Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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A nQ rr ▼ USING HAND GESTURES TO GET HIS POIJ ACROSS, Jim Reda explains his project. Reda wg known to be illustrative in his techniques. Groans come from the back of the room. How many pages? Did you say 20? 20 and a project, are you kidding? Why are we doing this? Jim Reda was in the midst of explain- ing his Algebra II project on how math was related to future goals when the groans broke out. Every year the same thing happened; some students thought there was too much work In- volved but some thought It would bene- fit them later in life. I think It ' s a good thing because if you don ' t know what you are going to be. you can find a career and see if you like It, said Tony Smith. Reda felt that making the students do a project on this subject would help them decide what to do in the future; they could find out whether they liked the career they had chosen. Teaching, optometry, and anesthesiology were among the careers chosen. Searching for how math is related to a specific career will help them deter- mine their future, said Reda. To many Algebra II students, the re- quired project was time-consuming, but to most the end result was benefi- cial. ▼ A HAND-MADE CLOCK, made by Michele Su- lak, hangs high above the door of E-21. Geometry projects were one of Mr Reda ' s projects. B- SiCS What do you think of when you think of a science project? — solar energy — — growing plants — Students in Gary Pick ' s physics class went one step further and made an atom bomb. The projects varied from the outland- ish Idea of replicating an atom bomb to practical purposes like repairing the school ' s electronic equipment. In the past, telescopes, spectra- scopes, and static generators appeared at open house. Also on the scene was a new idea of making an atom bomb on the scene. It seemed like an original and chal- lenging project. said Greg Jackson and Scott Magruder about their idea of making the model of an atom bomb. The students had to choose to do a project on somethmgof their choice. As in most assignments there were simple ideas, but, as usual, many complex and original ideas also appeared. ▼ EXPLAINING THE REQUIREMENTS for the physics project. Gary Fick shows a student a specific detail- A project was required from all physics students Projects Academics 169

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r Task? ▼ TAKING TIME OUT AT LUNCH, a few students busily try to finish up projects. Tfie career center was useful for getting information on projects. No. no. no. oh please no. ohh. it fell again! Why won ' t this toothpick stay where I want It? It ' s already 1:00 a.m. and I ' ve been trying to glue this to the stand for the last six hours. It ' s due tomorrow. I will never put another project off. I ' ll start right away. To some, long term projects were dif- :ult. Many students put them off until the last possible moment. As usual vows were made to start right away but that didn ' t always happen. Four months later . . . Mom. please come type this. It ' s only midnight, you can finish in six hours can ' t you ? I need it by tomorrow. Help me . . . story by Jennifer Jackson: layout by Kevin Ttiomas: photos by Dave Randall. nctoeMu i , If you could design your own house what would it look like? Would it be a large old-fashion mansion or a small modern studio ? Students in Bill Diskin ' s architecture class had a chance to de- velop their dream. The students were assigned to design a house fully equipped with a set of drawings. Each individual had the same design principles but each house and set of plans were different. Room sizes, placement, and the outside framework of the house differed through the stu- dent ' s creativity. Diskin ' s goal was to teach the stu- dents to develop their talents. It will help us in the long run, be- cause we do so much on our own. Someone will not always be looking over our shoulders and helping us when we go out on our own, said Jenni Snook. A A VIEW TO THE FUTURE — a set of plans for a dream house that Joe Spradlin created. A set of plans such as these, had to be finished for the architecture project. 168 A TAKING A BREAK from studying. Kevin de Toro glances up Some students couldn ' t alway keep their minds on one thing. Academics Projects n

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WITH A GLEAM IN HIS EYE, Jack Isett points out the one thought on his mind. During the food drive, many cans were collected for the poor. ▼ TRYING TO MAKE A DENT IN HIS HOMEWORK Bruce Steel frowns in dismay. IVlany students thought they received too much homework ' V, 1 1 -New A.P. 1 iasses get n,„„ , , make social l science harder ■ tough -2-3 lift We are the Mustangs, mighty mighty Mustangs Study, study hard From weight training to the new Euro- pean Civilization AP class, the Humanities and Health section covered it all. At the lead was Judy Manthorne. former girls athletic director. Through her observation of academic classes and athle- tic programs, improvement was bound to come to the section. Two newly formed AP courses. European Civiliza- tion and US History, had been added to help college- bound students. The old Honors classes had to be al- tered to accommodate the AP requirements. Civics Honors. Euro- pean Civilization Honors and US History Honors filled out the advanced social science department. Although there was much more homework and the tests were harder, most of the students were glad in the end that they chose the harder classes. The homework was a burden, but the class is interesting because of Ms. Cris- ci ' s teaching style, said Jeff Manzi, Eu- ropean Civilization AP student. Civics Honors is very difficult, but I ' m glad I took it because it prepares me, a senior, for college, said Rene Ortega. Dr. Rampershad was just like a college professor. Manthorne ' s goals for the section included gettinga so- cial science aptitude test as a requirement, expanding the band and making the school more spirited. Planning band concerts, drill team shows, and pep assemblies were among Manthorne ' s respon- sibilities. Sfory by Jennifer Jackson: layout by Kevin Thomas: photos by Jack Elhot. A MAKING SURE SHE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS, lunior Jenny Noelte checks over her homework. This was a good habit to follow In case there were any unanswered questions. 170 Humanities and Health Academics