John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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riistory Fair Winners Thirty-two John Marshall High school students won awards for outstanding work at the schools 1988 History Fair. In the Individual Project cat- egory, the winners were: Grand Prize went to Amy Morgan with her project en- titled Nuclear Age, Last Re- sort. First Place went to Nathan Hile and B. K. Kapella. Second Place went to David Garcia. Third Place went to Sam Bal- lard. Winners in the Group Project category were: Herbie Mayfield and Vincent Freemyer took First Place. Second Place went to Laura Stones and Kim Kiser. April Porter and Elaine Petsch took Third Place. The top three winners in the ; Historical papers were Sharon Christensen, Shelbe Edison, and Wendy Bertness. 20 Social Sciences

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►uick, write faster. Your paper needs to be turned in now, Spanish I student gets help from Ms, Z.imhr.tr onniel E xquisite Foreign Foods lemon chicken — Jean Johonnette, 1 1 pepper steak — Laurie Klein, 1 1 manacotti — Jennifer Lemar, 12 pizza — Dwanye Matke enchiladas — Carrie Lawn, 1 2 lasagna — Lisa King, 12 sweet and sour pork — Sara Vasuez, 12 hot and spicy chicken — Jane Andrews, 10 Bohemian — Chris Washburn, 12 Greek — Kim Deets, 1 1 French — Michael Canedo, 12 Italian — Brian Fields, 10 Mexican — Carlos Cuellar, 12 Vietnamese — Roxann Chavez, 10 Chinese — Hank Bussey, 12 The Spanish Club places fourth in cultural display at UTSA contest. Foreign Language 19

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H istorical touch New, advanced history courses added History — it is a statement of what has happened or a known past. History was also a required course to graduate. There was a large variety of courses to choose from so students could suit their interests. All levels of history were offered, which included American and World History, Government Economics, and World Ge- ography. Other specialities included courses that prepared the student for col- lege material such as Applied Economics Honors, and IRS Honors. Two new courses were also added for next year: Honors World Geography, and Advanced Placement American and Eu- ropean History. History had become more than a re- quired course, it had also become more demanding, for both the teacher and the student. History was not a favorite of everyone, but, with mteresting teachers Freshman Lauri Pearish listens attentively to her American Histury lesson. students started thinking positive about it. History department chairman, Ray Gumm, said, Competition among Mar- shall teachers was more demanding, he also added, We in social studies prefer to think of ourselves as model teachers with model students. We already think of our- selves as leaders in the district. Senior Robin Shoemake commented, I enjoyed my economics class very much. Mr. Smith kept us interested with all of his personal stories and experiences. It ' s definitely good to be prepared for our future financial situations and this course met the requirements. The history courses were not only class- es, but, our own c ultures and back- grounds and necessary for the develop- ment of future generations. ring her American History class, Dacia Mathis happily lembers hct weekend Social Sciences 21