Nicolet High School - Shield Yearbook (Glendale, WI)

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Nicolet is probably the best school in the state because of a wide range of course offerings and facilities. Unlike many high schools, Nicolet sems to be oriented towards offering not only those courses to make you think but also those which may be use- ful later on in life or those which acquaint the student with the world of today. Teachers have in the past and I hope in the future considered it an honor to be hired by Nicolet. I'like to be a part of this kind of high school com- munity. I attended a Milwaukee public high school before I came here. In com- parison, there is much more freedom hereg most kids don't realize this. There are some teachers here who relate to you on a human being to human being basis. If you meet one like that, this cold school can really brighten up. .ir 5 v . . f ii . was l P , fa is gay Spa, We M-A X at gg., O 1 af ,

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L l - ' I , p p 1? .,,.: 'X 'ilk' .1 I N - I . I i!J'!I',' What do you like about Nicolet? Has a good beat, easy to listen to. Give it about a 73. Its facilities, both academically, such as language labs, resource centers, the multi-media room, and recreationally, such as the Knightskellerf' The freedom to pick most of your classes and the chance to work independently if you want to further investigate an area of study. About all I like is going into the art room and creating. This is the only place where individualism is rewarded. I like being able to skip out and not get caught. M17 XJ X 'fi 'r lf .WP 5 M' ,.,, f-,M ,- I Q-fj,zf...,I, I like the people at Nicolet, the students. School is about the only place where I am able to see my friends because I work on the weekends. People, people, people. From all different back- grounds and all the opposite sexes. The vitality, the friendliness, the desire for prog- ress on the part of the students and the potential for all of these on the part of the total staff. I like everything except for the rules and regual- tions. It ends on June 4th. 5

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What do you dislike about Nicolet? What would you to to im- prove it? Much of our learning is based on hearing and reading rather than personal discovery. It would be so much easier, so much more comfortable, if we didn't have to be accountable for students from the time they come to Nicolet in the morning until they leave at 3: IO. The only complaint is the fact that there's no open lunch or open study halls. I think that the faculty and administration are too permissive! l don't like to see the kids smoking every day during the lunch peri- ods in full view in front of the school. The set periods of the day. Nicolet should definitely go on mod- ular scheduling. Nicolet is really behind other schools in this par- ticular area of school life. I think that tracking systems should be abolished so that the students can benefit from knowing other types ofstudentsf' Grades should be abolished or at least put on a pass-fail basis for the incentive to work should be the learning itself. The worst thing about Nicolet is semester exams. They show nothing except who crams better. Students should be allowed a vote on the school board. It's insincere about helping a student who really needs it. i..-X yah 9 I X - 7