Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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ill Sophomore ROBIN BAILEY, a baby for the day, is content with her bottle as class- mate MARY DEKAT plays with her dollie. iPhoto by NANCY MARTINJ 123 Clad in their manager uniforms, sopho- mores JULIE HERRlNGTON and LAURA ROSS work on homework. iPhoto by PAM SWARTZJ 431. Sophomore class officers lclockwise from topl: Art Thomas, president, Lesa Martinek, treasurer, Robin Bailey, secretary, and Mike Rueck, vice president. C47 Trying to promote a victory, sophomore Monte Ellis contributes to the pep band before a boys' Varsity Basketball game. iPhoto by Mechele Oathoutj 78f PeoplefSophomores .gg Y jf' A ' 1. .-Zig' if ,- , ,. ,,. . , ss gg s .Y .. 1 , t 9. .6 ga A , is W, i A A My .a ,IE 'E A .. r if r rA ., if X, y ,Aa

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Kay Weller Troy Wolf Vince Zabala OH, MORE MO EY! Sophomore-s sell championship t-shirts As a money-making project, the sophomore class sold state Cham' pionship t-shirts, one gray with maroon sleeves and another gold. The design on the shirts showed a starred football announcing Class 3A State Champs. The t- shirts, which were ordered from California Custom Shirts, were sold for eleven dollars with twenty cents extra for additional lettering. The profit was S1I6.5O. QU As class comes to an end, PENNY STITES sophomore reaches to put her work away for the day. iPhoto by KIM BROOKSJ QI Startled by the click of the Camera, KIM FRANK and ROBIN BAILEY sophomores look puzzled. iPhoto by NANCY MARTINI Q35 MIKE RLIECK sophomore listens carefully to another student talk. iPhoto by KIM Brooksj f4j Thumbing through the file cabinet, LESA MARTINEK sophomore looks for her folder, iPhoto by KIM BROOKSI Q55 MONTE ELLIS sophomore checks his biol- ogy grade. fPhoto by ERIC DILLINGERJ 19 H if .ft ' I ftfwf. lslni 1 it YQ li I fn, M ...xi t ,fy , , ...s ,t . . .. A: . ff I af PeoplefSophomoresf77

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was 'R-L. or-1, WHAT BRAINS! Sophomores dominate gifted program Added feature offers gifted students chance to develop learning skills A gifted program has always been an absent feature of the pub' lic-school program to the Silver Lake student. However. it is now a reality, lt is a program, offered to the student intellectually superior, that offers a course of study that is both challenging to the student and capable of improving his learn- ing skills, A student may be la- beled as gifted and subsequently introduced into the program in a variety of ways, Althoughl iiicelyi 'candidates are usually chosen from their achievement test scores or recommended by teachers they may also be recommended by othlili er students or parents: a student can also request to be tested for the program. Actual participants are chosen after having been apr proved by the school psychologist MR. BRENT HOYT. The program ,began atgthe beginning of the sec- ond semester and will henceforth be a regular class at the high school. The main objective of the program is to develop thinking skills necessary for college stu' dents. according to the teacher. MR. TODD NOVAKOFSKI. The students have the option of taking advanced placement tests. which, if passed, qualify them for college credit without further participation in the courses. The gifted program also offers the students an oppor- tunity to learn more about the ca- reer-related subjects that most in terest themjBut what about the teacher of a gifted program? The state requirements include pre- vious experience as a regular class- rooijn T teacher and 3'Qi credits flye- yond the bachelors degree. NOVA- KOYTSKI replied that an important partgof such teachingqis' the ability to deal withiffambiguiry by being flexibief ln other words, it is nec- essary that a teacher of gifted stu- dents not attempt tovcfentrol thern. buti 'guide-diem. ltfis his hope that upon graduation from the gift- ed program students will have de- veaapea highiriearningylslrills endian increased ability to excel in col- lege. KELLY TABBERT u 1 r v fly Precise measuring is essential to sopho- instructor KEITH KARLAN, sophomores Rl more SHAWN BEAUCHAT in completing his CHIE JOLLIE, MONTE ELLIS, and GREG AB wood chest. iPhoto by ERIC DILLINGERJ BOTT, learn how to use tools to aid their work 123 Listening closely to mechanical drawing iPhoto by ERIN WILEYJ PeoplefSophomoresf79