Deer Park High School - Deer Yearbook (Deer Park, TX)

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Danny Stransky 9 Mark Striedel 1 1 Brenda Strong 10 Darryl Strong 9 Tommy Strong 11 Jeli Strolher 9 Lisa Strolher 10 Lori Strother I0 115 lmpatient underclassmen earn driving techniques From the time students enter high school, and sometimes before, their main goal is to get their driver's license and to own a car. The completion of Driver's Ed and the sixteenth birthday are the two most awaited events in the lives of freshmen and sophomores. Juniors and seniors smile at this impatience, remembering their own similar feelings. They remember with a shudder the days before they owned a car and the privilege of driving. They recall with laughter the near-accidents in Driver's Ed and the dates on which big-brother chauffeured, and with embarrass- ment, the fear experienced, but not admitted, while finally being given the final test. They remember the fears of mothers and the promises never to drive with her in the car again, and feel genuinely sorry for those who have yet to experi- ence these traumatic events. With so many people driving, Driver's Ed is a very necessary course, no mat- ter how much the student would like to skip it and begin driving without it. Nlost look forward to it as a chance to drive - a big event for an unlicensed person. They are surprised to find that it's not all that easy. Six weeks of the quarter course include mostly paperwork. Answers to approximately 100 questions, taken out of the Texas Driver's Handbook, are required from each student. The other six weeks are spent alternately in the simulator and the cars with strict grading done in both. With the facilities available, Driver's Ed has become quite a convenient course. Because of the number of students signed up, it is offered seven peri- ods a day with those taking it seventh period remaining off-campus until second period. The simulator offers comfort and convenience to students, and the number of cars available allows students to ride uncrowded while receiving in- car instruction. The greatest convenience, though, is the withdrawal of the S30 fee once required of students. It is amazing how such an important thing to a freshman or sophomore becomes so trivial within months after the privilege is granted. As long as driv- ing and cars and Driver's Ed exist, students will continue to look forward to, dread and reminisce about days in Driver's Ed. A. Preparing to receive instruction, sophomores Evette Denney and Steve Marshall exchange places in the car. B. Perfecting her behind the wheeI techniques, junior Brenda Verrett concentrates while in the simulator. C. With'an abundance of driver edu- cation training cars, students ride uncrowded while being instructed in driving proce- dures. ,545 CLASSES! PAGE 315

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Science courses offer foundation for college Science is the major field in the technological world today, Mr. Otis Smith, physics teacher, said. Because of its importance, a great number of science courses are offered. Science is required by most colleges and is the basis for many iobs. Physical science is a course offered to freshmen. lt is, as its name implies, a very general course, teaching the fundamentals of physics and chemistry. Biology I, an elective course, is the study of plant and animal life. Squeamish students, usually girls, immediately regret having taken it as the first assign- ment is to dissect an animal that has been rubberized by formaldehyde. Other assignments include collecting various plants and insects and labeling them with their scientific names. , Chemistry and physics are the two most advanced courses offered. In chem- istry, students study chemical changes and learn how to be good consumers by examining common chemicals which are used every day. ln order to make application of his teachings, Mr. Frank Butcher, chemistry teacher, sets up experiments for his students in which they prepare artificial flavorings, aspirin and other household elements. Physics is the study of mechanics of heat, light, sound, electricity and elec- tronics. It is the study of energy and its transformation, and according to Mr. Smith, a profusion of gears, levers, and oscilloscopes, as well as a multitude of frustrations. Science, however, does not deal solely in mechanics. lt is in reality a search for truth and a glimpse of philosophy, Nlr. Smith said. A. Junior Joey Kirkpatrick prepares to launch a gun cotton rocket in Mr. Frank Butcher's third period Chemistry class. B. As one of the steps in making aspirin, junior Rusty Smariga crystalizes the aspirin using an ice bath. PAGE 316 I CLASSES ' Cliff Strunk 9 Tania Stutts 9 Vanessa Suarez 10 Kenny Sublett 9 Terri Suiter 9 Beverly Sullivan 1 1 Pam Svetc 9 D'Anna Swindle I1 David Szanto 9 David Tanner I 1 Williams Tanner 10 Teresa Tapley 'l 1 Mike Tarver 10 Annette Tassin 9 Phillip Tavel 9 Casey Taylor 9 Cathy Taylor 1 1 Donna Taylor 1 1 Joan Taylor 9 Lisa Taylor 9 Lorraine Taylor 9 Mickey Teague 9 Lisa Teer 10 Josue Teran 10