Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Above: Members of Mr. Jerald Bums ' Unified Math class study their assign- ment during class time. Far Above: Unified Math student, Chris Fisher, demonstrates a problem as an oral class report. Oral and written reports were required of all Unified students. A bove Left: In Math Resource Center, junior Mike Miller plays a game on one of the computers. Left: Junior Steve Moore types a computer program on one of the 11 Model I TRS-80 computers. Mathematics 27

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Math team takes 1st at Franklin On Oct. 24, three students, David Askins, Tim Fleck and Brian Keller, participated in a math contest held at Franklin. As a team, they placed third out of 28 teams. Fleck placed among the top four to 10 indi- viduals. On Nov. 14, 16 stu- dents journeyed to Rose-Hul- Iman Institute in Terre Haute for a contest. Four students were chosen from each class, freshman to senior, and they participated as a team. The sophomores placed third over- all. Cindy Otto placed third individually, and freshman Jeff Holmes placed eighth individu- ally. This was the first year that freshman were invited to par- ticipate in the Annual High School Math Examination. For grades 10-12, Tim Fleck placed highest out of 138 mathmeti- cians; Gary Maxwell placed second; Mike Martin and Glenn Spizak tied for third place. This was also the first year that CNHS participated in the Jun- ior Engineering Society-Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathe- matics and Science (JETS- TEAM). This contest was cos- ponsored by the science department. Mrs. Paulette Foldenauer was the new aide in the math resource center. The students and the teachers kept her busy. The resource center has a total of 11 Model I TRS-80 compu- ters and four Model III Disk Drive systems. For printing Above: These problems are examples of those problems which appear in the Indiana School Mathematics Jour- nal. Awards were given to students who correctly solved many of these problems, among whom were senior David AsUins and junior Gary Mark- well. Above Right: Senior Tracy Songer looks up from her class work during a study period in her math class. Right: Members ol the Rose Hulman- St. Mary of the Woods math contest team were, front, Jeff Holmes. Susan Kendrick, Melissa Sprague, Marvin Voyles; middle, Mark Moeller, Cindy Anderson, Shannon Buchanan, Emma Swcctland, Cindy Otlo; back. Cheryl Spurgeon, Tim Fleck, David Askms, Eric Moeller, Monte Taylor, Gary Markwell, Regina Wilson. 26 Mathematics purposes, there are three line printers. The computer courses have had tremendous response, Mrs. Foldenauer said. Mr. Russell Green, head of the math department, com- mented that he feels the teachers in the math depart- ment deserve more credit for their helpfulness and their wil- lingness to accomodate stu- dents. He also said that most of the teachers make them- selves available for help after school. Also, according to Mr. Green, some teachers in other areas leave soon after school, while many of the math teachers stay until at least 4 p.m., sometimes later. This was Mrs. Mary Ann Heise ' s third year for teaching the Probability and Statistics and the Introduction to Calcu- lus classes. She also taught these courses at lUPUI. She also said that the students here are more cooperative be- cause they are full-time stu- dents. They can devote more time. It ' s much better. Many CNHS students re- ceived the Indiana Math Jour- nal this year. In each edition there are several problems to be solved and possibly re-sub- mitted. Junior Ronna Mclntyre submitted a problem and it was published, along with those of Askins and Markwell, who were named Problem Solvers of the Year by the journal for their contributions. jYom a- ■feaular ' kejfaaon , jp ' jpui ei a ul st.jf Z jluf inat atntruj ami -ten anuiCcicU. Intcacrr ike is at least one ittat u fiia- tWe ii thfime tv all otherS . wnai IS Icu aast passtU a cj- a, tifHuude HaViita a 6o° amU -Ukase opposite Side has bm Z7 .Skow ' mat iherf a infinitgk numu ' vHtimff .w sulk that -(f ' -Vfr ' Vu .

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North students travel to Mexico All of the fifth year language students took the local archi- tectural tour in their language. A four week program was developed for fifth year stu- dents of French, German and Spanish to teach sixth graders at Schmidt School. Children learned basic first year princi- ples, such as numbers, colors, weather and small conversa tion. Cheryl Dickey, senior fifth year student of German, along with Mrs. Malries Fedderson, taught sixth graders at Park- side each Friday during sixth period. According to Cheryl, Once a week isn ' t enough. There ' s too much repetition. They need foreign languages in the elementary schools. A workshop was held at Ball State University for French and German students. Seniors Beth Wright and Lina Perr and sophomore Aaron Groves were participants for French; sophomores Andy Ross and Emma Sweetland attended the German workshop. All stu- dents were totally immersed in their language for an entire weekend. In October, the Spanish stu dents attended a music concert Above Right: Mrs Karen Lowe dis cusses The Little Prince with her fourth year French class. The class studied the French version of the novel by Antione de St. Exupery for the final nine weeks of the year. Right: Cindy Jewell. Susan Ward and Betsy Cox enjoy a boat ride during their trip to Mexico during spring break. in Indianapolis. Also in Octob- er, the French students at- tended a presentation of The Little Prince. Actors per- formed sections in French and then repeated them in English. Three students from North were accepted for the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Language for High School Students. Susan New- kirk, a junior, was chosen in German. In French, junior Karen Yahnke was selected and junior Kye Chesnut as an alternate. The top 30 students in each language were chosen throughout the state. The Ho- nors Program involved a se- ven-week study and no English. It is very important to con- tinue language study through all four or five years and on into college, commented Mrs. Ju- dith Eaton, head of the Foreign Language department. Stu- dents from all three languages had a chance to visit a country in which their study is spoken. During Spring Break, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Foldenauer chaperoned 22 North Spanish students on a nine-day tour of Mexico. The first three days were spent in Mexico City ex- ploring Indian pyramids and attending a bullfight. The next three days were spent browsing through shops and street markets in Taxco, and the final three days were spent in warm, sunny Acapulco. Mr. Folde- nauercommented, The trips provided a good opportunity for the students to learn a lot of different things, including get- ting along with others and learning about another culture and their ways of life. Before school started, 16 French students accompanied by Mrs. Karen Lowe, and her husband David, toured Lon- don, England, and France. They spent the first three days in London, one night in Dinard, the next four days in Paris and the last four days in Nice. Ten students from CNHS traveled with Mrs. Eaton to study at the Akadamie Klau- senhof located in Dingfen, West Germany. Students attended class for six hours a day, six days a week for a month. They also had time to travel some. Cities visited included Bochalt, Bonn, Kbln, Mijns ter and Wes- el. 28 Foreign Language