Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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I LISTEN: Mrs. Mc Laughlin lec- tures to her Advanced Placement classes. Developing good listening skills is an important part of the college prepatory curriculum. HEY: Jeff Lack plays the part of a modern day gigolo in Mrs. Mc Laughlin ' s 3rd period class. Each student wrote their own introduc- tion of the Cantebury Tales . HOLY: Julie Arambula dresses as a nun to fulfil her part in the Cantebury Tales pro- duction. I enjoy this class because it ' s inter- esting and relaxing, Arambula said, We are allowed to express our creativity. How has taking the AP class im- proved your prep- aration for college? Taking this class has helped me im- prove my writing. We think things out ourselves; we interpret what we read instead of be- ing told. Mark Collins, planning on attending UT. STUDYING: Stepha- nie Janak, Kimberly Quinn, Mary Mata, and Amanda Gonzales take advantage of a beauti- ful day as they combine efforts for English class. Group work often helps students learn more and develop good peer relations. SAILING: Keith Schu- mann displays his act- ing ability as a pirate in AP English, the AP English course requires student to search their creative minds. AP CLASSES tet

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Advanced placement class offers credit During the senior year in high school the most predominant thought on every student ' s mind is the future. College is a choice that many students consider. The preparation for this choice can now be found in the newly developed Advanced Placement Honors English program. This program involves college level work in which students can be tested out of college hours. Mrs. Barbara McLaughlin teaches the AP classes 3rd and 4th periods. It is a good learn- ing experience in preparation for college, even if a student decides not to take the AP Test, said Mrs. Mc Laughlin. The class is actually a combination of the Gifted and Talented Classes and the Advanced Placement pro- gram. The Gifted and Talented portion of class encourages the development of creativity whereas the AP program con- centrates on literature and writ- ing. 1 enjoyed this course, re- marked Chrystal Wotipka, It will really help me in college. Monett Mooney agreed, The people make this class interest- ing. The atmosphere is differ- ent from most classes. Interpre- tation of the materials studied allows the students to form per- sonal opinions and share them with others. It challenges the intellect of those in class pre- paring for college, said Camer- on Mc Bean. It is a relaxing atmosphere but it really has helped my composition writ- ing, comrfients Julie Arambula. If college is in your future, the AP class is highly recommend- ed. It ' s a fun class. I enjoyed taking it, said Diane Cox, I ' m glad I did. PREACHING: James Herron and Lane Warrington play the parts of Jim Bakker and a prioress during a revival of Chaucer ' s Cantebury Tales in Mrs. Mc Laughlin ' s 3rd period AP English class. TOUGH: Trent Green portrays a marine for an hour during English. Projects in the AP class help pre- pare students for college. ItLi AP CLASSES

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Lab classes offer hands on learning School isn ' t all books. A va- riety of lab classes are offered. These classes give students a chance to cast their books aside and use a little creative thinking. Students can experiment with new ideas and apply these meth- ods using their hands. A lab class is categorized by most students as a science class where experiments are per- formed. However, science is just one of the variety of these types of classes. Experiments in science give students a chance to be on their own. Instead of the teacher telling the student the answer, the stu- dent is able to discover that an- swer for himself, said Al Haisler, Chemistry I and Phys- ical Science teacher. Art is classified as a lab class according to J ' Nil Jackson and Paula Mitte, art teachers. Students learn an apprecia- tion of the arts in this problem- solving class, said Mrs. Jackson. Lane Warrington, senior, knows what she will pursue af- ter high school because of her lab class. Art class has helped me decide that I want to go into advertising. The number of lab classes is surprising. It seems like most of them wouldn ' t be in this cat- aegory, such as drama, band, and choir. Others include typing and word processing, physical education, athletics, photojournalism, yearbook, newspaper, and computer class- es. f PHOTO LAB: Aileen Ruge.»: and Jon Hill proof some cc« tact sheets for thtt photojournalism class. Takij photos and then processij and developing them are jusi few of the activities photc- raphers do in publications. HOMEMAKING: Neri Floii and Delores Salazar work I- eether in a homemaking lab i Margaret Anderson, Tacul ' member, instructs thei We ' re being exposed to new and wonderful way ' cooking, explained Deloresi ii,-„ Ite LAB CLASSES