Fairview High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Fairview, OK)

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FUMBLING FINGERS. Beau Meadows tries to figure out the maze by using her sense of touch. Photo by D. Burghardt. RELYING ON RESPONSE. Laura Copenhaver gives Jason Hasty encourage- ment as he concentrates. Academics 29

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Milfsj a,EiidL Surveys Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior. This was a very important defini- tion to all the psychology students, as it appeared on almost every test. Max Martens concluded, “After the first cou- ple of times, I got smart and finally learned the definition. The students learned most ef- fectively about human behavior, as they did mazes and surveys. Some of the mazes were con- structed from straws, grass, boxes and other available materials. They often performed a wide variety of different experiments. For example, for one week each of the students had to bring a child and observe the way they reacted to different things. Angela Corneleson said, This class has really helped me to understand people better and what makes them do what they do. Sociology was equally educa- tional and fun. Many dramas were used to study people’s reaction in social situations. Jason Hasty summed it up. “This class was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it. After completing their course in psychology, students were ready to try out their newly ac- quired knowledge. copy by: K. Ross A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT. Cindy Bryant decides to move her hand to the right hoping this is the correct choice. Photo by: D. Burghardt. ALL RIGHT: Expressing a sigh relief, Lowell Berg completes h test. Photo by: D. Burghardt. 28 Academics

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 In the years past, the deci- sion whether to go to college or not was not necessary until the latter years of high school. However, beginning with the 1985-1986 sophomore class, three math credits, not in- cluding general or consumer math, had to be taken in high school to enter college. Many sophomores had their opinions on the change. Collin Berg and Robin McMurphy realized that math was a necessary, so they managed to overlook all of the studying and time it took. Although most students realized that math was an im- portant course in learning to function in today’s society, that did not always make it a popular course. Shara An- drews suffer a minor heart failure when she realized that, because she had taken general math her freshman year, she would have to have four solid years of math. Math, though, was not dreaded and feared by all. Marty Graham said, I enjoy math because it is challenging, fun, and it makes me think.” Although some of the sophomores were displeased with the rule concerning math credits, many juniors thought that the extra credit would have been beneficial to their future classes. I wish that three math courses would have been re- quired for me,” Rita Sandefur said. So, even though they were somewhat hard to attain, most agreed that higher standards were better standards. By: C. Reed