Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Lights, Camera, Action — GT on Location By Robert Essah n beginning I couldn’t J. sleep. Getting an anchor person for the cablevision team was a real problem,” said Mrs. Miriam Simon, GT coordinator. By the third month, however, some of the cablevision students had expressed the desire to be a professional cameraman. “It’s a great educational experience,” said Joseph Chabot, junior. Cablevision was the newest thing in GT. The outstanding feature was that the students were entirely self reliant. The team of 10 students was the only one in the school district. It appeared on Channel 21 every day, featuring events in the district with special emphasis on Lincoln. Other GT students were enrolled in an internship program at St. Luke’s Hospital where they assisted in radiology, physical therapy, nursing, and pharmacy. Eighth graders chose from computer programming, art, problem solving, and video production. Seventh graders study literature under Dr. Jeremiah Cameron from Penn Valley Junior College. “We read choice literature and poetry,” said Melissa Ross. “I wish all seventh graders could share this learning experience.” BRAINSTORMING during a planning session, GT Coordinator Mrs. Miriam Simon leads group discussion. Gifted and Talented 29

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Gifted and Talented CABLE VISION Mrs. Miriam Simon, Coordinator, Joyce Smith, Irene Salazar, Janet McDonald, Steve Burton, Christina Robinson, Monica Tindall INTERNS FRONT ROW Teresa Malko, Robert Essah, Alicia Giles, Robert Shepard BACK ROW Mrs. Miriam Simon, Paul Rios, Colleen Criag, Cedric Davis 28 Gifted and Talented

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Organizations AMAZED GLANCES coroe from Elementary students as they watch John Lewman, sophomore perform a pig dissection. JAMMIN' IT OUT with his number one crowd, Mr. Willie A. Smith, Drillmaster, joins the act.