Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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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£

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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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Weight room strengthens athletes Emerging from relarive obscurity to a thriving school activity involv- ing almost every sport played by male and female students alike, the weight room has come a long way thanks to the efforts of the Football Boosters Club and the annual Lift- a-thons. In 1985 the state championship baseball team had to use the boys ' bathroom for their weight room. Today the boys ' s bathroom is again a bathroom, and the athletes can work out in one of the best weight rooms in South Texas, according to Harry McCluskey, athletic co- ordinator. Recently, the booster club added $1,400 in mirrors to the room they have equipped with every weight imaginable. The addition of this room has greatly benefited the athletes. In 1983 the average bench press of the football team was 35.09 pounds. In only five years that average has increased to 195.24 pounds. The girl athletes also have used the weight room. Although only 14 girls were enrolled in the formal weight lifting class, many of the girl athletes use the room to train for their events. Approximately 200 students a week use the weight room after school. LADY RAIDERS: Members of the girls bas- ketball and track teams use the weight room. Using the bench press is one of the more popular weights with all athletes. STRONG: John Whitby won the annual Power Lifting Meet and broke the record in the bench press, dead lift and squat. He lifted a total of 1,130 pounds. LIFT: Michael Amaro acts as the spotter for Raymond Gamez as he lifts weights. Athletes have improved their strength tnrough work- ing out in the weight room. t£4:- WEIGHT ROOOM