Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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SPRINGIN' THROUGH A PHYSICS LAB. Physics student Lara Elliott has to swing a streched spring from side, to side in order to determine the var- ious dimensions and velocities of the different kinds of waves produced by the spring. MORE THAN JUST PAPERWORK. Student aid Jennifer Cooley not only is responsible for maintenance, such os setting up and cleaning the lob apparatus, but afso helps out the students who are stuck on an assignment. NOT JUST CHILD'S PLAY ANYMORE. The physics program takes a simple object, even a chiefs top. and turns it into logical concepts. Keith Hol- guin uses a Slinky to measure the velocity of the waves on a spring. UP FRONT SENIOR AIDE Curtis Trcnck helps out the science department by watching the snakes in the display room during his spare time, before school starts and the lunch hour. By observing the snakes, can learn how they live in various desert environments. The worst thing a teacher ever made me do was to eat the test paper I was cheating on ... ALL AT ONCE!!! -Matt Corless, Junior EGREGIOUS-(Uh GREG EO’s) adj.origin: Latin- “egg” From a farmer, or agricultural engineer, who made big bucks with chickens, probably some guy called McDonald, Ronald McDonald Of, relating to, or involv- ing flagrancy. SEE FLA- GRANCY. 4 FLAGRANCY-(Filet, GrayNC) n. origin: Latin- filet From that same farmer who used soybeans to make bigger bucks and sold his chickens to some big time colonel The state of being egre- gious. SEE EGREGIOUS OR BUY YOUR OWN DICTIONARY! cience

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AS EASY AS A SHEET OF TIN FOIL. For on© of h©f more simp © ioos r college prop chemistry. Jaime San- Soucl must calculate how Pens© a sheet of tin foil is by finding both the mass and the volume of the foi. sheet of tin foi is by finding both the mass and the volume of the foi. ANOTHER WAY OF BURNING CALO- RIES. During a calorimetry lab for biology. Jim Gerace. Christina Smith. Jonny Peterson, and James Wiggins have to measure the quantity of heat given off by a substance using the calorie as their unit. LR8N' Labs Noticing that science became boring to the students, the science dept, unleashed one of its weapons more often. What was the cause of the students being revved up for science class? Labs because it both interested them and satisfied the teachers' requirements. Labs also provided a way to learn the material without the use of textbooks. Not only was the material re- tained much longer, but also the period went by faster. explained Mr. Tollefson. The teachers used labs to help the students apply the tech- niques to their daily lives. Students benefited from the labs by solving problems. thinking more clearly, and becoming more analytical, commented Mr. Dukerich. Other kinds of labs and ac- tivities were extracurricular. Some students showed their talents and skills as well as learned something at ASU's Engineering Competition and the Physics Olympics. One of the most exciting ac- tivities was the cardboard boatrace in the spring. It was worth it even though the project took a matter of weeks only to sink in sec- onds, senior Scott Tang said. With labs in science, stu- dents grasped the intent to accelerate. Design by Patrick Liu. Photos by Jeff Darbut. 164 cademics

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r Gear (ger) equipment needed for a particular job or assign- ment to be done well, ie: For school, students need these very essential items: white-out, any- thing acid washed, backpack, sunglasses, 50 pictures, 5 no- tcs(to be finished in class) and optional- a book. Make up tests are harder because you miss the review and the extra 'hints' teachers always give. -Laura Rugh, Junior. PERIODS 9 Hope (hop) A feeling that what is wanted will occur, desire ac- companied by anticipation or expectation, ie: Your 88.7% grade might be an A on your report card. It’s hopeless to think Mr. Crabtree, Mrs. Gcr- lach. Mrs. Godfrey, or Mr. Stansbary will change that grade. Tostos greot. less filling Getting right to the (pen) point, ju- nior Tony Arellano checks his neigh- bor's homework. Maybe there's time to change that answer- Don't do it. Tony Just say no. Don’t look at me like thatl Mr. Tanner starts off yet another school year enforcing the school rule of no food in class. But fer the low. low price of his favorite candy bar- he wouldn't $nick(ers.) 166 Ac ademics