James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Jultc Murphy shows that women can do it too. Arc you sure I'm doing this fights Beth Dudley asks fennifer O'Conner in Mr. Fuhr's Photo class. For College Or Fun? While sitting in the office wait- ing to get schedules, students think about all of the acedemic classes that they are required to take. The only thing to look forward to are elective classes, but which one should they take? There are so many to choose from. Many students try to get as many elective classes as possi- ble to make their work-loads lighter and their G.P.A's higher. In the past students selected courses that were easy to aug- ment their G.P.A's. However, with the new system of weight- ed G.P.A's colleges will be able to see which students took aca- demically challenging classes. , said Mrs. jankovich Cae Advi- sor. From Wood-working to Photography, Sewing to Stage- craft, electives are the classes that help to get through the day. Electives also help students to prepare for college. Courses like Typing, Accounting, jour- nalism, and other business electives fulfill admission re- quirements and ready students for the hustle and bustle of col- lege. So whether for college or just plain fun, electives make up most of everyones schedules and help to ease from those acedemic courses. fhe Six Family Electives 43

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Suiting Up For Spirit PE has gone through many changes throughout the years. Some sports have been dropped because of budget cuts. There was a problem with the boiler in the P.E. area in October. As a result, the whole dance room, the wrestling room, and half of the gym was flooded, causing the floor to buckle. This made it very hard for the P.E. classes. The classes had to stay outside for P.E. The students were unable to play indoor basketball, badminton, dance, and many oth- er indoor sports. Students did, however, participate in a wide variety of activities from football and soc- cer, to badminton and archery. Physical Education is a class that is required for all 9th and 10th graders. In order to graduate from high school, a student must have four P.E. credits. 11th and 12th graders have an opportunity to take P.E. as an elective. Unlike the 9th and 10th grade classes, the elective classes are co-ed. This year P.E. uniforms were mandatory for all stu- dents. In previous years, students were able choose what they wanted to wear. The change came when teachers decided to unify the students. They thought that the uniforms would prevent injurys due to the wrong kind of clothing. According to Mrs. Hamilton, the plan worked. She said, There is much more participation this year than in past years because of the uniforms. Many students feel more comfortable wearing the uniforms; they feel more like playing and don't care if their clothes get dirty Toni Mitchell waits for Nicole Turman to make a basket so she can give it a try. Fifth period PH students take a break from playing field hockey to get their pictures taken. Alex Gtxsding makes a perfect pass just before being tackled by Anthony Scales 42 P.E. This page sponsored by

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44 Athletics