Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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The dead language lives at least for a few hours during the school day, as students learn basic and advanced Latin. Kyle Anz Csophomorej a hrst year student receives assistance from teacher Mrs, Bodkin. Photo by Tony Saldana. N, J 5 . It s - -r . ' Q if e . V, 5 Emu, Racing against the clock, john Wilson fseniorj works to complete one final sentence of his English assignment. Today's assi nment dealt with in- finitives. Photo by Tony Salina. The Scarlet Letter Haw-12, with this information Carolyn Tunnell Cjuniorj is able to look up books with little difficulty. The references came in handy when junior themes rolled in. Plynlo by Kevin Camp- bell. On the Tip of the Tongue 65

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J umbled angling participles and infinitive phrases baffled the already jumbled minds of many students. The sullen eyes of William Shakespeare and many other early literature heroes looked upon the classes from their places on the wall. Many sophomores, somewhat distraught by the heaps of grammar be ing hurled at them, found literature to be a welcome change. 'Julius Caesar, no matter how dif- ficult it became to comprehend, was preferred to swimming through adverb modihers. junior English students trudged through a great procession of writers and poets who ranged from sixteenth century to modern day, concentrating on short stories more than the prestigious works. As junior theme time roll- ed around many juniors longed for the days The use of headphones in foreign language classes proved especially helpful in the area of pro- nunciation. Cindy Daniel, Penny Daniel, and Don Quillen fjuniorj, first year french students listen to recordings. Photo by Doug Wallare. Waiting for the librarian to locate magazine sources for their junior theme, Ginger Gilstrap and Theresa LaFrance Cjuniorsj discuss the events of the day. Photo by Tony Saldana. The authors of the grammar books may never have intended that their assignments to prove enter- taining but Dale Akers, Mark Burleson, and Steve Caldwell fseniorsj managed to find and create humor in their work. Pbato by Tony Saldana. Processions of writers and literary works are presented to clear up Mind of the incomprehensible grammar. Creative writing and composition were designed to help aspiring writers perfect their style. Developmental reading concentrated on improving the reading speed and comprehen- sion of the graduate hopefuls. Humanities, to many seniors, resembled an oasis in their desert of learning. Mr. Rolf Eklund introduc- ed students to music and art beginning with Bach and continuing into the sixties with Bob Dylan and the Beatles. Though the objectives of the different grades and classes were unique, English reach- ed out to bring improved communication skills and a better way of expressing ourselves to the world.julie Richards

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American History students found doing worksheets monotonous but helpful when studying for a test. Lee Porter fsophomoreb works to com- plete the sheer before the 5:50 bell. Photo hy Paige Liggetl, Bathing in sun rays, Carol Mercer Cjuniorj does an objective for Mr. Eklund's A.P. History class. The honors class was a preparatory for college bound students, Photo by Doug Wallaee. Reviewing for an American History test, Angie Hedgcoth Csophomorej goes through her chapter taking note of impor- tant events. Photo hy Paige Lmett The 1939 Movie Classic, Gone With The Wind is shown to Mrs. Michael's ffacultyl American History class, Photo hy Doug Wollare, 5 I7 i,nhrShellyli.1rrul.i M ,,,, .,, ,, h - ww-.W . ,5 ' I Xe . f I '..' 'tr -. 'F xr KM t sa ' or X 2 s . ,, P PBWM- gt.:-ygii V ...- il