Chattahoochee High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Chattahoochee, FL)

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“Many seniors remarked that they found the study of communism very enlightening.” “Yes, and with the world events of the past few months, this study included not only the history of communism, but also, a look at the threat of com- munism on our life styles.” “You should have been in my government class when we played baseball games.” “Baseball games? In government?” “I know that sounds crazy, but the questions per- tained to history and government. Each question had values which, when answered correctly, would put the batter on a certain base. It was a fun way to learn.” “It sounds that way. I also heard that the first year algebra classes had teams that competed against each other to see who was the smartest!” “That was Brown’s Bruisers and Dixon’s Devils. The last time I heard, the score was tied. A good way to end the competition. That shows that all of them are smart.” “I’ve heard many students comment on the vari- ous educational games, crossword puzzles, etc. that have been used to help the learning process.” “Another thing that I have enjoyed is the experi- Rocky Pace Coach Physical Education Bobby Pickron Senior Army Instructor Julia Pickron Home Economics Jacquelyn Preston English Curriculum 19

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Michael King Coach Science Jason Kirkland Social Studies Kathleen Kohnke Math Beulah Madry Business Education Top: Representative James Harold Thompson addresses Mr: Scott's government class. Above: Sonja Melvin involves herself i classroom studies. Right: First year students concentrate on tyi ing lesson. 18 Curriculum

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Janice Rodgers Social Studies Joyce Scott Journalism ments in science classes. Especially the use of the microscope and studying microscopic organisms.” “And making landforms from modeling clay in physical science.” “Junior high students spent much time making posters and giving reports on the parts of the body, and of course experiments were not limited to sci- ence classes. They were also included in trig.” “By the way. Did any of you trig students ever get the flag pole measured?” “Of course we did. We weren’t a bunch of dumb- dumbs you know.” “Sometimes 1 felt that most of the English classes were spent preparing students for the basic skills that are tested on CRT and state assessment. How- ever, when I talked to other students, I found that many other things were taught. For instance, spell- ing bees were held and declamations were given in the classrooms. This helped the students learn be- fore the school and county contests were held.” “Not only that, but on my questionnaire, several tenth graders listed Julius Caesar as one of the things they found interesting, and seventh graders mentioned the poem booklets they had to make as Phyllis Simmons Math Gloria Smith Physical Education 20 Curriculum