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Mind trip/time trip

< < n p he most important thing really sounded interesting to me. I’m
1 about World History and any glad 1 did,” said senior Tammi
other history class is that you go in Husak.
a chronological order. This enables One could pick the subject that
you to understand and learn more,” he was interested from four topics
said social studies instructor Neal given in U.S. History. One of these
McDonald. electives was “Future Shock.” This
“Why are we required to take course explained what will be in
social studies anyway?” asked junior store for us in the future and how
Mary Ann Griffin. to deal with it.
Social Studies classes were taken Students who were interested in
to help students communicate the history of man took World
socially and deal with world events. History. This course started with
They were not just a class about evolution and worked up to the
geography or history; they also dealt present.
with the mind and present day Even though some people thought
situations. they didn’t need social studies, most
Psychology/sociology taught students were able to find courses
students how to analyze their that interested them.
dreams, behavior and reinforcement, Anticipation aw aits the beginning of another U.S. History
and even how to juggle. constitutional convention. Sophomores Darin Ohnstad and
Rocky Johnson prepare themselves to fight for the state of
“I took psych/soc because I Massachusetts. This event is held annually during the last week
wanted to learn more about how we of the first quarter.
think, and the actions that we do. C lasses for W orld H istory are held in the library as well as in
the classroom. Social studies teacher Neal McDonald talks to
Even if I wasn’t required to take the seniors Tom Conway, Dana Davenport, Jon Talamante and
course, I still would have because it Junior Julie Burns about ancient Greece.