Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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Remembering the past is what the juniors had to do in Mr. Rockey’s American history class. Heather Hinds and Michelle Waggoner work on their homework while Mr. Rockey shows Christel Smith and the other students a historical place on the map. Students are required to take American history their junior year in school. Study guides and workbooks were all a daily routine for the students. Photography by Kelli Moore, Stephanie Smith, Elaine Johnson, and Gary Huff

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Thumbing through the pages, while sophomore Tim Grable looks on, is Mr. Bill Foster, science teacher. Students are required to take biology their sophomore year. Sewing away are freshmen Michelle Payne and Tammy Norris. This is one of the things they learned to do in Home Economics I. Extra activities keep students interested Classes important Academics: along with all the extracurricular activities, a student also had to fit in homework and keeping his grades up. From the time a student is 6 years old until he is 17 or 18, he must deal with homework. The older he gets, the more complex his work becomes. Academics doesn’t just in- clude all the work. There is some fun to be had in classes, such as home economics or family living. Speech is an- other class that can be fun. This class prepares you for speech activities, in contest situations, and in life in gen- eral. There are a few classes that every student must take, such as biology, English, American history for juniors, and government for seniors. Then there are the more chal- lenging classes such as chem- istry, botany zoology, and se- nior math, which includes trigonometry and calculus, which prepare students bet- ter for college courses. Most students live for the ex- tracurricular, such as sports, to keep school life going, yet some students don’t get in- volved in those extra activ- ities and only concentrate on their classes. Amy Weber stated, “I think most of the students live for the extracurricular activities because it is a time you can be with friends and have fun. Homework, I guess, is good to make you learn things but by getting involved in extra- curricular activities you get to see the world as it really is.” 6 Academics Copy and design by Kelli Moore and Jeff Simpson

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Required Classes Not Favorite Subjects endured As students pass through their high school careers they face many challenges. One such challenge is unavoidable to all. It is the regretted and feared “required classes” that are needed to graduate. For everyone, one is English. The sophomores have my- thology and creative writing, while the juniors have the term paper. Seniors, in turn, study poetry. Then there is the subject of math. Two credits are re- quired in order to graduate. The sophomores have to take biology as one of the two re- quired science credits. In the social science field the juniors have American histo- ry while the seniors endure government. This year also started the re- quirement for health, which will require the class of 1991 and those after to take one credit of health their senior year. While most juniors feel that American history isn’t the most fun class, they agree it could be worse. As senior Amy Weber stated, “I think American history is a lot more fun and easier than gov- ernment.” A typical junior’s reaction to- ward American history was that it wasn’t too bad but they would just as soon see it disappear. As can be seen, required classes aren’t usually the fa- vorite classes of most stu- dents, but for the most part, they could be worse. Jason McNemee and Beverly Scholz look on as Mr. Reynolds gives them their assignment. Taking notes from the board was just part of their daily routine in government. Danny Keller and Bonnie Adkins work on American history. Study guides, workbooks, and notes were required. Sophomores John Gronniger, Tim Grable, Kenny Klaus, and Kelly Jas- per work on their biology assign- ment. Many films were seen during the course of the year. 8 Academics Copy and design by Mark Rooney