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IBS Class mix es notetaking and fun as Junior Karen Kris What a difference a week makes. Governor and Mrs.
and Sen ior Kevi n Plautz participate in the infamous Thone share a happy moment with President Reagan,
"Circle exercise" in Denny Owen's class. during the President's visit in October. Thone lost his
bid for re-election to Bob Kerry.
Politics comes to Jife
T politicians during the first semester and
his was not an ordinary year for the
spent the second half studying economics.
Social Studies department. U.S.
Senators, School Board candidates,
Other classes like IBS gave students an
the election commissioner, a state Supreme opportunity of not only learning about
Court Judge and the President of the United themselves, but others too in their quota
States were part of the agenda. filled classes. During their adolescent unit
President Ronald Reagan's appearance they learned about growing up in other
at the Civic Auditorium, Oct. 21, allowed societies.
students in Civics and Consumerism classes Freshmen became acquainted with the
to be excused from their classes to see him world both near and far in U.S . World while
as he supported Governor Thone and sophomores studied the early beginning of
Republicans. America in Development of America.
Election Commissioner, Lee Terry As a result, students in Social Studies,
earlier urged students to vote and stressed were able to apply both book knowledge and
its importance to Civic and Consumerism real-life experiences to make learning a
classes. The class listened to several practical one.
Former General and then Republican candidate for
Congress. Jim Keck, shows on a graph, why he will
gain his quest for Ed Zorinsky's Senate seat. He
obviously received some wrong information
because he los t.
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