Franklin Junior High School - Kite N Key Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Climbing the pegboard is one of the three requirements of making the Triple Threat Club in physical education. These ninth grade students are learning how to sew. In home econom- ics they also learn how to prepare different foods. Students Learn Skills Physical education is taken by all students at Franklin. It helps them to build strong bodies and a sense of sportsmanship. Every eighth grade girl is required to take home eco- nomics for one semester. Many girls also elect to take it in their ninth grade year. These classes teach them the basic skills of homemaking. In industrial arts, students learn the art of building and using tools in the correct manner. Eighth grade boys are introduced to industrial arts for one semester. Several students also benefit from taking shop in their ninth grade year. Students learn the fun- damentals of working with metals and woods.

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The art classes work on many projects lor the school. They make posters to put in the cafe- teria and decorate the bulletin boards. The ninth grade students have a choice of taking either algebra or general math. In algebra, the students review some of their eighth grade math problems and then advance to more difficult ones. To arrive at an understanding of these problems, the students spend much of their time in study- ing the structure. They learn what certain steps are taken and why. The seventh, eighth and ninth grade art classes worked on projects for Franklin. They helped decorate the bulletin boards and showcases. They also made some of the posters that go in the cafeteria and halls. The seventh and eighth grade students were taught modern math. The x and y lanes were taught the methods of modern math. The z lanes were taught the techniques of the traditional math. In general math, ninth graders studied the traditional math and reviewed the eighth grade math. Students Study Modern, Traditional Math The seventh grade x and y lane math, study the modern math. The z lanes work on the refresher math. Only ninth grade students are eligible to take algebra. The problems seem easy to the students at first but then become more difficult.

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During (heir first year of Latin, the students are required to make a project they are interested in. The French students are sometimes asked to locate dif- ferent shrines and buildings in Paris. Pupils Read, Study Languages Mrs. Hess ' s French and Spanish classes have been seeing films and filmstrips and hearing tapes pertaining to their language. The classes get a new film each week and the film is shown more than once. The students learn to understand, speak, read and write the language. The students sometimes act out dialogues. They learn grammar fay using correct form and by doing grammar exercises. The Spanish students enjoy looking at posters, pictures, and souvenirs that are connected with Mexico. Mrs. Chandler ' s Latin students are con- cerned with learning Latin words and basic sentence structure, and language. Latin stu- dents also begin comparing old Roman cus- toms with modern day customs. The library is a place to do extra reading and gain more knowledge. There are many books, magazines, newspapers, encyclope- dias, for the students to use. Mrs. Brandon has many students helping her in the li- brary. WITH Jk k 1 i» BOOKS J . k MlAuiBL ail mm Iff 7 F Trl