Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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These guys are living proof that cooking is not just for girls. PLACE LIKE THE CLASSROOM FOR LEARNING A lot of hard work goes into Auto Mechanics These students will truly be physically fit after Mr. Winslow's gym class. Patience is always an asset in yearbook as demonstrated by Jamie Ferguson. Academics—25

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A lot of hard work and concentration goes into technical drawing class. The DAR Good Citizen Award was given to a perfect nominee this year. Steve Midgett. left. Above: Darrius Hedgebeth was an excellent candidate for the Century III award. In yesteryears, school was a place where you learned the three “r's”—reading, ’rlting, and ’rithmetlc . . This is no longer the case. The curriculum at Northeastern is mind-boggling. It includes anything from consumer math to chemistry, typing to technical drawing, and athletics to art. The variety of the courses gives students the opportunity to broaden their horizons by learning about many different things at one time. Future biologists are always busy in Mrs. Helm's class. 24—Academics

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SPREADING OUR WINGS Mrs. Flood listens intently as Patton McDowell presents his report. Trying new things is one of the best ways of learning and with the addition of Honors English, the mentorship program, Journalism and Latin, students have the opportunity to spread their wings and fly a little higher. Honors English provides a chance to go a step beyond Academic English while the mentorship program provides the chance to get on-the-job experience and learn a little bit more about the “real world. The Journalism class teaches future journalists about the media while giving them the opportunity to produce The Talon, our school newspaper. The foreign language department can boast another language—Latin. Latin may be a dead language but it is alive and well In Mr. Ingram’s fifth period class. These courses may still be fledgings, but they are giving NHS Eagles a chance to soar to new heights. A planning committee was formed to find mentors in the community. Helping to decorate as well as with working the children is a part of Yvette and Heidi s mentorship. 26—Academics