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

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an . or 4 4,41 ' 228 X Academics - Culture The band spent long hours practic- ing during the summer in prepara- tion for the marching season. Sophomore Chris Haj du marches to the drum maj or's beat. lCrawfordl

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N W? 'gif I aeewwgg Working on the student newspaper, The Pony Express, seniors Marilyn Murph and Terri Frazier check copy that has been typeset. lPellerinl In review for an upcoming test, French teacher Mrs. Karen Neal answers junior Susan Hembree's question while junior Carol Driscoll rereads the chapter. lBryan1 x 'tti NS 'Y l . t 'S , ' - a 1 y W ' ' 4 k i ii , ' It X1 R NNN it 'a'gtq ,fr ip em New ,. e 5 :Q . R5 Q I K A is Q .1k-- k - ,-.. A ' Nw me at Asp ec ts A ,K .., :gm XA. -'NA la 3 i, of sr' ' 'A ia mwvuma-wifi z X xr! L ki Working on a newspaper article in The student newspaper, The Pony journalism class, senior Terri Frazier Express, comes out once a month, receives help from Miss Kathy Dove. fPellerinl Communications-Academics X 227

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harmony, junior Thuy Branton senior jeff Ieanes sing a duet ing choir. lBoleyl Through culture classes, the world is BROUGHT TOGETHER Parlez-vous francais? Students had opportunities to learn foreign languages and other subjects as well that in- volved the world's many cultures. The foreign language, music, art, and drama classes helped many students learn about dif- ferent cultures. Taking a foreign language class showed a one-to-one comparison of the United States and another country and culture. I now realize that our way of life is unique only to the United States,. junior Cliff Vrielink said. Other people have different values, sports, and traditions. Mrs. Helene Pujari, who teaches French II, Latin III and IV, said, Learning another language helps in understanding others, and in preventing misunderstan- dings and wars. Comparing cultures in this way aids students in understanding the relationship between a country and its culture. Music classes involved a mixture of songs from dif- ferent lands and different areas of America. The music classes mixed songs from all over the world to provide a variety of sounds. You get a taste of different kinds of music, sophomore Mark May said. This blend of cultures could even be seen when one instrument, such as the clarinet, was isolated from the band. Each coun- try's clarinet sounds dif- ferent, sophomore Bonnie Arp said, and each country has a different way of inter- preting the music. Other aspects of daily life have also been affected by music. Music has improved the communication in our culture, Mr. Matthew McIn- turf, director of Symphonic Band, said. For example, Mr. Mclnturf said that the adver- tising industry has been especially influenced by music in the use of commer- cial jingles. The art programs showed the students the diverse cultures of different coun- tries and of different decades. Art is an expres- sion of people's personality and lifestyle, senior Alana Coleman said. Even one per- son can affect the culture of a certain decade. The way one person draws will set the way others will draw, junior Cathy Swenson said. Art is more an expression of the mind, Mrs. Lisa Maxwell, who teaches Art I-V and Ceramics I-A, said. The at- titude of the decade is ex- pressed in all forms of art. Drama is a universal ex- pression, for instance, you can understand an opera that is in another language, Mrs. Lynn Zednick, who teaches Theater Arts I and Theater Production, said. Drama not only involves the culture of the present day, but it also in- volves the culture from previous productions. For ex- ample, Shakesperean plays are still produced in the midst of modern productions. We couldn't see aspects of history without culture in drama, junior Kyle Kirk said. Theater can help you see yourself, express yourself, and see other aspects of yourself. lDardenJ Displaying the awards won in the Novemberfest competition, junior Brad Batson and sophomore Nadya Bagdasarian show their pride. Pearce placed third in overall points and fourth in academics out of a total of 40 schools. jBoleyl Culture - Academics X 229