Dumas High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Dumas, AR)

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Shane Gasaway hurries to finish before the bell. Sandra Graves, Maureen Ryan and Sharon Stephens pay close attention l to Mrs. Paulette Smith's explanation. Geography was an area where Social Studies students needed work. Julius l Davidson points out that Arkansas l is in the United States. Ricky Watts, Letha Ward, Paulette Lacky and Roderick Tillar preferred to study in groups. There was a move toward more group work in many of the classes.

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. . . Who, What, When, Why, Kc How Q 0 SOCIHI 5fUd16S Social Studies covered many weeks. Plus, if they were in areas ranging from Civics to Mrs. Porter's room, they had Sociology. to walk all the way to the Vo Beginning this year, Tech building because her students had to acquire three room was relocated there. credits from graduation. Contemporary American The Psychology!Sociology History used the Arkansas course was increased to two Gazette as one of their classes because of the textbooks. increased demand. Over 80 American History was students signed up though taught in summer school by there was room for only 60. Miss Alyce Smith. Many opt Students in Social Studies to take the course then did mapwork, viewed vidios, because of tight schedules and had a lot of daily tests caused by activities and the along with other activities. increased number of credits World History students had required. to do a project each nine Cathie LaCroix reads the Arkansas Gazette in Contemporary American History. This was a daily activity. 1 18

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Shane Gasaway, Johnny Luster, Mike Riley Keith Hurst, Hugh Aaron Spires have a group discussion in Mrs. Paulette Smith's World History class. Pam Mock, Delano Jackson, Kim Williams, Kelly Branson, Andrew Massey, David Milner, and Johnna Keeling work together during Sociology. 20 5 S i gif r x