Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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i.. ii. l 1 '! ily 5 . ffl. ' ilk -..' .4,.- f Q. ' .p.X'i.: Q , ,rg 'W N3 ,X ,htm Ai C, Nj QM X. I I Academics INDIVIDUAL DESIRES BROUGHT ON NEW GOALS Every student at this school was given the opportunity to become aca- demically challenged. Guidance and support from the teachers enabled them to be challenged along with their own initiative. The 2.00 No F eligibility rule was the greatest incentive given to the students to meet academic stan- dards. When the rule was brought into effect almost everyone felt its presence. As a result of this rule, dances had minimal attendance and stu- dents were dismissed from sporting teams. Some students realized that they could no longer come to school just to see friends and be babysat. These students realized that if they didn't make the grade, they would miss out on their sophomore hop, theirjunior prom or even their senior ball. The 2.00 No F. Rule gave stu- dents something to strive for. It instil- led in them the idea that learning isn't all that bad - maybe even en- joyable. The rule had definitely made improvements in the class- room participation and grades and that was it's purpose. Some students had taken on a greater responsibility by involving themselves with the Honors Core Program. This program prepared the students for college level classes even more so than the already diffi- cult college prep classes. Honors Core was designed to emphasize writing and critical think- ing. The curriculum went faster than average. Less time was spent on fun- damentals and more on advance- ment. Ms. jackie Lloyd, a primary ad- visor in the program, said, There was a definite need for Honors clas- ses. College preparatory, above av- erage, students needed to compete on a university level. Students have shown that with opportunity, a little supervision and personal incentive that they could meet and exceed any academic stan- dards placed before them. - Christopher M Heredia C ON CEN TRA TI ON Shelly Manipon listens to Ms. Lloyd's French lecture. Manipon was in her third year of French. S URROUNDED Luisa Francisco enjoys her experiment in Mr. Peterson's General Science class. Edwin Os- car Marrero, Mauro Garcia and Armando Ra- mirez watch over Francisco with interest. HELPFUL FRIEND Laurie McKee explains an algebra problem to her classmate, Anita Stanton. TICK, TI CK, TICK Selena Mercurio begins typing her English es- say while her friend Sally Hernandez waits for their turn. NAIL BITING! Denise Dyer intensely reviews her chemistry test. Mr. jang's tests affected many people this way.

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