Carthage High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Carthage, TX)

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GABBY GARRETT - When it comes to world history, Mr. Steve Garrett just can't keep quiet. jOUBlE CHECK - leanie Mayo finds OPINIONATED DANA - Sharing her lat checking her daily work helps opinions with others is just one of repare her for the chapter test. Dana Ritter's favorite pastimes. 'V l x i School meant one main thing: we had to master the Three Readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmatic were still alive and well at CHS. Though students were caught up in the whirl of electives, they still had plenty of room for the basic courses: English, math, and history. Math seemed like one of the dullest subjects on earth but students discovered it was vital to every occupation. Students learned how to perform basic math operations in order to kee up with his paycheck, banE books, credit cards, and other items necessary in the x'adult world, Algebra I and Fundamentals of Math were two of the simpler courses available to CHS students. For those with desire for a greater knowledge, Trig!Elementary Analysis and Algebra ll were there for the asking. Divided among the several talented math teachers, students gained the necessary skills that will help them later on in their respective career choices. The English department pro- vided students with an exten- sive knowledge of both gram- mar and literature and taught them the trials and tribulations of constructing a research aper. Though each teacher ad his own special style, the end product was always the same: students who knew more than just how to write their own name and read a book at least two grade levels above Winnie-the-Pooh. The social sciences, while not the most exciting courses in the world, were some of the more refreshing ones. Learning about the past could be in- teresting, especially when movies such as llThe Shootist and l'Cone With the Wind were used. While the seniors of '83 got by with just three English credits, the seniors of '84 and beyond will be required to have four English credits. Though one may think the basic, required courses were a waste of time, what we remember from Mrs. Pope, Coach Davis, Mr. Kersh, and the other basics teachers, helped us keep up with the hectic pace we paced upon ourselves in our daily lives at CHS. AGONY AND DESPAIR - After grading the first civics tests of the year, Mr. lohn Cordray is left less than optimistic.

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hir H0811 xy ,.. CHRISTMAS TIME - And that means it's time to start working on one's research paper, as Brian Bogenschutz realizes.

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Becoming lekylls and Hydes, we enjoyed the freedom in Lab Work While most classes were the typical high school classroom - each desk filled with the body of a student, a book opened to the designated page, a teacher standing in front of the classroom lecturing on the effects of medieval man on today's society - there were a few classes that didn't conform to the basic scenario. There was another world lurk- ing in the shadows, waiting to capture its unsuspecting prey. It was the laboratory world where students learned by ex- perimenting and doing, they actually experienced what they 17, 18, 19 . . . - Tanya Wright wishes that her mercury would rise a little faster for her chemistry experiment. ON YOUR MARK - Bryan Byrnes thinks that maybe it would be easier to carry his gun around rather than make a gun rack for it. I0 X Academics read in their textbooks. Carbon dioxide, wooden gun racks, and even chocolate chip cookies were some of the laboratory products produced. Students received some guidance from their teachers but were mostly on their own. By using their own judgment, the students learned to depend more on themselves than on their teachers. Whether it was deciding to substitute two one-fourth cups for a half, or using an extra test tube, students were challenged to think on their own, not w' t A M, SANDING HIS LIFE AWAY - Chad I SPY - Chuck Waggonner, Biology II Morgan sands away on his gun rack student, shows Libby children the pro- for his brand new pellet gun. per use of a microscope. gg - f ' 12 1 , ! l I. l