Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Honors classes challenging To advance is the key to suc- cess. These keys consist of hon- ors classes. The classes help a student advance in many fields. They are ' tough, but the students who are accepted for them re- alize what they are getting into. Working in groups makes the assignment more interesting and together the students come up with creative ideas. We meet up at someone ' s house and put our thoughts to- gether ' Dawn Hernandez said. Honors clases call for plenty of hard work and time and de- votion to keep up with the rest of the class. Having your work done on time is most important when it comes to honors courses, said Ryan Wilhelmsen. Students take honors for sev- eral reasons. 1 feel 1 can learn more for college by being in honors class- es, said Wendy Eggert. I feel I will be ahead of everyone else. Students must be tested in or- der to qualify for honors classes. It doesn ' t go by teacher rec- ommendation, said Royce Buesing, counselor. Students take one test which includes some reading, writing and math problems. Honors classes are offered in English, Social Studies, Sciences and Math. Most teachers agree that honors classes are challeng- ing, but rewarding. Honors students have an un- limited resource of energy and the teacher has to be creative, motivated and knowledgeable in order to tap the students ' great- est potential, said Joyce Slone, teacher. These students are our leaders, not just of tomorrow, but of humanity. ASSISTANCE: Ray Jackson, faculty member, assists Stephanie Janak with her math homework. Many seniors, in- cluding Stephanie, choose to take ad- vancea math classes in order to prepare for college. WORKING: Anne Hilscher, with the as- sistance of Melissa Robles, works during their honors class. By taking an honors class, they are able to learn on a higher level. lit

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i HELPING: Priscilla Navarro assists John Paul Brown in putting on the finishing touches to his make-up for the One-Act play production, Fables. LONG TRIP: Kelly Crones is worn out from a long day of competition at Austin Westwood High School. Two bus loads of UIL contestants, their coaches and Mrs. Jo Ann Stovall, principal, met at school at 4:15 a.m. in order to make 8 a.m. competitions. AWARDED: Peter Matl won third place at the practice meet at Austin Westwood High School in Calculator Applications, and second place at the district meet, which was hosted at Stroman. He com- peted at the regional meet at the Uni- versity of Texas at San Antonio. CLOWNS: Curtis Tait looks solemnly at the camera as he checks his make-up for the one- act play, Fables. I liked the play we did. It was fun. Sarah Hammack UIL iSC

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4 EXPERIMENTING: Shawn Low and Jason Rhodes experiment during their honors physical science class. Being in honors classses fives the advantage of oing more complex projects. Grades are real- ly important to me. It ' s more fulfilling to do well in an honors class. Beata Nelson A STUDYING: Brenda Estrada uses her hme wisely to finish an assignment. Be- ing in honors math, Brenda realizes that extra studying is often needed. RESEARCHING: The library is often used for research. Janice Haynes, English teacher, skillfully assists Paige Wotipka with her assignment. HONORS CLASSES tlL£