Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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W, K O gl xg., fe-sf ki, 1143! 119 A 'Wi ,. l HELP, PLEASE! Sophomore Traci Hunni- cutt waits for help from Mrs. Dixie Hurd In honors English class. FIRE HAZARD. Junlor Ross Kenyon hopes not to blow up the chemistry lab as he pours his chemical formula. EXAM WEEK. Sophomore Souella Music struggles to finish a world history test during slx-weeks test week. academics 51

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Making Grade College prep courses - they could make you or break you AP English, honors history, calcu- lus, trig, physics, chemistry - they were definitely the classes too tough to bluff. But if you were planning to get into the best colleges, you had to suffer through them. ln a three-week period, I have a major research topic and an essay due in honors government, and a research topic over the English language and a critical essay due in AP English, sen- ior Marisa Trevino said, Plus, tomor- row we're starting a book for our next book report. Surviving the college-prep courses was difficult enough, but attaining an A seemed almost impossible. AP English takes a great deal of being able to write well because thatfs what we do most of the time, senior Robin Brewer said. Going through Mrs. McDermott's class, l expect to place out of the first semester of col- lege Englishf' Though you can still get into college with regular history and government, some people chose to take the high road of honors social studies classes. I think history is an important thing to learn, junior Daniel Van Overs- chelde said, 'lbecause we need to know the relationships about our country and to learn from our mis- takes. Some took it their junior year, oth- ers put it off until their senior year, but they all said it was hard: chemistry. Physical science is supposed to prepare you for Chemistry, junior Brian Morgan said. At first I didn't study because I thought I remembered it from physical science. Surprise! Physics was one of the hardest, most confusing of the college-prep courses offered. l'Physics is so confusing that I can't even remember what I had for break- fast, senior Jenny Mason said. The people who took the honors and college-prep courses usually found themselves loaded down with homework just about every night. I stay up all night until about 1:00 a.m. to finish my homework, but I nev- er finish it all anyway, senior, Nicole Hatcher said. So the final word is, if you plan on taking these courses, drink a lot of coffee and be prepared to burn the midnight oil. HISTORY PROJECTS. Sophomore Thompson presides as judge over a history debate. ij f academics Copy and Design by Chris Thompson, Academics Co dii

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Late Class Being late to class was one headache that just wouldn't go away RRRRRING! Hurry up! yelled all of your friends as you began to sprint toward your classroom seat. But it was too late. You walked in the door and the teacher said, Sign inf' As you looked at the sheet and noticed this was your third tardy, you thought to yourself, Detention! The hardest part about filling out the sign-in sheet usually was filling out the EXCUSES column. Some people were more creative than others in ex- plaining their reasons for being late.- I was attacked by flying squirrels, was an excuse used by freshman Joel DeLaVegaL Or, My hemorrhoids were acting up, was written by fresh- man Justin Frank. Though these ex- cuses might have been humorous to the students, the result was almost al- ways the same in the teacher's grade- book: Unexcused. Some people proved to be really sincere in their excuses though. I ran all the way from the other building and still didn't get here on time, freshman John Turner pleaded. Or more simply phrased by freshman Jeff Huhtanen, PLEASE But after your third tardy, it didnlt matter how good your excuse was, 52 academics you still got a detention. I don't think detentions are fair, said sophomore Stephen Greer. If you can't get to class on time, a deten- tion is not going to make you run fas- ter. To make matters worse, teachers often called parents to advise them of your tardies. 'gMy mother was not happy with me when my English teacher called and told her that one of my reasons' for being late was that I was helping the needy, said' sophomore Courtney Joyner. Many times excuses on the sign-in sheet read, There's not enough time between classes. I think seven minutes should be given in between classes, said sopho- more Cody Mix. Five minutes isn't enough time to get between buildings and make a stop at your locker or the restroomf' In the end, your excuse didn't really make that much difference - you usually had to serve your time and look forward to next semester when the tally started over and you got two more chances to be late. Copy and Design by Chris Thompson Co edli