Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Reading Made a fupper leftj Counselling Paul Schaefer, Mrs. Bowen sought to place the novel in a new, enlightening perspective. flower left, While munching on his peanut butter candy, Paul Schaefer eagerly read the juicier part of the novel. Pleasure Novels, a semester course taught by Mary Ann Bowen, was introduced to Prepis curriculum this year. It gave students an opportunity to read more than the English courses offered. The class read a variety of books including classics like Iane Eyre by Bronte and modern works such as Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. The novels class studied liter- ary history, but concentrated primarily on absorb- ing ideas and concepts that the novels suggest about life and people. The grading system was based mainly upon class participation in the dis- cussions and oral reports which the students did on such subjects as the aspects of the novel and on spe- cific topics that are dealt with in the novels. One interpretive paper was required per term. The class saw various television programs and films which ex- panded on the current subject of study. The Novels course showed great success in its first year and will continue to be an additional elective choice for students. s f Having enjoyed the classic novel, Ken Rhodes advised Paul Schaefer to read Jane Eyre also. 59

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The World Creative Writing was offered as a re- freshing change for students. Being a one- semester class, all time was focused on evaluating creative efforts. Mrs. Bowen constructed a good climate for release in the classroom and changed its confines by introducing a variety of projects. The purpose of creative writing was to help everyone develop a trust in his own creativity and discover the world of writ- ing. A visit to the fair or a dinner at Ire- land's aided in sparking the imagination of the writing classes. The short stories, es- says, and poetry composed by the students were adequate material for Earthwinds, Prep's own literary magazine. Cupper rightj Seeking material for their creative writ- ing class, Amy jones and Diane Hudgins visited the jackson airport. of Writing Was Discovered V flower left, After completing an adventurous joumey to Ireland's restaurant, flower i-ightj By displaying the wi-iggling movements gf her Pet inchwgrrn Trey Toler, Mark Carraway, Harry Boadwee, and jimmy Guyton waited for Mi-5, Bowen inspired her class to write 3 Poem, the rest of the creative wntmg class. 58

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tudents Prepared For Business World The Business department at Prep offers four elec- tive courses: Accounting, Personal Typewriting, and Typewriting I, taught by Wyonda Cain ,and Berneda Wilkinson, and General Business taught by Steve Rives. The accounting classes were involved in several field trips and heard many speakers during the year. In ,November, they visited First National Bank and Merrill Lynch. During February they had a speaker from the Mississippi Society of Certi- fied Public Accountants to speak on career op- portunities in accounting and some of the responsi- bilities of C.P.A. During the later part of the course the students studied data processing and took a tour of the Deposit Guaranty Processing Center. Under the direction of Coach Rives, the General Business classes learned the basic principles of many businesses. They delved into all the aspects of insurance, banks, and stocks. Cbelowj During Accounting class, which was taught by Mrs. Wyonda Cain, Buddy Kuykendall seemed to be listening at- tentively, although his mind may actually have been off in an- other world. 60 Q QW Cupper rightj The typing teacher, Mrs. Cain, turned around to give a few helpful hints to her class to improve their typing skills. flower rightj In General Business these boys, Bobby Mounger, Chase Nelson and Whit Bain, seemed to be enjoying a discussion led by Coach Rives