Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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Going with the flow. Computer Science student Kim Smith tries to design a flow chart duiing class, while Lora Zukowski, center, puts the last touches on her art assignment. Career - 12

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Overheard Conversations And even telephone numbers can become sources of inspiration for students' poems Thrills and chills .. . Ac- tion and romance . . . Tears and laughter . . . Subjects of the latest movies? After spending an hour with Poet-in-Resident, Ms. Devon McNamara, eighth and tenth grade students discovered that anything can be interest- ing topics for poems. Have nothing better to do with your time than eaves- drop in on a con- versa- tion? Ms. McNa- mara showed how any student can turn it into a rather amusing, and at times, in- teresting poem. Read- ing from selected works of West Vir- ginian poets, Ms. McNa- mara demonstrated that poems can cover a wide range of topics. Finally it was time for the students to get down to work. Listening to the various comments around the room gave some stu- dents their source of in- spiration while others ex- perimented with syllables they got from their tele- phone numbers. After the session was done, almost every student was able to leave with two poems complet- ed. It was a little bit of perspi- ration and a whole lot of inspi- ration for the stud- ents. Ms. Devon McNamra reads some of her favorite poems. Sophomores listen to Ms. McNamara's poems, (center) while in eighth grade class she explains how to write a pantoum. Poetry 11

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Career Options Explored Getting a firsthand look With in-school training Sludents heads die bent in concentration at the computer keyboard. A careful paint stroke and another student puts the finishing touches on her art work. Practicing nightly, band students work on perfect- ing their technique. More and more, stu- dents are turning to class- es that offer more hands- on experience. Many select these classes in hopes of pursuing a career in that field. Others select these classes bacause of the satisfac- tion of seeing a complet- ed work. For se- nior, Jua- nita Du- ley, she has taken her art class out of the class- room and now works on painting a mural on the wall at Flemington Elementary. Juniors and seniors trav- el daily to the United Ca- reer Center to attend classes that they hope will lead them to a job in the work force after graduation. With an eye to the fu- ture and a realization that the knowledge of com- puters is becoming a re- quirement in the job mar- ket, several students, like sophomore Tim Knotts, sign up for computer sci- ence classes. Whe- ther the class is program- ming, drafting, writing or playing music, students can get plenty of hands-on experi- ence. A bird's eye view. Mr. Donald Kenyon checks a computer program during class. Career - 13