(June 16, 2009) — ‘ Luck ,’ Anjelica Benitez thought as she first walked into her humanities class. Benitez was placed into teachers Cynthia Nash and Stephanie Sajjadieh’s humanities class, which meant, of course, she did not have to survive the Davises. In fact, she did not know what to expect besides a combination of English and history in a big class. “I had no idea how they were going to combine those two classes,” Benitez said. She soon found that connection in relating the books the class read to history. “It makes you understand [the books] better,” Benitez said. Benitez now believes that English and history should be combined for juniors and seniors as well. Katharine Beghouzian, on the other hand, didn’t fully understand how the English and history aspects of humanities were related. “If it is together, show how it’s connected,” Beghouzian said. “If not, just do it separately.” Beghouzian remembers feeling intimidated by the relatively large class size, especially when it came to using the microphone. However, she too did not have to face the not-so-soothing rumors regarding the Davises’ humanities. But to Tigran Amiragov, a Davis survivor, the class was tolerable, even enjoyable. Most memorable to him were the projects in which he employed his personal trademark. For a protest speech mimicking the style of the character Snowball from Animal Farm , for instance, Amiragov rebelled against humanities. According to Amiragov, the class laughed nonstop. “Even Mrs. Davis hid her face in her hand,” Amiragov said. Amiragov says his most memorable assignment was a fake newscast in which he played a reporter who was shot on sight. While the Davises’ humanities class would welcome new sophomores the following school year, this would be the last year Nash spent at Clark. According to Benitez, part of her positive experience in humanities was due to the bond between Nash and Sajjadieh. “They were like best friends, and because of that we had a funner learning experience,” she said. Like many humanities students, Benitez had her share of lessons. Benitez’ most memorable experience was her final presentation, the first time she had to speak in front of the class, this time undivided by a temporary separator. While she forgot the details of the presentation, she remembers sharply her nervousness and stuttering due to procrastination. “Definitely lessons learned,” Benitez said.