Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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R l if or X ll 'ewqmg vs nz., . QL Edie Mendez Lisa Murgo h..X Upper left Mr. Diaz, always smiling, works at the board. In the upper right hand corner, Mr. Olsen is seen again this time working at his desk. Above Mrs. Murgo happily works at the over head projector. On the left is the French math class, very rare at Aragon High School. Lou Murgo Phil Palen Not Shown: Terrance Keffer Tom Olsen Sue Ellen Powell

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It All Adds Up ARAGDN MATH DEPARTMENT A year of planning combined with a confortable blend of teach- ers equaled a successful year for Aragon's math department. Classes were made more interest- ing and new leadership revitalized the department, to the benefit of both the students and faculty. The math department's struc- tural framework underwent stud- ies to obtain ways of self improve- ment. The first sign of these changes included a repackaging of Susan Bailey Edward Diaz 'G f 2 T .4 Nancy Downs Sue Keller Above Mr. Palen assists a student with these mind boggling math problems. In the center the humorous Tom Olsen explains the confusing theorems of the parallelagram. To the right Mrs. Mendez shows off her cover girl style. 142 f Math Department the classes. That means that the courses are shuffled around to of- fer 2 years of Algebra instead of having a Pre-Algebra class. As for higher math, the syllabus was cen- tered around the California State requirements and included more of such things as probability and statistics. Famous for her Birkenstocks, the new math department head, Ms. Bailey, stated, So far I'm finding being the head challenging si and sort of fun. Replacing Mrs. Ghizzone, who retired last year, Ms. Bailey provided cirricular and instructional leadership, as well as help with the revisions within the department. She took the inititave and offered support and management to the other math teachers. With good leadership and pro- gram change, the Aragon math de- partment excelled in teaching its subject. The figures added up! HRW

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Scientific Evolution SGLVING THE MYSTERIES From the obscure corridors, a bright light emerged through the erything from life science to phys- ics, always answering why? cracks of an unlocked door. A Through such courses, students door which cried open me! Once opened, it led to the wonder- ful world of science. Enthusiastic teachers taught ev- Suzanne Black John Demarco 1 we . Lucinda Hitchner Guy Oling N O T P I C - TURED: Jackie McEvoy 144 f Science Department were brought into a world un- known to them and left enlight- ened and knowing. In the process of solving the my- steries, students snapped on pro- tective goggles and hovered over tables of bubbling potions like Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. Microscope syndrome was also a problem commonly encountered by stu- dents. A snydrome which left one No, Mr. Chambers is not making a bomb! He is just setting up the lab equipment necessary for one of the many complex experiments the chemistry students are assigned.