Laguna Hills High School - Aerie Yearbook (Laguna Hills, CA)

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Maija Paogle Suian Buyle one hundred ▲ Clay SIsman Ron Smith ii . 1 John Slonebarger Mike Taylor I . i

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■ Jim Cox explains the assignment to his Ifiends, wriiie Mr jonnson tries to do the same to Chris Shotf and Kurt Sleenblock. ▼ ▲ Beth Blouch, Jennifer Spit- tle, and CamI Bullock prove that three heads are better than one. ► What ya ' lookln ' at. Rob NIcholes?. Shakespeare, Hemingway, and Miller are only a few of the many authors introduced to students by the English department. Because all students are required to toke four years of English, everyone can relate to books and gram- mar. Initially, students learn basic grammar skills that are perfected throughout the course. Then, Eng- lish students are enlightened with literature from various countries. With the International Baccalau- reate program In It ' s second year, the English department reorga- nized and restructured It ' s pro- gram at the honors level. An in- crease of the English proficiency scores on many standardized tests Is on indication of the calibre of instruction and dedication put forth by teachers and students alike. Whether In the honors pro- gram or the ESL (English as a Sec- ond Langudge) classes, all stu- dents at LHHS were able to broaden their spectrum of knowl- edge through the Instruction of the teochers in the English depart- ment. ▲ ninety-nine

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r Voltaire once stated History re- its itself. In the Social Science department, our students iearn of the post in order to prepare for the future. The Freshmen began their course of study as they pursued the history of the worid- Basic geography was incorporated into the Freshmen Social Science curriculum to allow students to educate themselves about the world around them. Na- poleon, the Magna Carta, and the Battle of Hastings were only a hondfull of the topics studied by the Sophomores in European History. American History students were able to study in depth the people and events that built this great country. In their lost year of high school. Seniors enrolled in such classes as civics, psy- chology, and economics. These es- sentials allowed seniors to study our governmental and economic sys- tems, and how the human mind func- tions. Important lessons In history, re- lived daily, were introduced to a students by the teachers In the Social Science department. ► Read anything in- teresting lately. Deb- bie Gibson ? ▼ Give me a minute. I know the answer to that one. — Scott Dowd A Department coor- dinator, Mr Sisman, leads his class in a lively discussion. Don ' t worry, Eric Barnard, history is not all that boring. ▲ one-hundred one