Eisenhower High School - Ikes Echoes Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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r. GEN.. f, Tonya Wetland Giclg White towel Mekluad Preclous Wilkins Tlmorhy Williams Amy Wllson E Grok; wmr Q I Jennifer Wnblemkl Jeremy Wmng 26 SEVENTH GRADE

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SOCIAL STUDIES This year in social studies eighth graders learned about explora- tion and disc0very of the Ameri- cos from the fifteenth century through the Civil War. The eighth grade social studies classes at- tended iiAn Americon Toil'i, o chorming role of on immigrating mouse family from the Soviet Union. HOME ARTS , 7 ENGLISH There were two home orts closses L Eighth grode English was 0 class de- ovoiloble to eighth grade students signed to teach the students grom- this year, Home Arts A 0nd Home - ,v T mor, mechanics, writing, and Iitero- Arts B. Home Arts A covered such ' , 5 , ture. This year students learned the things as family living, babysitting, L ' . ' relationship between grammar and sewing. Home Arts B classes . L. 4, . ' study and speaking and writing skills. learned grooming, nutrition, and , ' , ,- n The students also developed 0 crite- food preparation. , , , tie in chosing books, movies, and i i television shows. DEVELOPMENTAL READING The eighth grade developmen- tol reading closs covered com- prehension, timed and con- trolled reading, and o newspa- per unit. They also covered life w i t V; a : survival skills. As 0 result of this w i 4'5 s n I class, many students will have ' better comprehension and read- ing skills. COMPUTERS Computers was 0 required closs w for eighth graders this year. The ' students learned many uses of the computer and how to pro- gram. This class was designed to make students aware of the pos- 25 E'GHTH GRADE sible uses of computers in their lives.