Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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' m -baboratory Language - The tardy bell rang, and thirtv students sat staring at the blank blackboard while Mr. Hunter took roll. This was the daily ritual for the first period chemistry class. Some had problems staying awake, paying attention, and getting into the mood of listening to confusing lectures about organic chemistry. Many had fun listening to Mr. Hunter ' s aah-mm lec- tures. Students agreed Mr. Hunter was a good teacher. Senior Don Works said, I like Mr. Hunter as a teacher because he is so lax in class. Another part of the class that some students enjoyed but others didn ' t was the many different labs. The labs ranged from testing Boyle ' s Law to trying to find out what an unknown mixture was. lunior Jim Elliot said, My favorite lab was when we did the odor lab that made a whole bunch of different fragrances. Students took chemistry for many dif- ferent reasons: a science credit was needed; their friends took the class; the teacher was popular; it was a require- ment for college. I took chemistry because I needed it to fulfill my college prep requirement, and I didn ' t want to take human anatomy, said Junior Rene Martinez. by Kim Smith Don Works, Spencer Mellum, Trishd Smith and Holly Kauffman test whether a compound will burn in pure oxygen in first penod chemistry class. Instead of discussing chemistry, Sydney Dull discusses a basketbalf game with a friend across the aisle during first period chemistry class. First Period ffiS

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7:40 | A ake up and Smell the coffee The typical overwhelming smell of tne science hall seemed to cover the entire upper half of the school. Whether tne biology classes were dissecting worms or the chemistry classes were using Butanic acid, the smell permeated everything. The variety of science classes seemed able to please almost everyone. The classes ranged from physics to botany zoology. The only required science class that was taken during the senior year was health. Senior Jon Fondi said, I like the filmstrips, the movies, and kick- ing back. Health was a very infomative class concerned with nutrition, sex education, and the human body. Other science classes were biology, botany zoology, and AP biology. All classes dealt with animal and plant life, growth, and change. AP biology had a few ad- justments during the second semester since the teacher. Dr. Slaby, took another job. Second semester the class was moved to zero hour. The physics and human anatomy classes attracted college-bound students. Though each class was not related, there was more work and demand involved in these classes. by Kim Smith Mike Gentry acts lil e a choking victim while Victor Perez tries practicing the Hemlich Maneuver during fourth period health class with Mr. Grange. 1, V- j. y • During Mr. Neighbors ' tirst period physics class Andrea LaNave and Wen- dy Merrill giggle ai they work together on a worksheet. As a senior teacher ' s aide, Deidre Angel carefully keeps Mr. Grange ' s records straight. Erin Sheehan works diligently on her semester final in chemistry class first period. S[

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V CA: Front Row: Morgan Roe, Marc Lepire, Clay Bmst, Cassandra Alexander. Second Row: Greg Mason, Aeryn Donnelly, Mike Macin- tosh. Back Row: Darrel Tenter, |arod Hartley, Clendon Snipes Mike Croghan. Building Up! VICA, Vocational In- dustrial Clubs of America, was a club with two main purposes: to sharpen leaclership skills, ana to sharpen skills in a field in which the student was interested. Club members were re- quired to pay $10 in fees which covered national, state and CHS chapter fees. The state field Olym- pics, usually held in Car- son, were held in Las Vegas in April. This gave students a chance to test their skills by competing in their chosen field. They were able to win scholar- ships, medals and other prizes. New categories such as rafting and computers were brought into VICA this year. Club officers were Presi- dent Marc Lepire; Vice President Aeryn Donnelly; Secretary Mike Croghan; Treasurer Mike Anderson. 168