Lubbock Cooper High School - Pirate Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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18 Academics

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f (a) English teacher. Ms. Goodwin, performs at the student-faculty bas- ketball game, (b) Mrs. Brown. Eng- lish teacher, tries Biology, (c) Kayla Pringle takes a breather from her Junior theme, (d) Tommy Brooks concentrates on his Senior English.

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QijtwCtjbUwS PlOtH fe UitdmtctMci- The United States Consti- tution played a major role in Government classes. Stu- dents were taught amend- ments. articles, in addition to what they mean, and the cir- cumstances which brought them about. Tears of sadness were shed as classes watched the rise and fall of Martin Luther King Jr.'s career on the video tape television. This touch- ing portrayal showed stu- dents that all men are cre- ated equal with rights that should be respected, but are often cast aside. The last quarter of school, students entered Economics. They learned about budgets, management, and the high cost of living. Math problems were applied to real life situations in order to promote a better understanding of basic equa- tions. Students were posed with the problem of solving the nuclear accident. Closer to home, questions such as how much it cost to run a two watt clock for one month. The answer, by the way, is SI.16. (a) History and government teacher Jinks White talks with Shawn Sam- ply about current events, (b) Gov- ernment student Yvonne Garro seri- ously attempts her government les- sons. Academics 19