Page 117 - 1987.Millard.North

Community Helpful

I
magine a bus full of anxious with the rest of my child develop-
students awaiting a 15 minute ment class to Methodist Hospital,
drive to a destination where was so I could understand and see
they would experience first hand what I would normally never have
one of the many wonders of life. the chance or time to."
This was the setting scene for Other choices for taking time
many fieldtrips taken by students out of school might have been
and teachers. made by some but the time spent
Not all school-related class out- visiting places relating to class
ings were the ideal trips to take, subjects were successful.
but most students agreed as well "Students not only were expe-
as teachers that it gave them a riencing things that might help
chance to look at the real world. them in the future but were also
Mass Media Teacher Sheila Ped- having fun learning something
ersen said, "A better picture and new," said Junior Kelly Olsson.
feel of the atmosphere of the Some could compare taking
business world is what I hope my fieldtrips with elementary stu-
students gained from taking the dents similar to that with teen-
fieldtrip to Channel Six news sta- agers. The behavior of those
tion." who attended such outings was
From the trip to New York tak- that of excitement and eager-
en by ten fashion merchandise ness.
students to a tour of the state Agreed by all, fieldtrips were
penitentiary seen by those who beneficial to both students and
were in law studies was the real- teachers as a way to learn and un-
ization of what it was like to be derstand what others chose as an
During a mass media Sitting inside Channel Six's in such situations. occupation. tN
fieldtrip, Senior Peter Marsh and mobile radar van, the Newstar Junior Kristen Srajer said, "One Ginger Hughes
Junior Matt Ravnholdt test the commu- Six, is mass media student, Junior Kelly of the reasons why I wanted to go
nication phones used for long distance Swanson. (P. MAHONEY) Freshmen Field Trips 113
interviews at the Channel Six T.V. sta-
tion. (P. MAHONEY )