Frederick Douglass High School - Polaris Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Sophomore Left Hugh Lethas to close his eyes to think. Center Nash Alexander, Bill Avery, and other sophomores applaud after the speech by Andrew Young. Right Terr! Barber sings her solo in the assembly. Bottom left French class participates in their game. Bottom center Mrs. Jenkins counsels Janice Murray about dance. Bottom right Marial Ellis read a leaflet in the Assembly Room. Bottom far right Seniors and sophomores become members of FBLA and DECA. Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Footprints in the Mind This book was a collection of poems dealing with friend- ship. R. Jackson Business Education G. Jenkins Art and P.V.T. Chairperson 38 — Academics Sophomores M. Jenkins Physical Education

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Sophomore A Look At Sophomore Requirements The class of 1985 has new re- quirements that have to be met before they can graduate. This class is the first to have to meet these requirements. College bound sophomores were expected to take these classes for three quarters: Geometry Biology American History Foreign Language Health Home Economics There are also other require- ments that must be met before The black man is linked to his brother by indissoluble ties. The one cannot be truly free while the other is a slave. graduation. They are: Health Safety Career Planning U.S. History Economic Free Enterprise Busi- ness Citizenship Personal Finance Students who wished to gra- duate in 1985 must take the Ba- sic Skills Test (BST), in addition to meeting the academic re- quirements. If one did not pass this test, he she would be given the opportunity to take if five more times in order to pass it once. The portion of the test, (Math Reading), that was not passed would have to be made up in a Remediation Course. No credit would be earned in these remediation courses, so he she might have to take courses in summer school, in order to ad- vance with his her class. The class of 1985 had a great challenge before it which they prepared to meet with the best of their abilities. America cannot always sit as a queen in peace and repose prouder and stronger govern- ments than this have been shat- tered by the bolts of a just God. Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Fa The Churchill Wit by Bill Ad- ler This book provided me with some very enjoyable mo- ments and another side of a very brilliant and famous per- son. No comment. All the President ' s Men by Woodwfard and Bernstein It is about the bold misuse or power of so-called men of im- portance in our political sys- tem, students must be aware of this in order to prevent such actions in the future. Academics Sophomore — 37

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Sophomore Sophomore Views The tenth graders interviewed said the BST was only a common sense test. Roni Sullivan, 10-13, said, All in all I think that the BST was an overall good test that the Public School system administered. And the class of ' 85 ' s test scores should encourage others to strive higher. Jonathan Aaron, 10-1 said, The BST is a good test for us to take, because some of the stu- dents have forgotten the Basics, and they need to be reminded that they ' re going to have to know them, nat only to graduate, but to function in the outside world. Phoebe Smith — 10-12 said, When I found out that I had to take the BST, I was very ner- vous. She felt that most of her classmates felt the way she did. ROTC — ROTC Webster ' s definition — n: Reserve Offi- cers Training Corp. :| Our definition — A rare organizat| i talented cadets. ; » fi Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty No comment The Tongue: A Creative Force by C. Capp The book was very exciting. E. Jordan Industrial Art Money Dynamics for the 80 ' s We are constantly bombard- ed with all types of saving and investment strategies. This book discussed pros and cons of all of them. Academics Sophomore 39