Incarnate Word High School - Star Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Academics . . . who cares, right? The word academics forces you to come to school six hours a day, allows you to watch the sun rise fdoing unfin- ished papersj, and spend Saturdays and Sundays at your second home: the li- brary. But let's look at the ac- ademic world from a dif- ferent perspective, a better one. The student-teacher relationship lets you know that your teacher is always willing to help through your challenging courses. Two special aspects of this school are the mod system and the four year Religion program. The mod system encourages individual re- sponsibility while Religion serves as a spiritual guide. Both prepare you as you travel down the path of life. So the next time you wonder why your parents sent you here - focus on your future and then you'll understand why. 9, Eff F.0. . Foe 011 Ac d mic 'w i 4 , ' 0 'q-M-eeWm.., ,,,, . 10 4 it '

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Stands For . . . As a college preparatory high school, Incarnate Word offers a variety of Advanced Placement Courses - courses that give students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. The AP courses offered this year are Calculus, Chemistry II, English III and IV, and Spanish IV. The AP courses are actually college level courses. The students are given more personal freedom with respect to work and assignments, but they are expected to act much more maturely and responsibly than in their other classes. At the end of the year, students have the opportunity to take the AP exam for the particular course or courses they are enrolled in. Though they don't have to take the exam, teachers strongly recommend that they do. The exams are graded on a scale of 1-5 C5 being the highestj by the College Board. A five on an AP exam can give anywhere from 6-16 hours of college credit. To say the least, AP classes are a challenge. Students are called upon 12 to reshape their way of thinking, improve their writte and oral skills, and absorb a much greater amount c information at a faster rate than in other classes. How ever, these classes aren't all work - AP students like t have fun, too. The Chem lI's go on chemistry related fiel trips and are always doing fascinating experiments. Th Calculas students all have beanies with propellers on to that they wear during class. The Spanish class partir ipates in various contests around the city during the yeai showing off their artistic talent, speaking and writin skills, or fabulous Mexican cuisine. And of course, th English AP's enjoy in-class parties every once in a while To show how proud they are of the girls, the A teachers get together every year and plan a party fc them. It is usually held at an AP teacher's house in May There's food, fun, games - a whole afternoon just fc them as a way of saying Congratulations for all of you hard work!