Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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Last of a good thing really have enjoyed my TAG class this year. It was really something new ' said Kim Blakely, a sophomore. Mrs. Edith Barnes was responsible for the Talented and Gifted Program (TAG) for the second year. She said she enjoyed all of her classes. This was the final year for TAG to be a separate class and credit. In coming years TAG will be combined with the Advanced Placement English classes. This decision was made because of an increasing number of TAG classes. The program has been planned for primary and elementary school as well as junior high and high school. Just like everyone else, TAG classes felt the money crunch. School-sponsored field trips and outings which previous classes had enjoyed were canceled because of lack of money. However, students were able to take a few educational trips because of donations from businesses and private citizens. They also heard lectures on subjects of interest from guest speakers. Although students thought TAG was a lot of fun, they were required to keep a journal, prepare a research paper and write book reports every quarter, among other assignments. TAG students were selected on the basis of test scores, grades and teacher recommendations.

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Academics The budget cuts hit hard in the class room. Students took tests that were run off on the “old purple machine, which meant that the papers were more than likely light or wrinkled (probably both) and couldn't be read. Guest speakers visited different classes to make up for the lack of field trips. Students became more involved to make class more intereting. Physics students built model rockets and launched them; they also did projects, something no other physics class had ever done. AP Western Civ. and AP American History students each gave a five-minute oral report on a topic of their choice. Even though there was less money for trips, students came up with their own ways of making learning fun. § MRS. BERNIE HELLUMS HELPS SCOTT BOURNS with the mating of fruit flies in Biology II. Academics 27

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MRS. EDITH BARNESchecksout Brian Hatch’s report. STUDENTS TAKE a break after hearing seminars at the Capitol. tag 29