Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Students learn how science affects their every day livf ing through a practical apf plication of chemistry. Mr. McClellan distributes the necessary chemicals so stuf dents can test for acids, bases, and salts. Miss Campbells colored slides and descriptions of her two summer trips to Mexico highlight her Span' ish classes. Having seen some rcal bullflghts, shc is able to explain the correct prof cedure to her students.

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O R LIFE AT OAK Each year we gain valuable knowledge through many subjects. We are offered a variety of academic courses -- English, history, civics, economics, biolf ogy, chemistry, physics, algebra, geometry, Latin, French, Spanish, and many more. This year German was added to the curriculum. Of course there is always the test-whether it be a quiz, a weekly or a sixfweeks' test, or a semester exam. But our testing program does not stop here! Qur scores in Every Pupil Tests are compared with those of students all over the state. Preliminary District State Scholarship Tests are taken in the latter part of March. Students ref ceiving the three highest scores in each test go to Miami University to participate in the finals there. We are quite proud of those who win high places in both the county and the state. QCD - Siuafyzhcg az A real challenge is presented to us through these tests which prove most valuable. In each grade, seventh through twelfth, there are certain tests, given by the psychological department, which the entire class is required to take. In January many seniors spend extra hours pref paring for the Senior Scholarship Tests by coming early in the morning for special review periods. College Board Examinations, which some col' leges require for entrance, cannot be overlooked. These tests are very important to many juniors and seniors who are planning to attend college. And so as we study and learn, thus increasing our knowledge, testing becomes an accepted phase of our work. It is an activity from which we are unable to escape! Seniors meet in the library for a required mental maturity test.

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Students make a last minute check for art exhibit. We work hard not only in our academic courses but also in the arts. Art, mechanical drawing, home economics, industrial arts, and printing courses give us the opportunity to develop our creative talents and have fun too. After working all year on many projects, we have a chance to display them in the FourfArts Exhibit. Qur senior high gym comes to life in the middle of May as drawings cover the walls and projects fill the room. Through the training they receive from mechanical drawing, boys learn to be neat and precise in their work. Developzhg Cnr Talents 8