Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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QSV My as S Mia french Ever since I started taking French, I haven't been able to quit! The language is so beautiful and romantic. Vicki McLemore, senior, has consistently demonstrated her comprehension in both reading and understanding French. 'fl love the flowing beauty of the language. If French is going to be her life's work, she would like to be an interpreter at the United Nations or a foreign ambassador. It's strange. Some- times l'll find myself thinking in French! Q Aw.. Ialin Scott Tyson chose to take Latin because Latin is frequently used in such fields of study as law and the sci- ences. Scott, a junior, thought the lan- guage was easy to learn and the history interesting. I plan to study Latin for at least one more year. I'm sure that I will be able to use it in some field of study. f Q . Q 5' Us ing I I at M A to 3' Q fi , QaH2'.: jim Vu ' ,' QIWGQ-3 't 'X ming 53: Q 3 5 : if I I , fb , S if limi- It 4 :gi . Q, ' ,251 3' f ' it , if Q .: la ' -ig R 1' C I . .5 L ,. Us . c X 1 xiii,-41 4 va so f-of 'IO6 honors 118' spanish I like to do the best in everythi can. Leslie Abramson, senior, t Spanish for six years, so that I c speak the language fluently somed She found it a challenge knowing languages and being able to speak i others. Maioring in Spanish and Fre she plans to become an internati stewardess for a while if the gaso situation doesn't get too bad. She t would like to teach both the langua She enjoys knowing Spanish becaus mainly can speak it now when I' Mexican restaurants and when I mad at my friends, german At first Tracey Wheatley thought German would be a lot harder th turned out to be. l've always liked man and it has always been a chall to me. Tracey, a senior, sometimes tired of the reading because it t twice as long as English and som the stories were really depressing. way, German has made me unders English better. When I'm speaking man, I also have to think in Ger Sometimes when I'm writing a pap English, I'lI write German words and even realize it!