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

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Completing the finishing touches, senior Leslie Wilson uses rubber ce- ment to mount his art design onto its backing. lBryanj E Wl' l Students with special needs receive a HELPI GHA D Support and encourage- ment were both a part of the Special Education program. We serve as a support system: a back up system for the kids, Debbie Dutton, in- structor in the Special Educa- tion program, said. Four in- structors taught various sub- jects such as English, social studies, math, and science. Students attended classes ranging from 30 minutes to three hours. Only those courses in which the students needed individual work on were emphasized. l get the 270 X Acade mics-Special Ed extra help that I need for a class that l couldn't get by just attending the class alone, junior jorge Ordieres said. On the other hand, the Deaf Education students were put into the mainstream to learn how to cope in a regular hearing world, Brenda Lyon, in- structor in the Deaf Educa tion program, said. An inter- preter vvas used to relay lec- tures and class discussions from the teacher to the students. Interpreters could also be found at the pep rallies relaying the words of the cheerleaders' chants and the speeches given during the rally. The Special Education department benefited the students by lending a helping hand whenever needed. As sophomore john Holcomb said, f'The teachers there help me out with anything at anytime. jDicksonj Seniors Kathryn Northrup, Kevin Gibbs, and james Davis discuss their English homework. jPellerinj an as .um

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222 f Ending the monotony, labs are A RELIEF If it's green and wiggles, it's biology, if it stinks, it's chemistry, and if it doesn't work, it's physics, senior Angela Bond said. Labs were a welcome break from the daily grind. Whether cooking a meal, sewing together a stuffed animal or dissecting frogs in Biology I and cats in anatomy, students often found that labs were a more enjoyable way of learning than just taking notes and reading out of the book. 'tThey are more interesting than doing work out of the book and they make class a lot more exciting, sophomore Lori Miller said. Other students believed that the first-hand ex- perience received from the labs was helpful because each person worked in- dividually on the lab and ac- tually saw what was happen- ing. I think science labs help you learn because you're ac- tually doing it yourself, Viva Italian! Students in Singles Survival get a taste of Italy as senior Mark Ilellums and junior Holly Sayles prepare mini-pizzas. lBoleyl sophomore Suzanne Horak said. Home economics consisted of such classes as child development, singles sur- vival, nutrition and foods, cooking, sewing, and family living. In child development, students were taught how to care for and raise children from the infant age through the teen years. In singles sur- vival, students found out how to survive after graduating from high school. In nutri- tion and foods, we were taught about what kinds of foods to eat and how to balance a good diet, sophomore Ashley Andries said. Labs gave students hands-on experience in science, home economics and survival skills. Labs were important because they gave students real world ex- perience with principles that would normally be learned just from a textbook, junior Neal Gray said. tLeopard1 Dissecting a cat in Mrs. Ida Christensen's anatomy class, senior Valerie Kenwell and junior Laura Boone investigate the side organs of a cat. lBryanl GQ, WHS. 9 .E lf 1 , -wx s '17 - V, - X 'a , N 'Tx 3 ..-J' l .at