Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Making th Grade he easy A. Ar some poinr in several srudenfs' academic careers rhey loole for a class which will oe efforrless ro rhem. The classes which usually seemed io fall info This cafegory were many of rhe indusrrial arrs, performing arrs, arf and gym classes. Phoro reacher Mr. Jim Neiberger felf rhar many of his srudenrs were lazy and expect- ed rhe easy A credir ro be handed ro rhem, l-lowever, fhis was nor rhe case. Many sfudenrs soon found our rhar rhese assumed easy A classes were nor so easy and required parience, discipline, and many hours of worls. lndusrrial arfs reacher Mr. Gordon Young explained rhar mosr srudenrs are afraid ro false rhese srereoryped classes because llrhey don'r l-:now whar ro expecr and are afraid rhey may be loolsed down upon because rhey are non academic classes. Young added lndusrry is leaning in more of a rechnical direcrion, so rhe easy A srereorype is fading, Gym classes were rhe assumed easiesr way TO ger an A. Wrong, commenred Jr. Jenni- fer Kueh ner, whose gym class wasjusr lilse any orher class, wirh boolss, auizzes, resrs, and lirrle physical acfivify. To gef an A you have TO srudy for rhe resrs, commenred Jr. Jennifer Kuehner. For many srudenrs arf classes were rhe easi- esf way ro ger an A. The only requiremenr was a lifrle bir of ralenf and a whole lor of worls, Wirh such classes asjewelry, ceramics, phorography, and various drawing classes, somefhing was offered ro supporr rhe ralenrs of all, Many srudenfs found our rhar easy A's were nor always easy ro ger, Yer mosr came our wifh a new ourlools abour rhe rype of classes ralsen, They also ended up wirh somerhing rhey had creared as well as fhe grade rhey had earned. Dllrgenrly vvorlsing in mechani co' drawing, Sr. Thad McGowen malses all rhe proper adlusrmenrs Parrence, discr plrne, plus exrra hours of worls were required for many of hose assumed easy A classes z ,-gg.fl s ' 5. -A A Academic

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