Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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(5 poiaqKOpi SssoLjs The 5-paragraph essay helps en- courage the students to organize their thinking in a logical order. It gives them direction, said Senior Seminar teach- er Larry Holmes. The 5-paragraph es- say was taught late In the Comp. Ill classes; just as the term paper It was ▼ DESCRfBING THE SPELLING TEST THAT DAY, Vince Davis helps out his students Besides teach- ing special education Mr. Davis was the advisor for the Mountain Sports Club. used to present and prove a point. It has been hard for me to learn how to write one correctly, but it ' s a skill I ' ve been told I need, said Angela Jimenez. In some Advanced Placement tests, an essay was required. A good essay shows the graders that you know what you ' re talking about as long as you don ' t ramble on, according to AP Eu- ropean Civilization teacher Donna Crisci. ' ' A FINISHING HER HOMEWORK, a five paragraph essay, Lucy Zarate tries to hide her work. Worl ing on reports in other classes was usual for doing last minute corrections. B ' -j)Q!g Qepokis Book reports are necessary so that it is certain that students read the book. Also when they are forced to think about what they read, they get more out of the book, said English teacher Steve Bailey. This thinking helps them In the future when they read for enjoyment; it develops person- al growth and could be a huge benefit to them. To most, book reports were a real bother which really had no important meaning to the students. I think book reports are kind of dull, said junior Kristen Brown. Most people don ' t read the book at all, they just make it up as they go along. Many of the English classes had the students read an outside book and give a short summary of the story. Some teachers also had students do small projects like making comic strips. Book reports are important be-, cause they force you to think and to read. said English teacher Jim Polite, And also, when you read literature, you can learn a lot from it. 1 A WITH A SMUG LOOK ON HIS FACE, Brandon Carteen. pulls out a thick reference book. The Reference section in the library was helpful in doing reportS- A SKIMMING THROUGH CARDS IN THE CARD CATALOG, Johnny Juarez looks up information for his latest report. The card catalog was an easy way to find a book. Academics Reports 161

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POPTS, Lepo its and more reports T RESEARCHING A TERM PAPER, Rene Ortega lis tens to a fellow student. It was usual to see friend; helping eacti other out on projects- Another day, another report. Oh, help me please! I don ' t think I can stand to write a ten page report by next Friday. I shouldn ' t have put it off again. How can anyone, anywhere write a ten page report on just one subject? I don ' t think I ' ll be able to survive it this time around. I think maybe I should go into my bedroom and hibernate for the rest of the school year. Whether they were term papers, 5- paragraph essays or book reports, one thing was definite — they were here to stay. story by Jennifer Jackson and Dena Hara: layout by Kevin Thomas: ptiotos by Jack Elliot and Allen Odermatt. f Term papers may be difficult and time consuming, but it is important for college, said Comp IV teacher Jim Po- lite. The term paper Is meant to be a writing exercise. It also is a skill needed for college. The goal of a term paper is to re- search a subject or person in depth and either to prove your opinion or to get the important facts of the person you ' re researching. It allows us, the students, to express our own opinions and back them up with proof, said sen- ior Daryl Walker. Students learned term papers in Comp. IV, but some teachers used term papers in other high school subjects. Al Rampershad assigned a term paper to his Civics Honors class on the contro- versy of certain politics; Janet Beneda assigned a term paper for her U.S. His- tory classes. ► EXPLAINING HOW TO 00 ONE OF HIS RE- PORTS, Dan Priest is getting discouraged. Re- ports were assigned in book report and term pa- per form. ▼ BENT OVER HIS WORK. James Dey tries to get as much done as possible. Students spent long hours researching term papers in the library. A FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES IN A REFERENCE BOOK, Kurt Hasten attempts to finish his report Staying up late the night before a report was due happened a lot in the first semester. 160 Reports Academics

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- REVIEWING FOR THE FINAL, Mark Ritter sup- plies review questions for his class Occasionally, Ritler would make up a game to review the chap- ter T GETTING THE CLASSES ATTENTION, Melanie Hildreth points out the problem on the board. The new boards were easier to see than the old chalk boards ( « »■. 1 Improving education Sparking student dedication with teacher observation good learning exper- ience for all stu- dents, the motto for the Math and Sci- ence section according to dean Gloria Duncan. Students were fortunate to have teachers that were devoted to all the essentials of being a good teacher, said Duncan. No changes were made in ' the Math section, although it had one unique asset; the Math Lab. The lab offered students help in any area of math. The Math Lab was open four days a week, where there had been at least one teacher there to help those who came. The Math Lab was a big help when it came to tests, said junior Julie Womack It was a good thing to have, said math teacher Melanie Hil- dreth. Too bad not many students used it. The section was mostly concerned with students and making sure that they learned. There was also a watchful eye kept on the teachers to make sure they were doing their job well. The deans would come in and see how the teacher would conduct the A MAKING SURE SHE ' S UNDERSTOOD, Marcy Tomooka goes over the problem one more time, Tomooka was known for her patience with the students. class. They would then tell the teacher what needed to be improved, if any- thing. It makes me a better teacher when they (deans) observe my class, said science teacher Amy Uribe. It also keeps me on my toes. In the science section, some changes occurred. In Chemistry, there were new books and lab manuals that were found to be more stim- ulating than the old ones. Another switch that was made was the Chemistry Honors class. When Sitzman taught the class, it was com- pletely self-teaching. Mark Ritter took over and con- ducted the class like a regu- lar Chemistry class except he went through the materl- al faster. story by Dena Hara: layout by Ke- vin r iomas. photos by Alan Oder- matt, and Paul Maldonado. f 162 Academics Math and Science