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

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“MY SPANISH ROSE” Students in the Spanish classes learned how to express themselves orally and in writ- ten form. Students learned the basic Spanish grammatical skills. They also learned to con- jugate verbs in the present and past tenses. Mrs. Watson used many dif- ferent teaching methods to educate her students about the Spanish language. They wrote paragraphs in Spanish. They were also required to memorize dialogue from stories to learn Spanish words better. Also the Spanish ver- sion of The Three Bears was read by the students. Several games were played by the students to aid in their learning. Two of these were bingo and “Simon Says.” These games made the students recognize certain Spanish words more quickly. All of these techniques were used to make learning the language of Spanish more interesting. (a) Jenny Exline and Rene Perez act out the dialogue of The Three Bears to learn Spanish words. (b) The Spanish class diligently work on their lesson. (c) Steve Goodman thinks about doing his Spanish homework. (d) Brian Bounds studies his Spanish lesson. Academics • 29

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CD u HH s w Q U 5 JOHNNY CAN READ Many changes took place in our library this year. One of these changes was the arrival of a new librarian. Miss Blackman spent the year ad- justing to Cooper High School and getting to know the people here. She has also bought many new books for the library. New carpet was install- ed in the library this year to im- prove its looks. Miss Blackman has several library aids who help her during one period each day. These students are kept very busy. Their responsibilities include delivering films, keeping the card catalogue up to date, and organizing and shelving books. The library has many uses. It is a good place for students to study. Also, much of the work for the junior theme is done in there. Many meetings are held in the library. Also, students can relax in there by reading magazines or the newspaper. BRAINS OF THE OPERATION (a) Amy Stewart does her homework in the library. (b) Ginny Scott relaxes in the library before her next class. (c) Miss Blackman does some paper- work at her desk. (d) Gina Heinrich and Crista Newell search for a book. School Board Members: Gary Bell. Danny Chapman, Gerald Smith. Sup. Mary Fran- cis Vinson, Eugene Bednarz, Joe Kitten. (Secretary), Nancy Fehleison (President), and Clay N. Oats (Vice-President). This page sponsored by BECKER OIL

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ACADEMICS BLINDED BY SCIENCE The students of the science classes learned about the laws of nature and about living organisms. Many methods were used by various teachers for the different classes. The physical science students learned about elec- tricity, working levers, and magnetism. They also learned the relationship between energy and objects. In the health classes, the students learned about nutrition, diseases, personal hygiene, and the basic structure of the human body. The Biology classes learned about living organisms. Biology I classes used worms and frogs to learn about internal and ex- ternal structures. Biology II disected adult cats to study the structures in more depth. Bobby Mendez made this com- ment about Biology II, “It takes lots of hard work, but the knowledge gained will aid us in the future.” Many equations and much math work were used in the physics class. The nine students in the class this year struggled hard to learn equa- tions in the areas of mechanics, heat, electricity, waves, and nuclear and parti- cle physics. The chemistry classes studied different elements, and how they react with one another. They also learned about atomic structure and notations. d. (a) Bio. II learns science by playing pool. (b) Mrs. Dockery helps prepare a lab. (c) J. Stubbs works as J. Southern looks on. (d) Chemistry class works diligently on a lab. (e) T. Topliff has a question in Biology I. 30» Academics