Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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Classes at times may seem tiresome and tedious be- cause of all the hard wor we put into them. Yet, how do w try to enjoy ourselves through al that? An occasional spit balll flying across the room alwayi breaks the ' seriousness ' of Spanish! II class, said Jessica Wacker, sophomore, as she explained one of the many secrets of a happy classroom student. Many times, however, it is not the students who make the initiative, but the teachers. Mrs. KosubS dances across the room to get your attention, said Linda Conley, senior. This makes a subject more bearable to take; it even makes it more enjoyable. With friends and teachers there to help through the sometimes humdrumness of a class period, work is never really dull. Juniors Kim .Johnson, Neal Keiley with Seniors Fame Spencer and Greg Weiner and Brandi Blackwell, Fred Weber and Bo- die Miller, juniors, try to concentrate on fliving a clear correct and yet serious an- swer to Kristi Kneupper. junior, who acts as the computer typist for the group in the Knowledge Master Open national comput- er contest. 86 ACADEMICS

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Freshmen ' tested ' throughout year Angela Wofford Rhina Wright John Short looks bewildered as he stud- ies the TEAMS manual before taking the statewide test in February. Testing was part of every sub- ject ' s criteria but freshmen had additional tests which made my head hurt, Rene Casarez said. Early in the fall intelligent quo- tient (IQ) tests were administered by English teachers for the coun- seling office. The scores help in counseling students and in placement, Mrs. Bobbye Thorp, head counselor, said. Achievement test scores, subject grades, and IQ scores help us get students into the areas they should best succeed in, she ad- ded. In February freshmen again were tested, this time for Texas Assessment of Minimal Skills. The three hour test covered read- ing, writing and math skills. Un- like the juniors who had to pass the test to graduate, freshmen would use their score only to see where improvement was needed. I thought it was pretty easy, Matt Brown said, but I like to read. •nm ' FRESHMEN 85

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' ■ ' j:i ' S : i » ' |nse of humor hy ifairie-girl dress for the opposite sex day activity. When asked why he wore a dress he said, I was probably the only man that had a dress to fit , . . ACADEMICS 87