Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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v-1-msn sw l s Kurt Tsumuru DAILY ATTENTION IS given to the genetics lab involving fruit flies in AP Biology. Sr. Michelle Reeves checks her insects to determine the sex-linked traits, such as their eye color her flies possess. SR. THOR NELSON takes notes on the Civil War in AP American History. History is fascinating. It's great to be able to make comparisons between past and present, said Thor. 90 Academics fxk K Ibis if ' on .Mfg 5 X K . -' ix f r Kathy Daily Darren Hardy

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'BOMBS AWAY! As classmates watch, Srs. David Brooks and Scott Plagman make the necessary adjust- ments to their plane, The lab was constructed to help students test their calculations of trajectory. I v sl I 6 it A if-W X Tom Kcefc ' t Mike Martin if WITH HIS GOGGLES and lab apron on, Jr. Bill Roberts prepares the required equipment needed in the lab. Chemistry students went to the lab at least once a week. Lab Classes 8 9

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dvanced Placement classes con- jured up images of students zeal- ously addicted to the acquisition of knowledge, and the classes themselves as being the epitome of the learning process. These classes were offered in everything from computers to calculus to foreign lan- guages. Many students were extremely en- thusiastic about the subject they were studying in their AP classes, but those classes were certainly no bed of roses. They required lots of devotion, plenty of late nights of studying, and years of prior classes in that subject in order to be profi- cient in the AP in order to do well on the AP exam. Teachers occasionally lost touch with the age level of their students. The classes are taught at a college level, but they forget we are still in high schoolfisaid Sr. Bryan Pep- per. Sr. Christina Fortune said, The pres- sure is very intense, but if I weren't chal- lenging myself I'd feel I'd be cheating my- self out of a better education? Although the classes were more demand- ing and required a thorough grasp of the subject, the reward was a more in-depth study. Sr. Kelli Evans said, They aren't as difficult as they are made up to be, and they are some ofthe most valuable courses in the building. There was no denying that AP classes .4-- 'i M . xy g .tk ,.. F xhi. x t Darren Hardy Rewards in Class are - nique' CONTINENTAL ELEGANCE IS perfected. AP French class performs an l8th century play by Beaumarchais. looked great on a college application, but most people took these classes because they truly enjoyed the subject and wanted to fur- ther their knowledge. These classes could also save tremendous amounts of money be- cause a high score on the AP exam could equal a college class, therefore eliminating the need to pay for that class. AP classes was natural for me. It wasjust the next step in my progression of courses, said Sr. Ka- ren Wendel. There were also much closer relation- ships between the students and the teach- ers. Teachers treat you with more trust and respect,', said Sr. Noel Carlson. In- stead of continually marking tardies and assigning meaningless busy work, AP Eng- lish teacher Mrs. Jennifer Condreay treats us like mature intellectuals, said Sr. Jim Mattingly. Instead of learning what to think, stu- dents were taught how to think. The best thing about these classes is the room for individual thought and growth, said Sr. David Fair. Field trips that were once frequent ten years ago came back into style. From seeing plays to eating authentic German dinners, excursions of this sort took on a new mean- ing since they could be directly applied to the class. Since the majority of sudents took more than one AP class, these classes could be- come very rigorous and time consuming, but most students were able to keep it all in the right perspective. Sr. Dave Thompson said, These classes are an incredible frus- tration, but I would take them again ifl had the chancef' RJ Darren Hardy MRS. JENNIFER CONDREAY discusses the ma- jor character in Heart of Darkness. Discussion played a big role in AP English. QUE PASA CLASE? The AP Spanish class takes a break from their rigorous south of the border lan- guage study to play a vcrb conjugatioin game, proving verbs can be fun. Copy: Dawn Smith Layout: Dawn Smith AP Classes 9 1