Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Academics Hard work, blood, sweat and tears are some of the images which come to mind for any student when thinking of the rigors which academic courses bring on. Academics, ranging from the basic solid courses to the more varied electives, served as the basis of a complete education. Students at Memorial are offered a wide curriculum which concentrates on preparing them for a college education. This curriculum includes courses as general as Introduction to Algebra I, Physical Science and as specified as Physics II and Calculus. The diversity of courses offered to students results from the students' de- mand for a more specialized academic course load rather than the district's demand for one. Determination and perseverance are two qualities which are con- sistently found in Memorial students. The hard work which must be undergone to achieve success instills special traits in students. The gradual increase from general to specifics, which Memorials cur- riculum provides, serves not only to form a better understanding within the student of the course itself, but to establish essential study habits and character traits which will help him in later life. A diverse curriculum in addition to an excellent teaching student body produces the type of student which has been consistently associated with Memorial, a student who begins his work with determination and finishes with pride. uU Drafting I develops drawing skills. lunior Paul Gregory uses his textbook as a reference while drawing three dimensional figures. Photo by Dan Thompson. Ceramics taught students to work with their hands. Iuniors Iohn Holland and Abbe-Sue Abrams create vases out of clay. Photo by Dan Thompson. fl U. QI' 1 Y.. '--1 .M 'X i 206 O Academics

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ll iM M English offers elective in diverse literary area High school English proved to be more than just basic spelling and vocabulary. Through the years, the course deepened to unfold such areas as grammar and literature. Freshmen began the year posed with reading selections from such classic literature as Charles Dickens Great Expectations as well as short stories from various classical periods. The second semester invited freshmen to study ancient Greek mythology in detail as well as poetry and drama, which included Romeo and julietf' Moving into the sophomore year, students strove to put together a thesis, introduction, body and conclu- sion into the prevailing five paragraph paper. Students indulged in such well known English literature as john Knowles A Separate Peace and Harper Leis' To Kill a Although not well liked by many sophomores, extensive grammar and composition work was given in preparation for the upcoming junior The study of American literature from colonial times to the present was the order to all junior English Hamlet and Macbeth students. I learned a lot on how to existentialist philosophers. analyze a story and pick out the dif- ferent aspects it has to offer, said junior Paul Gregory. Referred to as the focal point of junior English, students were asked to put their previously learned writing skills into the important junior term paper. Drama rounded out the year with the study of Death of a Salesman and Our Town. Bringing together all they had class.PhotobyjimTomforde. ,, V T31 gf 1,455.- C i 3 2 all r We ..- ,,. .mwww Presentations before the class are one method of teaching utilized in many academic classes. Sophomore Phyllis Berkeley recites her English report. Photo by Taylor Stout. Accoutered in all the garb necessary for their skit, Seniors Catherine McGarry, Elizabeth Deverter, and Kelley Didion perform for an English IV audience. Photo by Taylor Stout. learned in previous years sei began the year with the study Greek tragedies and philosop such as Plato and Aristotle v classical literature was brought peak with the study of Shakespe Senior English students were troduced to World War II liter and names such as Ibsen and Ca Philosophy added deep thc and reasoning to the Seniors curriculum. I liked philosophy best. I think, said Senior john P1 It makes you stop and reason things logically, he added. 1:U by john? Skits helped students show their tions to their classmates. Tim Coffey and Landa perform for their first period