Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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photo by I any I lusiig WHO ME? Senior Sieve Moris hits the books during English m 6th hour. English in students researched information for their term papers on Steinbeck’s book “The Pearl.” photo by Larry I lusiig THE FUN BUNCH: Fun Bunch members juniors Mike Hammersmith and Jimmy Rogers discuss their journal entries. The bunch also included juniors Chad Churchill, I arry Huslig, Justin Knupp and Danny Schlochtermeier. photo by Audra Knop IT’S A DAILY DOUBLE! Instructor Mike Westerman, host of the English I Jeopardy game, uncovers a daily double. The English I students played the simulated game the week before semesters in order to review. 11

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English students diaper Michaelangelo's statue of David As in years before, “The Odyessy,” “The Lively Art of Writing,” “The Pearl,” and “The Canterbury Tales” boggled many minds. Although the curriculum didn’t change much for the various English classes, English I and II teachers Michael Westerman and John Mohn decided not to exchange classes this year. In past years, Westerman and Mohn exchanged classes for two weeks. The English I classes would get a taste of journalism while the English II classes caught up on various pieces of literature not covered in English I. “With the student teacher, Mrs. Markle, here, it would have been hard for her to exchange with the classes. She would have had to observe for two weeks or miss part of her teaching in the junior high,” said Westerman. “I was upset that we didn’t get to exchange classes with Mr. Wester- man,” said sophomore Kristi Klepper. “I was looking forward to studying Romeo and Juliet. But then when it came time to exchange, I found out that we couldn’t. I really needed a break from English II.” Students in English III and IV wrote term papers on the assigned literature. The students in 5th hour English III, however, enjoyed an added feature: The Fun Bunch. The bunch provided several helpful antics ranging from diapering Miche- langelo’s statue “David” to writing steamy journal entries about instruc- tor Nancy Converse and her “silky white hair.” “I think our humorous viewpoints relax the other students so that they can better share their ideas. Besides, we have lots of fun,” said Fun Bunch member Larry Huslig. “They raise controversial questions. In some cases, people speak out for or against what they say,” said Converse. by Audra Knop 10 “I was upset that we didn’t get to exchange classes with Mr. Wester- man. I was looking forward to studying Romeo and Juliet. But then when it came time to exchange, I found out that we couldn’t. I really needed a break from English II.” Kristi Klepper, sopho- more

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Students' views vary depending on time, personal choice, friends in the class Mathematics involves the ability to learn and to reason logically. “I think Advanced Math is probably necessary if you want to go into anything technical, like engineering; but for the average person, it’s not necessary,” said senior Travis Roth. Eight math classes were offered by three teachers. Roger Stremel instruc- ted Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Algebra n, and Adv. Math. Tom Stams and Leon Sobba each had an Algebra I class with Stams also teaching Consu- mer Math and Sobba with Computer Science and Adv. Computer Science. Out of these eight classes, two credits were required for graduation. “If you aren’t serious about math, you shouldn’t take Advanced Math. It is really hard, especially if you have the tendency to lose concentration,” said senior Woody Wood. “Algebra II is hard,” said junior Diane Hoar. “Most of the material I’ve never seen before. It’s mainly the graphs that upset me. I can’t do them.” Chad Churchill, junior, said, “Algebra II isn’t as hard as Algebra I was, but I still can’t stand word problems.” But freshman Tom Hammersmith had not a bad word to say. “Mr. Stams really informs us about all those neat equations, we have a lot of fun in algebra,” he said. “I think I’ll miss it after this year.” Along a similar line, junior Shalane Saling admitted that she enjoyed math. “Algebra II is fun, but sometimes it’s not really the class, it’s the people in it that make it fun,” said Saling. “Geometry really helps me to solve everyday problems and will be useful in the future,” said sophomore Jon Dannebohm. photo by Steve Moris CONCENTRATION: Junior Angela Meyer listens to instructor Roger Stremel during third hour Algebra II. EAGLE MATH 12