Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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kotos by Km nonwood LEFT: Dave Van Mantgem, opho- more, gazes off into the distance, thinking of more exciting things to do ABOVE: David SuMins . senior, thinks about the weekend during a class lecture LEFT: Exhausted with Free Enterprise. Tammy Thibodeau . senior, catches a few z's. 13

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WORTH THE TIME? Did you finish your English report last night? No. did you? No. I hate required classes, what do we need them for? This is only one of many negative re- sponses to required classes. Some students did not see the need for the required class, one of these classes being U S. History. Tracy Helsing . senior, said. I didn't learn anything and I'm not going to use it in my future ca- reer. But other students felt that re- quired classes were not such a hassle and may be were well worth the time, such as Anne Potter .senior. You should take some required classes such as Ci- vics because you should know how our government works. ; and Jon Hoe- flicker. senior. Some required classes will help you in college Required classes were designed to help the student receive a more well rounded education. said Rick Hen- wood . math teacher Even though some students didn't feel that some of the required classes were going to help them in their future, a ma- jority of students did see that they were somewhat helpful. y 12 ABOVE: Trying not to laugh, senior Barbara Borm pays no attention to a Free Enterprise lecture

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n a musty weight room, sweaty students pushed and pulled at monstrous black weights. An empty corridor echoed with the low mumbling of students repeating a foreign lan- guage. Classrooms all over PHS resounded with eager students taking part in classes they really enjoyed - electives. Although nine and a half elec- tives were required for gradu- ation, most students enjoyed these extra classes they could take by choice. Electives are something you need to take, sometimes for extra studies or just to have fun, said senior Kelly Johnson. But, students weren't the only ones who enjoyed elec- tives; teachers enjoyed the break from required classes, too. As music teacher Mr. Gary Snyder put it, Electives classes expand your horizons and make you a well-rounded person. The stu- dents want to be there, so they're more willing to learn. Being in classes they really en- joy was an incentive for students to succeed and do well. And so sophomore Tina McLard de- clared. “Spanish is a blast! E NCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ABOVE: Photography teacher Mr. Stan Harber explains to a student how to develop film Photography classes were very popular and were one of the first classes to be filled up ABOVE: Discussing the Import. once of goals, teocher Mrs Bird- ie Ferra lectures to her Encoun- ters class The mock marriages that took place were one ot the favorite parts of the class