Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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, ' t ? : . I - i-L ' i i p 22-1 Getting everyone to focus their full at- tention on geometry isn ' t the easiest accomplishment for Mrs. Rebecca Swi- hart. (by McCreary) Math Placing third on the Annual High School Math Exam is Mike Wittrig. (by McCreary) Even though tough, Mike Hildebrar achieves the prestigious top Math Te score, (by McCreary)

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Select a class Studies Stand Out No longer could students gladly be released from class to face the decision of a lifetime in arena schedul- ing. No more was there the jug- gling of all the class cards and waiting in long lines only to find that the hour you wanted was filled. Goshen High School, under new administration, was striv- ing for improvements that made the tedious jobs a little easier. The year ' s new change involved using computers to plan the students ' schedules, instead of arena scheduling. The modification was met with mixed emotions. It was a good idea, but there could have been some improvements, said Carl Hel- rich, sophomore. Junior Fred Buckingham dis- liked the new computers. I liked the arena scheduling be- cause the students knew what they were getting, and there was less confusion trying to reschedule at the beginning of a semester, he said. Many students found that they didn ' t like their pre- planned schedules. Not getting the teacher or class hour caused pupils to head straight to the guidance office, where they would spend up to hours waiting in line to talk to a coun- selor. Anger and frustration for some students died down as their classes were switched or as time progressed. Others were pleased by what could be called luck, allowing for accept- able schedules the first time. It was obviously a disaster. A computer may be efficient, but I ' m not sure how practi- cal, said Becky Swanson, sophomore. The National Math Contest is a grueling couple of hours of testing. Rod Bow- man and Rob Williams meet the chal- lenge, (by McCreary) Lines were long as people picked up their yearbooks at the first CRIMSON signing party. The 1985 CRIMSON was an award-winning yearbook, and more 1986 yearbooks were sold than ever before, (by Whittern) p21 -1 Academic Divider -

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Impressive scores at GHS by Cozetta F-Jassi Increasing its size and adding elite names to the Math Exam marked a solid year for the Math Department. Two new staff members and a new class were added to the department. Mrs. Rebecca Swihart, Geometry I, and Mr. Brad Park, Algebra I, and Ap- plied Math were new. Applied Math is offered to students in order for them to obtain the needed math cred- its required for graduation. This course is especially helpful to the class of 1989 which now needs four math credits in or- der to graduate. Previously, only two math credits were re- quired. In the Annual High School Math Exam, GHS again ranked very high out of 100 Indiana schools. Contributing to this success was Mike Hildebrand and Jeff Wertz, seniors, who had the two highest scores, respective- ly, in the school, while Mike Wittrig, also a senior, had the third highest score. I think that our success is just a reflection of the accom- plishments of many of the fine math students at Goshen High School. Much of the credit for our work must be passed on to our fine Math Department here at the high school, said Wit- trig. Hilde brand commends the Math Department as well. I appreciate the advantage we ' ve experienced in having strong math classes made available to us. I believe that a strong math background opens possibilities in many fields of work and builds a strong foun- dation for the future, said Hil- debrand. Finding new books is always a chore for the department. This year a committee of stu- dents, parents and teachers proofread new textbooks to de- termine the best one for next year. One reached goal for the de- partment was to incorporate a year-end math test. This test evaluated each student ' s pro- gress and exposed aspects of math that needed improve- ment for the next year. Mr. Wayne Lambright explains a byte to Enrique Vasquez. (by McCreary) Carl Helricti gives Jodie Miller hints on an assignment, (by McCreary) Geometry challenges Mrs. Rebecca Swihart ' s sophomores, (by McCreary) Math p23 -|