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Maryam, who
imigrated from Iran four
years ago, is learning to
write and speak English
as she is learning in
Human Physiology and
Achievement in all of her other
Profile: classes.
Maryam Amini "Her conscien- Physics teacher
tiousness and willing- Roger Kassebaum
helps junior Tom
Subject: Human Physiology Jackson and senior
What: Learning to write & speak ness to spend extra time Sarah Adler in Reaching
English and effort" make her out to the Red Planet.
Why: Good sport & hard worker stand out from the rest, Most of their class time
was spent working on
Recognized by: Lori Bachle teacher Lori Bachle the computers in the
said. physics lab. photo by
Jolene Williamson

Future t~ Science
Differs
Jenny Rinker classes· may
have been
For some, students took sci- planning a career in science, you
ence class because it was a require- shouldn't have to take it, " sopho- beneficial for
ment, but for others it was a choice more Kristi Kriens said. some and not
that would be beneficial to their Science was on some stu- beneficial for
long term career plans. dents' good side also. "Science was others; it was
A wide selection of sci- fun, it was different from all other
ence classes were offered, giving classes, it wasn't the same, sit in a choice stu-
students a choice from studying the your desk and listen to the teacher, dents had to
stars to learning more about the you got to interact and experiement make.
human body. with new things, it was a change for
But what prompted stu- the good," freshman Marissa
dents to take the class they did? "I McCoy said.
took human physiology because I Beneficial or not, science was
want to pursue a career in studying a class that students had varied opin-
the human body and how it works," ions on. Whether students chose to
junior Melissa Beverly said. take a science class beyond the
Some students felt that requirements or not, what science
science may or may not be for ev- class they took could affect them in
eryone. "I think that if you are not the future. r
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Science