Wylie Public School - Pirate Yearbook (Wylie, TX)

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W. C. Nix passed back dreaded papers in Senior English. P A Carolyn Cox asked for assistance in Biology. Charlie Schumann was ready to pass the ball in a basketball game during P,E. P 128 P Academics

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Rec1din', Writin', and 'Rithmetic Provide the Basics It takes the basics to build a foundation and students at WHS had a variety of those basics to choose from in the area of required courses. The English department consisted of four years devoted to developing and re-inforcing the necessary skills of reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar. With the introduction of learner based accountibility CLBAJ, students and teachers were responsible for ac- complishing pre-established goals. Basic math, FOM, and the more advanced mathematics such as Trig. and Algebra were available to students so they could acquire life skills as well as establish a base for college courses. . .1 ' , , Q Snakes, terrible smells and, at times, screams of agony were not uncommon phenomenena in the science department as students experimented or learned about the human body in Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science. History and Civics on the local, national and world level broadened students horizons and took them on a journey through our past and, at time, into the future. Having a healthful body was improtant to everyone and the Health and Physical Education department taught students how to develop healthy bodies and, then, how to keep them that way. A Bob Helmberger received help from Charles Samples, chemistry teacher. A Cindy Sheppard looked through the paper for one of those weekly current events, Academics 4 129