Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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LEARNING PROJECTS Learning can be easy when the assignments are fun, yet challenging. Projects offer this alternative. Several teachers feel that students have a better at- titude about learning when they are given projects to do while studying a certain chapter. Throughout the year students embark on many exciting and challenging projects. From per- forming skits in front of the class to dressing as an older person, these projects are found to be pleas- urable and most often comical. Ms. Joyce Slone ' s economic class- es were assigned at Christmas to write and sing a song using the words and concepts of certain chapters to the tune of a Christmas car- ol. A wide variety of amusing songs were performed in front of the entire class. Ms.Judy Linville also had her American History classes per- form in class. Her objective was to make learning about the last frontier fun and easy. The stu- dents portrayed miners, farmers, Indians, cowboys, and ranchers by building tepees, a school house, wagons, windmills. INTERESTING: Zandra Buitr learns the ups and downs e perienced by old people. Beind member of Ms. Slone ' s psyche ogy class, many unusual and i teresting projects are performe stores, and a saloon — an enti| town! Each project representee chapter concerning the Wes ward movement and charact ized the conflicts of the Whi man and the Indians. Many other exceptional pn ects are pursued by students all classes. From Math to Fren classes, teachers always seem find interesting as well as ucational ways to teach their le sons. I enjoy doing project They are a fun way to learn said Michelle Schaefer. It Hj projects

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DODSHOP: Students in todshop complete a number irojects with different types J machinery. Jesse Vasquez ids down a piece of wood l( a skate board he made for nself. I ' PERIMENTING: Students ijicience lab complete a num- Ir of experiments. Terry iick and Ryan Hairell con- iplate the results of their jeriments. What do you feel you are gaining by working in a lab? I think that I am gaining more ex- perience dealing with scientific methods. Amy Kurtz , i5s???ia I feel that I gain a better under- standing when I work with my friends in a group. Cathy Drabek LAB CLASSES Itt

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CLOWNING: Cindy Wagner clowns around in Mrs. McLaughlin ' s English class. Cindy is participat- ing in one of the many projects as- signed by Mrs. McLaughlin. POINTING: Janie Pena takes the time to point out the point of inter- est on the diagram. Many math classes also do special projects through- out the year. PERFORMING: The ever popular California Raisins entertain the stu- dents in Mrs. McLaughlin ' s class. The Raisins are characters that promote the sell- mg of raisins and are known for their entertaining commercials. ATTRACTION: Ms. Slone ' s psy- chology classes study the behav- iors of children and adults. Louise Lopez and her baby were the main attraction in the class. I enjoy They are learn. Michelle Schaefer doing projects, a fun way to STEALING: Bad guys Robert Rutledge, Rodney Leonard, Ronald Ramey, and Aileen Rugerio are using skills learned in their French I class by performing a bank robbery. The French classes are usually held responsible for performing dialogues in the class. PROJECTS JLV