East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Setting aside time makes the grade Reading long-winded, bor- ing novels seemed bad enough. Not to mention the ever so unpopular essays and tests, but there was one as- signment that couldn ' t be out- done for the Doom prize. Yes, you guessed it, the dread- ed research paper. We all knew it was coming: everyone of us aware that sooner or lat- er we would be faced to a month ' s torture. The writing is not really that bad: it ' s the hunting for information that is the worst part. It seemed like once a year you had to move into the library in order to survive. Jennifer Adams said. The unpopular assignment seemed to be dreaded by not only students, but by the teachers as well. It was a has- sle for teachers to grade the reports, then having the stu- dents coming into class and asking everyday, Have you graded our Research Papers yet? Then having to make up an excuse on why it was that they haven ' t. You have to spend a lot of time on grading the papers. Each individual one has to be reviewed and read, which can take awhile. Pam Smith said. The research paper took up a lot of time and effort for eve- ryone. To be successful took a lot of work. Many of the Eng- lish teachers felt it posed as a good preparation for students planning to attend college. Al- so, many students felt it taught them many valuable lessons that will benefit them for future use. It seems like there is once every year when the library skills we learned come in handy. I didn ' t think all of that stuff would really ever be used, but it has been, Michelle Beckman said. ChArieen Pearce Heidi Htilcherso MAKING THE GRADE. Rob Crim carefully rerleivs his grammar book to prepare himself for a quiz. Many teach- ers give quizzes over neiv concepts to see how well the students grasp the concept Just learned. Many times they hint when one is near. ACADlMiet English Department by Deelaina Stowe . . . 202

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HAVE A HEADACHE THIS BIG! Many limes the work load gels you down. Adrian Ramirez bailies wilh his Algebra II work during one of his class- es. Sludents lend lo finish their home- work during school hours in order lo be free al nighl. 4 DID YOU HEAR ME? In Joan Wil- son ' s English class sludenls have lit- erature projects they had to portray. Suzette Soua. Janice Roth, and Dorm Marshall choose a scene from one of Chaucer ' s works. ( cQ.d£, c i. ACADEMICS Academics

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