Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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Missy Callihan. junior, stands in utter confusion as she is asked to I ' iijure out the trival physics problem on the board. Teresa Cox, junior, watches as her biology partner, Cleveland McKinney. sophomore, prepares to dissect a starfish. Mr. Bill Long, relaxed and shoe- less, grades physics homework which he tends to accumulate to large piles, Emily Fairchild, junior, says. Pam Cox-Informal (jeometry. Geometry, Calculus. Bob Ford- Phy. .Science, Athletics Peggy Kosub- Chemistry I, I!; Phy. Science. Bill Long- FOM, Consumer Math, Algebra II, Physics I ACADEMICS 99

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' It ' s So Trivial ' Rumors had it that one of the lab tables in the chemistry room was jinxed. It seemed that no lab attempted there could be finished without some type of mishap. Victims of the table, Tyler Mercer and Jerry Watts, sophomores, were partners in chemistry. We busted at least seven test tubes, blew up one, added to the previous burn and had no reactions in labs that everyone else had a reaction, Tyler said. Even with the jinxed ta- ble, science wasn ' t all that bad. It was the first year for Physics II, taught by Mr. Bill Long, and even though there was only one student, Greg Weiner, senior, he regarded it as a very valuable educational experience. I would rec- ommend it highly . He then asked, Will I have graduated by the time this is published? While walking through the halls seventh period, one could have heard Shut up echoing down the halls. When going to locate the source, the ease- dropper found himself outside Mr. Rod Arnold ' s Algebra I class. It was his first year to teach and his explanation for his shout- ing was Just look at them! Says Mr. Long Not all teachers had those problems. Mr. Long had been teaching school for six years, five of them at LHS, and he was reput- ed to be in control of his classroom at all times. It was Mr. Long ' s first year to have a student teacher. Ms. Sharon Tay- lor, a typing and math ma- jor, started teaching dur- ing the second semester. If she doesn ' t get scared out by bad student behav- ior and the teacher work- load, she will do o.k., Mr. Long said. Lonna Bell, sophomore, felt that Ms. Taylor is different from Mr. Long in that she does not tease me about my hickies. I like Mr. Long a lot, and Ms. Taylor will do just fine ... if she listens only to the MATHEMATICAL part of his ' lectures ' . R( d Arnold -Algebra I, Pre-Alf;et)ra, Pre- Calculus, Tim Hrownson-Biolofjy I, I ' .K. Alan Burns-Intro Bio., Phy. Science, Athletics. Caroline Conrads-Bio. 1. 11, ( ' omputer I, II 98 MATH-SClENCE

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OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities for learning and lead- ership were available for business, agri- culture and shop students. Woodwork- ing class involved working with ma- chines such as the jigsaw, and building projects. In agriculture, students learned ani- mal grooming, feeding and keeping re- cords for the livestock they planned to exhibit at the Luling Stock Show. Then during the spring, We learned shop safety rules before beginning a tool box project, Juan Hernandez, junior Ag II student, said. Vocational Office Education involved many things a person entering the busi- ness world needs to know. I learned to use the computer for typesetting, how to use the stencil and memeo duplica- tors, and how to mold my mouth just right when using the copy machine, senior David Isbell explained. Homemaking was a subject where a lot more than just cooking and sewing got done. One interesting unit was the self home repair, Mrs. Joanne Hedrick said. CVAE class worked on an upholstery shop built on Austin Street. In early spring progress was slow because of in- clement weather. Mr. Gilbert Zuniga, teacher, said the shop was built by 15 freshmen and 3 sophomores working two hours each day. William Hendricks, General Woods, General Metals Gerald Schmale, Ag Mechanics, Ag I, 11 Chris Henderson, senior, works with a jigsaw in woodworking class. 100 AG OFFICE EDUCATION