergoes these experiences. But Calhoun Academy, in its first year, has instilled a feeling of pride for its academics. A heated argument, an editorial, or just a general discussion, widens our sphere of scholastic depth. New courses develop different angles in the life of an indi- vidual. The routine of school, which usually becomes grind- ing, is animated by thoughtful teachers willing to exceed their duty and students eager to learn. Scholastics are a very relevant portion of our curriculum; hard work in a friendly atmosphere dawns on a new era, the one of Calhoun Academy. is

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In his most professional manner, John David Stoudenmire proves a theorem to the geometry class. With level-headed concentration. Billy Wardlaw solves for x in his algebra equations assigned for homework.