Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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biology 1 . ' J A physics Science has always been easy for me. I guess that's why I enjoy it. Senior Harold Naparst enjoyed Physics for one because it was an easy subject to get A's in. He commented that he hardly ever had to work after school except on problems he found particularly inter- esting. Harold placed first in state in Physics at a IETS convention and sev- enth in another UIL contest in general science. 'fl guess I get a little bit of satis- faction when I do well, but I take it for granted. I remember the concepts really easily. lt's just an exciting subject that you can keep on learning about. 104 honors I am a strange kind of person that likes biology. Susan Cady, senior, enriched her knowledge of biology by watching lots of television specials and reading a lot of books. I'm very interested in biology, but there are no jobs available in that field unless you want to work for the government or teach. Susan admitted that she worked very hard to just get a decent grade and not to have six hours of reading a day before the test and this certainly paid off. She concluded, Everyone in that class worked really hard, but I just seemed to get more out of it. I ,,,...,... fix O -11 ' S'-,Q K, .. . ig chemish-9 Tom Davis explained Chemistry as a complicated, detailed course, hard to understand at first. Mrs. Tommie Stev- erson, Chemistry Il teacher explained, Although I have several excellent stu- dents, Tom is definitely the leader of 9' .yay Q I I a 5, . the class. Tom added, Being a ' in a class of seniors, I wasn't spiritual leader, however, I was the rest of the class most of the was able to help others on what were doing. ' - 4-

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'l love choir, it seems so natural to e, it's great! Chosen top student in noir, Senior julie Smith spent most of rr extra time involved in rehearsals and king the responsibility of being presi- ent. When there's 55 kids talking and nbling on, it takes a real loud voice to ll at them. Right now l'm confused on e point of majoring in music or ama. Some day I want to go to New irk. I want to work with music and be liolved, That's my goal -to be totally olved in something I like to do. sis f drama the past two years I have handed the designs for each play's set. there she has taken full responsi- for the sets, from ordering lumber, and materials, to handling her in the actual building of the sets, mented Mrs. Carolyn Boone, Drama cher. Lynn Wenger, honor drama ent, has worked almost a total of hours after school. Lynn, a senior, d also, but commented, I don't d a big ego boost like some people l'd rather work backstage and not be front of everything. It's just as vewracking backstage, especially n the revolving stage collapsed at end of a drama production! YY nt drama For four years, Drama's honor stu- dent, Kirk Rexrode, worked from 600 to 1000 hours on the lighting for numerous Drama productions. Macbeth was the most difficult because there were 40 light cues to adapt to their schooI's lighting systems. Kirk, a senior, taught himself and learned more about the system and its 'ropes' every show. He wired the lights to a dinner board in the cafeteria for the dinner theater show The Crucible and also coordinated the lights for Bye Bye Birdie which had over 100 lighting cues. Kirk had the satisfac- tion of working with the most complex lightboard I have ever seen at a high school or college. honored will: meril arl Everyone now can have a piece of my work! This was the reaction of Rosemary Struffolino when asked to design the yearbook cover. Rosemary, outstanding student in art, said it took her about 10 hours to complete the rough draft. She also competed in vari- ous contests, including winning a Museum of Fine Arts Scholarship, Rose- mary, a senior, did mostly fantasy work, but she did get into slumpsf' Mrs. Iana Armistead, her art teacher, commented, Her unusual creativity that runs from 'super-realism' to 'surrealism' is often displayed in her artwork that can be seen in the art showcase from time to time. N ,Y Q LE . V -3 -mf' honors 103

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honored willl merii 4-K, www f , Wifi? IIIIIIIIIIWWIII Iititiiii.. ..... ll. .,MwfW'm5 2 ff'l,.f,'.lffffilil 4 -' s aa, :fx algebra I didn't really have to work at it. It came to mel lack Muranami, soph- ore, has always liked math, ever I was a little kid. Really, if you like something, you're naturally going it well. lack did not feel he any harder than anyone else in II, but that the concepts just 'e .L AZ 1g'.:' ' , -It '33-' E nn3lf??4-4 :alll I came to him. He also enjoyed partici- pating in the various math tournaments, commenting, The contests have always been a challenge to me. I like to see how much I can do. Also, I like getting the trophies, even though they're plas- tic! Mind you, I didn't always 'do so weII.' I guess I just got lucky! Il-ig.fe.a. He has a quick mind and sees things really fast. This comment about Iunior Tom Davis was made by Mrs. Evelyn Moreland, Trig-E.A. teacher. Tom added, Perhaps I stand out because I usually understand before tT10St of the others. The subject is interesting and commands extra effort beyond the aver- age course. More imagination is required and it is more of a puzzle. Tom used his knowledge in math tour- naments, saying, 'I did well and con- tributed to the team's overall score. Everyone likes to win trophies. Tom mainly worked for understanding. If the process is well understood, perfec- tion doesn't really matter. r X- X calculus With math courses always being easy for him, Martin Bailey, senior, found Calculus to fit that description one more time. Mrs. Evelyn Moreland, Mar- tin's Calculus teacher commented, He seemed more interested in math and accepted the challenges even better than he had in previous years. Martin added, 'II now realize that I may go into a mathematical profession in the future and if I wish to succeed at this, I should try and do well in the preparatory stages. Martin only had to spend from 15 to 30 minutes each night to study Calculus. Mrs. Moreland verified this by saying that Martin was one of the few seniors in Calculus who was really stud- ying and trying to do his best. 'Y' S honors IOS