Fermi High School - Traces Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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In the classroom, our teachers offer us opportunities to develop our “real world” knowledge. Our roles as students are diverse. We may be asked to work as a group; sharpening our listening skills and our abilities to cooperate and verbalize with each other as human beings with a common goal. We may be required to play the role of leader when initiating a class discussion or we may be called upon to work in small or large groups, in pairs or as individuals. A history class demands the use of

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The administrators are the producers. They assure that the curriculum meets the educational needs of the actors. They keep everything going according to schedule. Along the way they offer advice as to how a complete and refined product can be achieved. The directors, our teachers, guide the actors according to the script. They provide us with encouragement and demand that we focus on our curtain call to the “real world” — graduation. 7

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our communication skills to take notes on a lecture and to participate in a discussion of the material. Our abilities to give directions to others and to cooperate as a team may be drawn upon while working on a science lab. We might gain experience as a leader initiating a class debate with a statement we’ve prepared. In English class our thoughts must be communicated on paper in an essay or report. No matter what the acting role we play, the classroom situation, through practice, fine tunes the necessary “real world” skills. The more roles rehearsed now will eventually be beneficial to us in the future when we enter college or the working world. The second act of this production called high school encompasses, for most students, the varied clubs, activities, and sports offered at Enrico Fermi High School. Each role played, be it a class officer, a team member or captain, a fundraiser, or a group leader, adds to our sense of responsibility and to our knowledge of the word commitment. In order for any group or team to be successful, each member must learn to rely on others and vice versa. Dedication to a job well done - the production of a literary magazine, a winning football season, a well run ski trip, or a smooth flowing rendition of a new song in band, requires each member to do his or her part. 9