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Death is made a reality by the
sight of a gravestone. Freshman
Cory Schmidt and Brian Pleskach
try to comprehend death. Stacie
Whitley
Students Exam ine Man's Affairs
“We spent a good part of that are ultimately linked grandfather. I respect sor
the sum m er and m any together. The focus was on row and its a ffe c t on
hours after school prepar man from the beginning in people." Agman said that
ing for the humanities pi birth and end in death. she talked to fam ily and
lot,” said A rt teacher Dr. The pilot of humanities friends to deal with memo
Virginia Grogan. She said it was first done on death and ries . Freshman Nellie Shere
was difficult to plan be dying. Students discussed said she felt odd to be graded
cause due to the lack of different ways to deal with on feelings. The students,
curriculum to go by. A death. They viewed slides as well as the teachers,
humanities study plan was and listened to speakers. “I agreed that the pilot was
nonexistent. The teachers don’t look at death as nega beneficial and successful.
needed to create their own. tively as I did.” Junior The success of the first two
The purpose of the program Brandy Brenton said. pilots during first semester
was to expose students to “It was difficult to ex proved it could be done
all the humanities, (music, press my feelings,” said again. People noticed the
art, drama and literature), Freshman Wendy Agman. students1 thoughts about
A gm a n said on som e ideas that they would not
To express concern over AIDS w orksheets you censor have thought about in a
victims, people were given the
them. Senior Chris Albers regular classroom setting.
opportunity to write on a special
said, “I was able to grieve The uniqueness added to
panel of the quilt. Junior Corinne
better with the death of my the success of the pilot.
Adams writes on the quilt. Amy
Marsh by Barbara E. Reek
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