Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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.33 ,535 A1 Cl-X X. ' Q Honors Classes Benefit Students, Teachers Alike onors classes, beginning in the 198586 school year, turned out to be a real sucf cess. These classes were designed to open opportunities and to pre- pare students for college. Students who were enrolled in these honors classes said they went well. I think they're going great because I really enjoy them and they are supposed to help prepare me for college, said sophomore Craig Watkins. There were definitely differ- ences in honors classes as com' pared to regular classes. Honors classes moved faster in their work and covered sutjects in more de- tail. In some cases, honors students were tested more frequently over the material they studied. Sopho- more Brad Gartman stated, I like honors classes because you don't NOW HEAR THIS - DeDe Burke, Honors English teacher, lectures on Edgar Allen Poe and Romanticism during class. CPhoto by Cheryl Staronb get bored with one topic, The classes go faster. Most teachers who took on teaching the honors classes said they also benefitted, Kay Hopper, Honors English teacher, said, l've enjoyed teaching them, and these classes challenge me as well as my students. Coach Kevin Wiseman, Honors biology teacher, said that teaching these classes gave the teacher a chance to work with various levels of academic and to try various teaching strategies. All in all, honors classes were beneficial to both students and teachers and should surely be con- tinued in the years to come. These classes helped students realize what wil be expected of them in their college years and beyond. -Staci Dunn EXCRUCIATING ESSAYS - Julie Newbury, sophomore honors student, seeks help from Kay Hopper on beginning her essay. iPhoto by Diana Rodriguez? - his NOT WASTING TIME - Sophomore Craig Watkins puts in working time for his honors classes CPharo by Brandy Hickman? uunq poig Aq sabod I O D O G Q D 3 YD U1 7

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.A gf- - X..L. omg -..A : i I -gif-.Nl e.e...uun ll! SEARCH FOR INFORMATION Sophomores Anno Alvorez, Shonno Smirh, Lydio Alborez ond Sroci Dunn seorch for focrs ro supporr rheir essoy moreriol in Koy Hopper's Honors English closs. CPhoro by Diono Rodriguez? KILL - Kay Hopper's sixrh period Honors English closs shows rheir frusrrorion over wriring essoys. From left, clockwise, ore sophomores Jeff Ad' oms, Tommy Lindsey, Shonno Smirh, Dewoyne Crowder, Sroci Dunn, Kelli McLorry, Julie New- bury ond Dennis Gulserh. CPhoro by Tommy Piircheyi 6 Honors Closses

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STUDYING IN THE PEACE AND QUIET OF THE LIBRARY - Doug Smith and Becky Bynum study together in the library before school. iPhoto by Tammy Ritchey? Putting Gff Studying XX ell, I guess l've put it off long enough. What do you mean? I have five minutes to study for my geometry test. l've put it off 'til the last minute. This is an example of how the majority of students answered a questionnaire regarding studying and preparing for tests. They said they wait until the last minute be- cause the material will be fresher an their minds when it's test time. I try not to wait until the last minute unless I forget about the test. I try to study about an hour for my tests, Stacey Hillis, senior, said. She added, I don't study a week before. I usually look over my notes or worksheets every other day, then study about an hour the night before. Holly Joplin, freshman, said, I wait until the night before so the material is fresh on my mind. I study the last minute because I don't have time to study for a test ' 'I every night and I . forget what I have Iearned. lr all depends on whether it's go- ing to be hard, whether it's impor- tant and what my grade is in that par- ticular class. I study more for hard, im- portant tests in classes that I have a low grade in, than for easy, unimportant tests, Lance Al- dridge, senior, said. LuCindy Dahl said, I like to listen to music while studying. What worked best for the students to pass a test? Memorizing was the pop ular response. isne ValadeZ5 is I S . I Spf, at f . 'ik lk' ff: .,LVrLr 4 VVL' S 1 7 1 5. if.f S Sfi. S cw ' . 1 I . es Of 'he Chnsw Ubondo stgnds glitgqzqphoto by CH - Donna d in me Stu 90 MOST OF I-UN. . d while CYOW MAKING me etlffII'1lShe . - Stacy Davis 8 Studying Cloy reads her b0Ol'- 'O 9