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

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on K Pain 9 WSWHNX c - . .r,,,wu4i Mrs. Mengden helps jennifer Plofchan with her research paper for English IV P. English lll AP's studying Black literature. BACK ROW: Robin Thompson, Amy azala, Penny Blalack, Rosemary Oswald, Suzanne Vontour, and Ieanette uevarra, FRONT ROW: Gretchen Finger, Rebecca Stehling, Michelle Flores, lena Cabral, Evette Sodke, Teresa Cisneros, and Beth Brandes. Maria Cantu and Molly Moran show us what their English research paper has riven them to. I refuse to learn anymore Calculus! says Nina Trevino, gp.-

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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!

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Us terhag . . . - T? . .. N W m ..X , 2 , if N My if if i3l7iw1 L igcci ,, 5 A Anna Bernal, Becky Moreno and Lisa Vil- lareal express how they feel after not having received academic checks. AP JoAnn Diaz and Adele Kosolowski en- joy themselves at the 1987 Black and White Ball which was a memorable event for all who attended. AFV Anna Notzon, Margaret Lampe, and Mara Mendez prepare themselves for grad- uation line up, which makes them one step closer to May 23. P Iennifer Gabriel, Mary Martinez, Alycea Iimenez, Paulette Riojas, Frances Trevino, Anna Notzon, and Stacy Holland eat lunch together as the countdown to 88 day begins.