J J Pearce High School - Mustang Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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Searching and digging THE LIBRARY Reports did anyone really enjoy doing them? Maybe so 4 maybe not. But students certainly had plenty of opportunities to refine the art of report writing. For most students, the library became the first place to go when a report was assigned. When students and teachers were in the school's library, Mrs. Polly Gilbert helped and showed them the materials they could use. I help the students find whatever they need to know, Mrs. Gilbert said. Students used the library for reports in English, world history, geography, science and foreign language classes. Coach Gregg Larimer started his biology classes with a leaf collection, and Mrs. Mary Lou Markarian's students had a Roman history project to do. While most English students did book reports, , t ,jx if s WR tv 9 it For senior Kelley Kidd the Reacler's Guide became useful to find a magazine to read in the media center. lflrawfordj 216 At ide mics -- Research Mrs. Adrienne Williamson's world geography classes had projects due every six weeks. Even if they didn't enjoy research, students did benefit from the finished project. Doing a report helped me understand the material bet- ter, senior Scott Lapensohn said. Sophomore Susan Gan- non added, It took up so much time, but getting it done seemed worth it. As soon as one research project was finished, another seemed to be assigned. And what did students gain? Hopefully, they learned how to find material, how to organize it, and how to pre- sent it. The hours spent in the library doing reports proved useful in the end. Having it finished seemed to be the biggest accomplishment, sophomore Robin Haden said. lSeebergerI Going ,. ,K . 1 soplioinore Kyle Berry finds material relating to his question card for honors English. jflrawfordj through the wird f ll'llfJj.,

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Understanding the world UF TODAY Made history again! 1984 was a big year. The Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles. A woman for the first time won the nomination for the vice presidency. Also, President Ronald Reagan was the first president re- elected for a second term since Eisenhower. All of these events affected history, and history classes were needed to understand why these events occurred and their significance. Students had a choice of taking either world geography or world history. Students in history classes learned about people and their nationalities. World geography students learned about the earth's lands, their locations, their products, and their climates. 218 X Academics-History Some people wondered why they needed history. As Mrs. Doris Smith, a teacher of world history for 10 years, said, If you understand what people have done in the past, it will give you a better understanding of your own world. Students had a hard choice between history and geography. Some students wanted to take history rather than geography: however, sophomore Larissa Larwill said, I'm glad I took world history. But after I got my tests back, I wished I had taken geography. lMedlockJ During the Republican Convention in Dallas, President Ronald Reagan gives a speech to a supportive au- dience. lPellerinl Coach Bruce Miller's history class is a bunch of laughs. During the review game before a test, junior Chris Powers smirks at the question directed to him. fBryanj fs. XX X 1' X K ' 'gg 15.5-ff,lIg a ix s :S sgtf:L?QQ:3g'1':-+08 B 2 E f s P .V z 'O , L IGYQQ, jr it--ll ,fsxv l'..1Q2!x. ,Qllll!t'X , 'u'Mt, gieiaifis ltl?1Si!!2:,k 1,Asu,u.ssn qnismmgz :,,li-,wg-.aazxtx 1f:xfma:.:gnW 1,'L':u:5:1:118 lrszzraucsgyx s,4'.',g::1HE 1MU2'YW.iQffi .'.'-.awggr 2 A qu .1 1gf:riQ:,,, .mmvvgi w,,lvi,,,,,,,g,. zsmfgga 411,42 wxnzsu :::..:,pfn K , S79 N ,gg 'flifi 35. fi- , ' 'ea V 35? .- 'Sf .Z'f x 'l 9 - 5' W, Mm A -ei