Estacado High School - Matador Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Can You Count to 10? copy, layout and photos by Robert Fino How old were you when you could finally count to ten? IVfath is a skill which everyone must become aquainted with. Just think of the many times you encounter an obstacle dealing with math. The math department is head- ed by IVfe. Brazell, who also works with students in order to prepare them for U. I. L. competition. Throughout the course of the year, students may enroll in a variety of classes dealing with the fundementals of math. A more advanced course offered is trigonometry. The main purpose of math is to stress the importance of math- mathetics and to make each st udent a more potent ial consunrv er.

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Cr C ) tu Is it a Drag? i 1. Ms. Hudson seriously dis- cusses a home- work assign- ment. 2. Ms. Reed, one of the most liked teachers at Estacado, pre- sents one of her unique poses. 3. Jo Ann Gu- tierrez, Debbie Gibson, and Rickey Domin- quez prepare for an English as- signment. 4. Ms. Reeds’ fourth period class prepares a jack-o-lantern on halloween. 5. Nancy Free- man seems to be using her power of ‘82’ to stay awake during math class. As Claudia Black- well shows more interest in the camera instead of math. 6. Ms. Brazell explains to her students a new method of math. 7. Algebra stu- dents listen with interest. 3 tnglish-what a drag! Today most students feel that English is just a waste of time. However, many st udents do not real ize t hat English provides many future advantages. After high school, a student will have gained the knowledge of correctly using the English skills. Skills taught in English variey from sentence structure to early American literature. IVfe. Reed, head of the English department, feels teachers are accomplishing the goal of teach- ing students as much as time permits.

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A CC! o reoccurinq past It’s been said that history repeats itself and the reoccur- ence is obvivos in this depart- ment, which includes, world his- tory, world geography, Ameri- can history and government. Students are taught the course history has taken through out the world, the development of the government we live under and especially America’s histor- ical past and not so past. 1. Seniors Phyllis Gant and Jada Love explore the many aspects of our government. 2. Mr. Van Fleet is shown instructing Lawrence Whitley on the subject of text.