Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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STUDIES COURSES were given periodically, and occasionally pop” quizes were administered. A re- search theme on some topic studied during the six-weeks and a book review of a novel written about the period studied were re- quired at the end of every six-weeks period. Study group com- posed of Herb Koehler, Tim White, Kathy Swinson, Cheryl Banks and Karen Walter listens at- tentively to Mr. Woolley's clari- fication of a point. Second period American History students like Mike Lally, Becky Friehauf, and Hazel Vickers appear to be absorbed in Mr. Stimson's daily lecture. Students were required to take notes from the talks. by Pounds and Cooper was the text used then. Coach Joe Edson conducted two additional freshman social studies classes, while Mr. Paul Stimson taught a fourth class. Juniors in Mr. Stimson's four United States History classes were required to turn in notebooks at the end of each six-weeks period. Sectional requirements of the notebooks were class notes, text questions and answers, current events, and tests and miscellaneous. There was a 10-minute quiz every week, and one or two hour-long tests each six-weeks. The text used in these classes was A History of the United States by Alden and Magenis. Mr. Stimson is a two-year veteran of Brush High School. U. S. history lectures were enriched with the addition of an overhead projector in Mr. Stim- son's room. 21

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JUJM BHS OFFERS FOUR SOCIAL Study group days in world history classes gave stu- dents an oppor- tunity to discuss text material and ask questions. Freshmen in Mr. Kahle’s sixth pe- riod class are concerned with geography of the world. World history classes, headed by Mr. Thomas Woolley, were primarily composed of sophomores. Material from The Record of Mankind by Roehm, Buske, Webster, and Wesley, was supplemented with Mr. Wool- ley's daily lectures. Chapter and unit tests In his second year at BHS, Mr. Larry Kahle had four senior American problems classes. Instead of using a reg- ular textbook throughout the year, the seniors read various paperback books, including Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, What We Should Know About Communism by Harry and Bonaro Overstreet, and Huxley's Brave New World Revisited. American problems students also under- took the study of the great religions of the world. Mr. Kahle also had a freshman social studies class which met sixth period. During the first semester, the freshmen studied from the book Civics for Americans by Clark, Edmonson, and Dondineau. The second semester was taken up by the study of geography. World Geography Seniors had many questions for Mr. Kahle. 20

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Tom Travis, Danny Crow, and Doris Weiss listen attentively to their geometry instructor, Mr. Schweers. Math courses at B. H. S. consist of related math and Algebra I for fresh- men, geometry for sophomores, Alge- bra II for the juniors and advanced math for the seniors. Even though only one year of math is required for graduation, the majority of students take more than the one year required. Students ponder over Algebra I and geometry prob- lems. Solving for the square roots of numbers proves to be difficult for many. 22