Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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4 Q mf 5' 'lf Wf' J if A Sieve Regalado, Joe Famme and put up their hands and closely follow a group pantomime in fimrm Brazilian student Mara de Marie from Laos are intent on :heir studies Second Language class, l 1 , l n Students learning to master the English language take a test on English words, phrases and usage in their English as a Second Language class. Brian Wolf questions Steve Koppel about the exis tential attitudes and meanings of life as they study in Mr. Schor's Honors English class. Language Arts 51 Pt i'f-

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Lan uage Art Extra, Extra, Read all bout It. Deadlines drew near and the Journalism room was buzzing with excitement. The edi- tors were busy choosing their articles and designing their pages. The air was constantly charged with energy. This year's Journalism class brought with it a staff of fine writers and excellent editors. Brian Wolf, Suzanne Carroll and Ron Kroi- chick were this year's Editors-in-Chief. Page editors varied with every issue of the Patriot Press. Mr. Bob Litchfield was an advisor to the staff members, and he taught all those en- rolled in Journalism how to create a good layout, choose the best articles, and most importantly, how to write, Writing for a newspaper is totally different from writing a regular English essay, revealed one student. ln addition to the above mentioned curricu- lum, Journalism students heard speakers, and saw filmstrips to help them make the A-WN' ,is Brenda Dietrich enthusiastically shoots up her hand to answer a question as Kristi Duncan laughs and Lisa Lapinski concentrates on her work in Humanities lt's hands up time in Humanities as well-prepared students anxiously wait to be called on by their English teacher, Mr. Litchfield. 50 Academics best newspaper they could. Many of the students in Journalism wrote for the school paper, the Patriot Press. lt's really a trip to see your name in print, said one student, i'Having something pub- lished is the best encouragement there is. ll t's great to be a winner! ll Journalism is a class in the Language Arts department which also included Honors Eng- lish, American Cultures, Drama, English as a Second Language, English Literature, and Reading English, just to name a few. Sf' ,Q fv- ? S, 'WE-f 164 'lHwnq,,,,

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Pe lndu trial rt ., Car-tunes Few people knew it existed, but down near the very back of the school was a simulated car repair garage. It was there that students took their Auto Mechanics class. 'kYou can't be afraid to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, revealed one stu- dent. Many students who took the class stat- ed that they liked the fact that the class was more comfortable than their other classes be- cause they didn't have to sit in desks time. The old malfunctioning cars that the stu- dents got to work on were donated or sold to the school for that very purpose. Once the cars were given to the school, the students were trained how to rebuild engines, fix brakes, replace tires, and change their oil. The class was considered a success by many who took it, and as one student put it - ul know what to do if I'm stuck on the highway! Mr. Bunch lights up the underside of a car so that Ray Clark can better see what he's doing in Auto Me- many all the chanics. r 2 i my ' V t ' ww , , 1 K Q . ., xg, sex,- A 52 Academics Precision is the key to success as Lia Sheppard carefully sketches her design of a building in her Archi' tectural Design class. Daren Fitzpatrick peers into the underside of a car in Auto Mechanics as he tries to understand how it works. x I i.,, pg, ,x'