Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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History joins English f A new course called Hu- manities added a bit of a twist to both history and English class for a group of juniors in honors English. Now, instead of one hour of each class, it provided a two-hour course which combined the two sub- jects. The thought of a two-hour class of both his- tory and English may come to mind as unbear- able for most students, but the students involved were positive about the course and genuinely seemed to enjoy it. The class was a lot of fun but also a lot of work. We had to read quite a bit and not just what was on the surface but between the lines. junior Karen Allen said. To make the class more fun, special activities were done regularly. Often the two-hour period would start with class discussions of worldwide events which affected the lives of all in- volved. Also, weekly cur- rent events were required. The current event was a written explanation of an event from a magazine ar- ticle. Small skits were also done throughout the se- mester. In addition, the class did things like dressing up as Indians and early settlers and parading around the lunchroom, and they did a reenactment of a speech given by President Lincoln which included questions from the press. All these things were extras which made Humanities a bit diffrent and a little more fun. The class was good be- cause we learned the his- torical background on a lot of great American litera- ture that other Engish classes didn ' t bother to teach, said junior Marivel Hernandez. The serious side of the two hour class consisted of the students learning com- position and test skills. Al- so a major part of the class was the importance of ex- pressing one ' s thoughts clearly. Most teachers ask for an answer they want to hear, but teachers Gwen Bonner and Monica Shaw stressed the importance of expressing one ' s own thoughts. Preparing the classroom for a 200th anniversary celebration of the constitution, junior Deanna Jones supervises the decoration committee. Photo By Steve McCandless. 128 V Together Academics

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C ' unccntrating on a project soon to be entvri-d in competition, senior I ina Adkins takes her hobby se- riously, riiolii B) Sli ' vi ' Mr( andk ' ss. Deeply enveloped in her work, se- nior (hris Kdmonson carefully constructs marks that will hope- fully catch the eye of the judge. I ' hiilo B) Sli-HT Mc midliss. Training her artist skills, junior Anna Arriola practices painting still lifes as a way to improve her capabilities. Pholo By Benjamin Valkjo. Smiling happily, senior Andrew Hamm finds that the key to suc- cessful work is to make it as en- joyable as possible. I ' hoio By stcvc MK ' andless. Secret to Success is Having an imagination and being self- confident enough to use it. — Kathy Farris Layout by Benjamin Vallejo V 127

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Trying to finish his homework in class , junior Sean Peters works intensively. Phmo By Mamjie Kills. Lighting the candles on the birth- day cake, teacher Monica Shaw readies the cake for eating. Phoio By Slevf McCandlt ' ss. Secret to Success is . . . ' ' Don ' t be afr aid to take risks. Set your goal and go for it. ' — Guentzel Molly Concentrating on a test, juniors Conrad McDowell and Kevin Dailey work. Phoio By Mag|t c eiiis. 1 Layout By Benjamin Vallejo V 129