Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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People may not understand, but they will learn i tory Can Make Difference FlBtg Staff istory of the United States is like the old poem! In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue... American history is just one of the different types of many social studies clas- ses. American government teaches you the Bill of Rights, procedures of the government, and many more different things. American government is a interesting course. lt is basically reviewing you from previous history clas- ses, Russell jackson said. Mui! 122-I I ll 1231 World History is where you learn about the differ- ent kinds of people who lived long time ago in A.D. and B.C. An American govern- ment teacher, Evenlyn Coppola and a senior Leah Pennington founded an organization called junior Political Animals Club. They are the first high school branch of the IPAC in the state. IPAC is involved also with the Close-up Pro- gram. Together, they sent students from across the nation to Washington D.C., for a week. ln order to raise money for the trip they put on many differ- J L3 KI 4 li. I ent fundraisers. Some of the fun- draisers we are doing to raise money are car washes, auctions, talent shows, fish-fries, and sell- ing candy, April Hirby said. There are 'l4 mem- bers of IPAC and not all went but they all helped to raise money. They felt that the junior chapter of the Political Animals can make as much of a difference in the state as the politicians in office. Lakhiva Blann and Bobby Current sit at one of the tables in their social studies class concentrating and working hard to finish their assignment. if 'll . 78 Academics ref' Brian Linn April Hirby and Damon D'Amico sit and listen during one of their Political An- imals meetings held in the library to dis- cuss and plan more fund raisers.

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Something More Than Just . . . oademics '? Nita Simmons Ads Editor lectronics, philoso- phy, sports, the- ology, journalism, art and psychology. These are but a few inter- ests and studies of stu- dents in the Talented And Gifted program. TAG seminar allows students to study any topic that inter- ests them. Each student in seminar does this in the form of an independent project. The seminar class holds discussions on critical thinking, modern prob- lems, problem solving, hu- man behavior, and devel- oping creativity skills. In TAG, we learn to think, and we learn to de- ceit.:-ux:-:.s fer.. Steven Kirshberger gets deeply in- volved with a new computer program which depicts an extensive war be- tween two countries. 80 Academ fend our thoughts in argu- ments, Lisa Berry said. Mrs. Whitfield, the TAG facilitator, helps to moti- vate students to pursue their interests. She also supplies an ample amount of resources to use for in- dependent studies. Mrs. Whitfield always adds a little push when it's needed, Dean Lewis said. Most of the indepen- dent projects are a result from great interests. TAG students spent much time looking at colleges and universities. Karen Shu- maker and Lisa Berry made a file from the mounds of information from various colleges and universities. This year was my last chance to do a major proj- ect with Lisa and to leave my mark on Mills, Karen Shumak- er said. Neil McElroy used his outside interests to support the program. He held a concert with his band Twitch to raise money for the TAG fund. Music gives me an outlet for my creativi- ty, Neil McElroy said. Many ofthe students are very dedicated to TAG, some of the stu- dents have been in TAG programs since third grade. I love TAG. I need itg l'm addicted to it, Keith Wheeler said. Keith Wheeler discusses important dates of scheduled events with Mrs. Whitfield in efforts to plan a day for a guest speaker. ics I Neal McElroy uses his creative tal- ents to raise money for the TAG fund so other students can pursue their interests as well.