Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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Mrs. Kadlec gives oral direc- tions for a test in her eighth 1 A L grade language arts Class. . g u at, It; ,2 JVcL u if 1 g y ,1 1p jKJf W134: f; ,1 , m-quvw,w.-gm Above: Mrs. Schulze explains a spelling assignment. Right: Mr. Morrow shares information with Mrs. Hancock. 66 Language Arts

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Students exhibit knowledge AT THE SCIENCE FAIR In their science classes, students explore the many exciting areas of the earth, life, and phys- ics. Their knowledge is exhibited every year at the January Science Fair. Students in advanced classes of all three grade levels are required to par- ticipate. Although many proj- ects are very complicated and time consuming, stu- dents gain an idea of what scientific research in- volves. There are several winners selected at the school level. The top sev- en go on to the county competition. Mr. Harris, head of the science de- partment, says not only does our department have the best science teachers, we also hold the best science fair. Students gain the knowledge and informa- tion through experiments and lab work in their sci- ence classes. Eighth grad- er Karen Cockerham, who has Mr. Hall, says that she enjoys it when her class does experi- ments like the study of the magnetic force. Itls weird the way that ball makes your hair stand on end? Just ask Mr. Hall! ltScience continues to prepare students for the future because every- thing in life revolves around science, and it en- hances our understand- ing of life, concluded Mr. Harris. Science Fair Winners-Front Row: Jennifer Lamb, Krista Schwanz, Kim Jarvis, Whitney Duncan, Maggie McCullar, Lara Donigan. Back Row: Natasha Glauch, Stephanie Meinhardt, Ben Nicholson, Dana Micklethwait, Christine DiBlasi, Robbie Fields. Science w 65

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Outstanding! is one ad- jective Mr. Morrow uses to describe our school and its students. SHMS students continually rank at the top in state testing scores. Each year more and more emphasis is placed on writing and creativity. According to Webster,s Dictionary, language arts is a system- atic means of communi- cating ideas or feelings by Extra, READfuL the use of signs, gestures, or marks; and our lan- guage arts teachers are very systematic with their varied techniques in teaching creative writing, public speaking, and eve- ryday communication. Because we communi- cate daily with so many different personalities, it is vital that students be able to get their messages sent with as little misun- Below: By the smile on her face, you can tell Mrs. Morse enjoys her reading class. Left: Dr. Pot- ter uses her creativity to teach The Cat In The Hat. extra ABOUTIT derstanding as possible. Language arts plays a vi- tal role in helping stu- dents communicate. Reading is the under- standing of meanings that are printed or written. Dr. Potter, seventh grade reading teacher, utilizes television a great deal in her classes. The televi- sion, if used properly, can be a crucial tool in read- ing education. In addition Dr. Potter incorporates the computer into her curriculum. Students in reading Classes read and write stories, do library research and book re- ports. The goal of the reading and language arts teachers is for students to enjoy reading and writ- ing. Reading i 67