Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Simply tapping a few carefully select- ed keys on the keyboard, brings infor- mation to the screen of senior Michael Yakerson’s computer. Trying to finish their homework before the end of the hour, algebra students in Ms. Szafranski's class concentrate on their work. Solving and explaining problems on the blackboard, Mr. Brenneman helps to make the challenging class of cal- culus easier to understand. 168 Moth Academics

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Enrollment in Arizona History was the highest of all the social studies classes, and Mr. Stewart's fifth hour was no exception. Mr. Schedler’s fifth hour World History class take notes while listening to a lecture. World History was one of the many classes offered by the depart- ment. Teaching Sociology, Ms. Olderog ex- plains a question to senior Greg McCarville with the enthusiasm shown by all the social studies teachers. Social Studio At-j Academics J O

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Scattered Across the Campus Math Copes with Increasing Numbers Solving algebra equations in a room decorated with Engish posters wasn't unusual to the students whose math classes were in the English department. Classes were also held in the agriculture and business departments and the portables. Due to the large number of students taking math there simply wasn't enough room for everyone to fit in the math depart- ment alone. Increased enrolment also meant the addition of five new teachers: Ms. Becker, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crab- tree, Ms. Pendergast and Mr. Scott. This caused an office built for thirteen teachers to be used by nine- teen. Algebra A and a one semester trigonometry class were new this year. Algebra A was a new approach to algebra designed to make it easier to understand, remember and enjoy. Students who wanted to ac- celerate themselves in math could have taken the fast-paced one semester trigonometry class. The consumer math textbooks were also replaced. To increase enthusiasm for math, a display case for students' work was purchased this year. With the math department's continued work on improving their department, they lived up to their motto, Math Department — We Make a Difference. Design by Christine Gates. Photos by Steve Wilbur. During a pre-algebra class, Ms. Oney assists freshman Charles Sommer with his homework. Step by step, they follow the work involved in solving an equation. Moth Acadomlcs 169