Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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d Extending their learning outside the school, senior Perry Haden, sophomore Thayne Herrin, senior Leila Akridge and sophomore Renita Gee take an academic Held trip to an art gallery. Capturing his students attention was Mr. David Hutton's intention, as he plays and discusses music in his Black History class. Being in an art class calls for creativity here sophomores Vanessa Brown, Eric Duckworth, Sharia Webb and Marlene Harden show they have it. Academics 17

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ACADEMICS Taking a break and working on Advance Algebra Trigonometry homework isn't easy for senior Debra Blosser, as she helps out junior, Dena DeSimone with a problem. During a newspaper board meeting, editor Michael Brown and business manager, Pam Wark go over notes for the Tiger Paw! Diane Walker assists Lincoln University nutritionist in a five-year program to survey students eating habits. The federally funded program, was a project of Mrs. Juanita Riggins homemaking class. Are computers the in thing? Freshmen William Westerman and sophomore Marc Evans show their interest. 16 Academics

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SSR W + BEST sharpen skills at LA South Wouldn’t it be nice to sit down, pick up a book and read for a solid thirty minutes without being interrupted? It was easier done than said at Lincoln Academy which set up a new program called Uninterrupt- ed Sustained Silent Reading (U.S.S.R.) This program was set up to do just that. Giving each participant a chance to enhance his reading skill by setting aside a few minutes two days a week for reading and reading only. There were absolutely no inter- ruptions! Teachers, students, administrators, security guards and any other living thing capable of reading, used the U.S.S.R. period to ease the pressures of the day and read for pleasure. “Last year we successfully incorporated a Silent Reading and Writing Program into our daily instruction that had tremendous impact upon the student achievement level, said Dr. William Love, Dean of the South Campus. The purpose was to get people to do more reading. No one was asked to report what they read. The emphasis was allowing students to select whatever materials desired, picking from a variety offered by the Resource Center. The variety was changed occasionally to provide students with a variety of offerings. Debora Giles s. Improving basic skills through Sustained Silent Reading and Writing is featured in this South Campus front hall display. 18 South Campus