Grand Saline High School - Chief Yearbook (Grand Saline, TX)

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Moth Students Go to Contest for slide rule and number sense. Two students went to slide rule and four to number sense. At these contests the students had to score higher on tests than their opponents. Two months to a year before the contest students began work on tests and short cuts in problem solving. For the last five years Grand Saline has won one or both con- tests in district and has qualified from one to four students--for regional contests. AJ Mr. Hunter gives math notes to his stu- dents. BJ Building trades class watch closely as Mr. Davis mixes paint. Moth 63

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., A use 'tr ,ws JC if: A Trodes C oss Builds House in permanent location on Lindy Drive. The three-room, two- bath house has a beamed ceiling in the living room and wainscot- ing in the kitchen, hall and bathroom. Before building, students had to learn safety rules and names and uses of tools. In addition to the actual build- ing, the class did their own wir- ing and duct for central air and heat. Bids are to be taken for the sale of the house when the work is completed, probably in the sum- mer. AJ Stephen Shields and Luke Warner paint in the building trades house. BJ Mr. Parks works out a problem on the board for his math class. CJ Mr. Elliott explains the method to use in math to Richard Koonce. 62 Building Trades

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Awards Given in Ceremony Parents were invited to a spe- cial awards-presentation cere- mony May 27. Principal Gerald Gilbert presented the awards and refreshments were served . Twenty G-awards were given. These are the highest awards a student can receive and are given to students who excel in their class work and extracurricular activities. Departmental and Who's Who awards were given to the most outstanding students in each sub- ject area. Only seniors were eli- gible to receive Departmental awards. Therefore, if a senior was chosen most outstanding in a subject, he received both Departmental and Who's Who awards. Underclassmen chosen as outstanding received only the Who's Who award . Perfect Attendance certificates were given to any student who was neither absent nor tardy dur- ing the school year. The National Educational Development Test was given to freshman and sophomore stu- dents. Those making 90 or above were given certificates. AJ Seniors receiving awards include ffrontj Matt Driskill, G-Award: Rhonda Lee, Honor Graduate, Who's Who and Depart- mental in English. qbackj Kim McMakin. Honor uraduate, G-Award, Who's Who and Departmental in Mathg and John Darby, Honor Graduate, G-Award, Who's Who and Departmental in Science. BJ Kerri Willingham and Lynn Hill received certificates for NEDT. 64 Awards F1 'tg ,ff r. I .fl sf ' .+ .ff AA BV