Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□□□□□□ □ Q □ □ I ' I □ □ D □ COMPUTERS and COMMAS CONSCIENCE What do the words synopsis, psychotic, and software have in common with each other? With Chopticon' They were all part of 3 new classes at Chopticon Included in the new bunch were Advanced Placement English. Psychology and Computer Math Each was part of a plan to make Chopticon meet and exceed the standards set for schools in Maryland Advanced Placement English, taught by Mrs Comer, was specifically for seniors planning to attend college A great benefit of this course, aside from the knowledge gained, was the chance to waiver freshman English in college by taking a placement test The class entailed a great deal of composition and reading, all at a rate much faster than any other English courses in the school Along with these benefits, some others included a great number of special events They attended Death of a Salesman, starring Dustin Hoffman at the Kennedy Center; Henry the VIII at the Folger Theatre, and had a visit from a local poet, Michael Glaser, to share and explain his poetry Response to Advanced Placement English was so great, that it will re- main part of the C H S. curriculum With the addition of computer Math to C H S.'s curriculum came a computer room. Mr Fox was put in charge of teaching the uses of the Apple 2E computer The purpose was to study aspects of the basic language and to apply it to small problems which allowed them to program the computer This process took the entire year, but by the end of May, students were writing educational programs to be used in the school Last, but not least, was an innovative psychology course taught by Mr Weber This class had been offered in past years, but '84 was the first time enough students decided to take the class as an elective. Being an elective, Mr Weber's objective was to make it infor- mative, but fun Through the year, several ex- periments took place They tested fellow students to observe reactions to certain embar- rassing situations And. remember the day someone stared at you all through your lunch period' It was another psychology experiment, they took part in As the year progressed, they examined different psychologists and more in- depth phenomenon. If this class asks me one more time if I'm crazy ... Mr Weber gives a lecture during Psycology 152 CURRICULUM ‘O.. V v . V,

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Yum, this pen tastes good. C olleen Cusk nibbles on her f en during an exam in Social Studies What had nine letters, caused much pain and frustration, and was inescapable? Academics! Even though, at Chopticon, there were numerous sports, clubs, and after school activities to get involved in, students couldn't escape the drudgery of classes Actually, many students liked their classes; Tammy Ryce — I enjoy Family Life Class because it helps prepare you for real life. Mark Farley — ”1 think psychology is my favorite class because I get to fight with Dana Reilly over everything With the addition of several classes such as Computer Math, Advanced Placement English, and Psychology students found new and interesting courses to enjoy. Do you Ihink it will explode? Aaron Davis and Buddy Combs plot to blow up the school in Mrs Kable's I'm not asleep! I'm just resting my eyes. Sherrie Lew ht Chemistry H class So tar it hasn't worked1 works on her accounting in Mrs Spellman's class 151

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Emily Easterling stares off into space as she thinks on her psychology work Michael Glaser explains his feelings on his poems as Steve Watkins listens during Advanced Placement English Can we play Pac-Man on this computer i Me Harvey asks a question about her computer math } m V One of the many poems written by St. Mary's Coun- tian Michael Glaser that he shared with the Advanc- ed Placement English class. CURRICULUM 153