Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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UPLECaY) LANGUAGE ARTS | Words Can Be Very Powerful Ms. Trudy Adams Ms. Nancy Goff Ms. Caroline Kerr Not Pictured: Ms. Sadie Garner ACADEMICS

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1. Jody Calhoun and Jerry Bidlack building the robot of their dreams. 2. Hope McDermott singing while soldering. Industrial Arts: 2001 The Industrial Arts department today’s society. Another. skill offers many courses so the average student can learn the basics. The courses are Basic Nuclear Fission, Small Hyperdrive Engines, and the study of construction of one-man spaceships. In Basic Nuclear Fission the students learn about the inner workings of a nuclear reactor. This includes wiring, the principal parts and the fuel. Two fuel sources which are often used are plutonium and U-238. Small Hyperdrive Engines is taken by students who are interest- ed in the design, construction, and uses of the hyperdrive engine in learned in this course is small hyperdrive engine maintenance. Another benefit is that students who have taken this class will be eligible for scholarships from major spacelines. The last catagory, Construc- tion of One-Man Spaceships, is just what the title indicates: the con- struction of small, one man space- ships. After the ships are finished, they are tested by NASA. The students will be graded according to the quality of the construction. If a student passes, he or she will be able to take their spaceship on a short tour of the solar system. Mr. Nicholas Kokkales Mr. Edward Swartz ACADEMICS

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You’ve Never Done Anything Like It Before! “It was the greatest experience of my life, I'll bet that you’ve never done anything like it. We traveled back in time to learn the english language!” “How ever did you do that?” “Well | don’t understand ail the scientific details behind it, but | do know that you have to choose a time and a place on a linear time scale, program the computer for it, step into the teleporter, and there you will be.”’ “Why did you get to go?” “Well, they chose 10 students. In order to get chosen, you had to do well on your language adaption tests. You also had to have the ability for high level abstract reasoning. Another factor in their decision was based on appearance. It helped if you looked young enough to be in the 13D level of education.” “What was it like? | mean visiting an ancient culture?” “It was really interesting. We took on the identity of ‘high school’ students and learned the language. Their primitive method of teaching was quite simple and we learned very rapidly. The way they struc- tured their English was very confus- ing at first, but we picked it up quickly. The hardest aspect of the language was having to use our vocal cords and mouth.”’ “You mean they’ don't communicate through telepathy?!” “I’m afraid not. We sure have come a long way.”’ “Well, let’s finish this discus- sion over nourishment.” “By the way, | hear we’re going to try an attempt to go into the future. | might sign myself up.”’ “| might also.” “Well, anyway, getting back to my stay at this 20th century society ... Ms. Jayne Haas Ms. Carolyn Griffin Ms. Lynn Ayres E 2. 3. 4. “Come back, I’m not finished.” (Ms. Horst). “Where did you get that outfit, | love it!!! (Lisa Stadmiller, Ms. Ayres). “Try it one more time. (Lloyd Stevens, Ms. McNaughton). “It's really not that bad. ’ (Ms. Haas). ACADEMICS