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Waiting  to  catch the  rays  of  the
                                                                                       summer  sun.  Spanish  teacher Katie
 principals /Superintendents                       44-45                               Rudloff  gasps as  Junior  Colleen Nelson
 Social  Studies/Science                           46-47                               tells  her  It's  snowing.
 English/Literary  Board                           48-49                               Learning  the ropes of parent-teacher
 ~  earbook/Photography /Newspaper                 50-51                               conferences  Is  Ms.  Wlar's  student
                                                                                       teacher.
 foreign Language /Foreign Language Clubs          52-53
 ~ath/Math Club/Dungeons and Dragons               54-55
 Band/Orchestra                                    56-57
 ~usic/Choir                                       58-59
 ~tudent Council/National Honor  Society           60-61
 B usiness /FBLA/DECA                              62-63
 ~rt  /Industrial  Arts                            64-65
 ~ome Ec/Future Homemakers                         66-67
 promo/Debate /Speech                              68-69
 pEER/Friends  Inc.                                70-71
 ~edia Department                                  72-73
  E/Ski  Club/Driver's Ed                          74-75
  urses /Secretaries ;counselors  1  Custodians    76-77

                                                           Basics  survive  budget cuts


                                                                   hen the word academics is  heard, what goes through
                                                          W
                                                                   the mind? - long lectures. six  page worksheets.  note
                                                                   taking. reading, essay,  or  book reports?
                                                              Classroom  work  wasn't  all  pencils,  papers,  and  books.
                                                          Students  in  Descriptive Chemistry  baked a  cake without the
                                                          use  of heat. Adult Living  classes  had the taste of married life
                                                          and a  hand at child cgre. Human  Physiology  students learned
                                                          how to dissect  rats,  while  Sociology  students  learned about
                                                          death and dying with  a  helpful  field  trip  to a  mortuary.
                                                              However the cold reality of ten page term papers and
                                                          cramming to study for finals.  made the meaning of academics
                                                          a little more clearer. Research  Methods was a notorious culprit
                                                          for doing just that. Students had to write two major term papers
                                                          along with  two article analysis.  all  due in  one semester.
                                                              An additional  class  was added to the curriculum.  Civics and
                                                          Consumerism  would  only  be  offered to  seniors  as  a  new
                                                          graduation requirement.  This  class  was  designed  to obtain
                                                          knowledge and skills  necessary to become a  concerned and
                                                          active citizen in  a  democratic society.
                                                              Accompanying the addition of this  one class.  came the
                                                          dropping of  nine  other  classes  due to budget cuts.  They
                                                          included: Advanced Reading,  Reading  1.  Reading 2.  General
                                                          Aviation.  Government,  Advanced  Shorthand.  Advanced:
                                                          Pottery, Jewelry and Lapidary, and Interpersonal Communica-
                                                          tions.
                                                              Although  these  classes  will  be  cut  from  next  year's
                                                          curriculum.  note taking,  log  worksheets.  and  surprise  pop
   familiar  sight  for  IBS  students  at  Sympathizing  with  the problem  is  quizzes  will  still  be a  necessity  felt by teachers.
  he  beginning  of  the  semester.  Senior  Caroline  Hendricks.  as  she
  uniors  Bianca Black  and June Miller   tries  to find a  solution  for her friend.
  emonstrate a sensory  experiment.


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