Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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u inanities Civics Honors is very difficult, but I am glad I took it because it prepares me, as a senior, for college. Dr. Rampershad was just like a college profes- sor. — Rene Ortega Health jA- r- Vc Academics Humanities and Health

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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

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L £CTUf?SS T STOPPING FOR A MOMENT to listen to a joke, Maria Manzanilla smiles at the break m the lecture! Maria was one of the small class of European Civiliza- tion A P students Who needs them? Okay, class. Take out some paper and a pen or pencil because I ' m going to be lecturing the whole period, and you ' re taking notes. Groan. Just what I need to make the day complete. I hate it when he lectures — absolutely hate it. He tall s too fast for me to take notes. What does he think I am anyway? A hu- man typewriter? ? I swear I ' m never go- ing to survive this period. Oh, boy, do I need help. My hand ' s cramping up now. I wish he would stop talking and give us a little break so we can relax. Sigh. Why did he have to make his lectures so long? Wouldn ' t it be easier for us to just listen or see a movie? story by Jennifer Jackson and Dena Hara: lay- out by Kevin Ttiomas: photos by Jack Elliott. Allen Odermatt. and Tim Thetford. s CIENCE I think I ' ll pour mixture A into solu- tion C. Whaat?! Are you crazy?!! What do you mean? Didn ' t you listen to Mr. Ritter lectur- ing? He said DON ' t mix A with C or else we ' ll end up with an explosion. For a science class, It was important for teachers to lecture so that the stu- dents could understand the concepts of science in more depth and in easier terms. When you lecture, you get feedback from the students; it also teaches them to listen. If there were no lectures, the classes themselves would approach self-teaching, said chemistry teacher Mark Ritter. The reason I lecture is to better prepare the students for tests and for their own understanding of it. There were other teachers who didn ' t believe in lecturing for the class. The reason why I don ' t lecture that much is because I never listened to lec- tures when I was in school, said biol- ogy teacher Sue Boyette. To me lec- tures were dull, so I really don ' t think students would listen if I lectured. The only time I do is when the students don ' t understand. I think it ' s important in some instances for students to have things explained to them, not just told to read the biology book. ▲ LISTENING TO A LECTURE in a variety of ways ▲ AFTER A FULL DAY OF LECTURING, Mark Rit IS Maria Manzanilla and Susan Woo. Most stu- ter pauses to talk to students. Some teachers dents have different ideas about how to listen to a lectured during all 5 of their classes without so lecture and take notes. much as a break 172 Academics Lectures