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

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s . Top left (Leslie Epps) I can ' t drive a car. Top center I am thoroughly tired but I must read the book. Top right Monique Walker participates in a skit from Canterbury Tales. Middle left Cheryl Johnson has a friendly chat with a representative. Bottom left (Saladin Blackman) mediating the discussion in English. Bottom center Rena Harden is caught turning the other cheek. Bottom right Kim Wathall lights another stu- dent ' s candle in the Spanish Honor Society induction. Bottom far right (Daron Coates) To be or not to be is the question. Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty My Antonia by Wllla Gather and Works of T.S. Elliot and Nikki Giovanni My Antonia was the first book that I remember enjoying as a teenager. The Works of T.S. Elliot and Nikki Giovanni be- cause of their appeal to uni- versal emotion. No comment. 56 — — Academics J S. Tennyson English L. Terry English uniors

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Juniors ASVAB, an acronym given to Armed Service Vocational Apti- tude Battery is administered each year to juniors. The test measures specific skills or abili- ties that are helpful to one as ca- reer counseling for both civilian and military jobs. The California Achievement Test, CAT for short is a standard- ized achievement test given each spring for students enrolled in grades K-12. It measures one ' s achievement in prereading, read- ing, spelling, language, math- ematics, and reference skills. The CAT is administered to give teachers an outlook on how to plan instructional programs for their students. It also provides an objective basis for assessing the overall achievement level of stu- dents for evaluating the goals and the objectives of the school system. Definition Social Studies — So-cial Webster ' s definition — nptif eKest dealing witii human relationsliip the functions of society (as histol,™ vies, economics). Our definition — a class one takes to learn about countries like Nordaustlan- det. Ostrov Greem-Beel, and Pico all rising world super powers that will - «-- ' tly affect our future. Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty I recommend If , Invic- tus , Life ' s Mirrors , A Psalm of Life , and Be the Best of Whatever You Are . Just Between Us Blacks by Carl Rowan It was a very stimulating book and it is highly recom- mended. Mr, Rowan does ' t give up on black youth. Science and Human Behav- ior by B.F. Skinner I have found Skinner ' s ideas very useful in my teaching and in raising my children. W. Smith Social studies D. Stamm Science Academics Juniors 55

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Juniors i 0 mf i Eleventh grade president Mi- cheal Bond decided to run for of- fice because he felt he could do the job of President effectively. After being inaugrated, he came to realize the office of President was more strenuous than he imagined. But he expected ev- ery junior to participate in most if not all junior activities. Often outside reading can in- fluence one ' s character and val- ues Micheal said that the book A Tale of Two Cities enabled him to acquire leadership necessary to become president. This book influenced him because it dis- played the valor and sacrifices made by the characters. Micheal had no one in mind who had been an influence on him; however he did credit Student Government President Aaron Turpeau for set- ting an example . . . because if anything he is a leader. Definition Junior — Jun-ior Webster ' s definition — n: a STOt his next to last year before gradi Our definition — One more yeas Hallelujah!!! i Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Faculty Narrative Life of FrederJcii Douglass an American Slave by Frederick Douglass This book became my source of inspiration when we were laboring to open this school on schedule. No comment. J. Thompson ROTC Academics Juniors — — 57