Jenkins High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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1 1. Getting it all planned out is science teacher Dr. Gerald Calandra. 2. Keeping the grades of tests is chemistry teach- er Ms. Naomi Lebey. 3. Going to the board to explain his expertise is Mr. Bill Woodruff. 28 Science

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5. Helping a student is the greatest satisfaction for Mrs. Elaine Williams. 6. Sharing a humorous joke with a student Coach Lang Brannen takes a moment away from the overhead. LESS THAN, GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO With a two and a half year requirement in mathematics, students realized how complex numbers could be. From the not-so-tough world of general math to the advanced “hair raising” courses in calculus, students saw what seemed to be a never ending process of the pairing of num- bers with letters. Baffled students were helped out by their in- spiring teachers. From Mrs. Jeanette Gaskin’s overhead projector to Mr. Edward Oglesby’s sympathetic words, students realized that math wasn't so bad. Jenkin’s math students can look back and remember such tragic words as deci- mals, radicals, and the dreaded polynomials. The mathematics department was headed by Mr. Oglesby. The core of his department includ- ed Mrs. Jerry Williams, Mrs. Emma Sanders, and Mrs. Jeanette Gaskin. Mrs. Jane Linahan gave support to the math program as the A MSP teacher. The remedial math classes were taught by Mrs. Vivian Milledge. In addition to these Jenkins veterans, Mrs. Elaine Williams, Mrs. Doris Caughran, and Mrs. Kay Jackson joined the math department. Nancy Padgett 4 Mathematics 27

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4. As Mr. Richard Powell grades a stu- dent’s final exam, he says, “What is this?” 5. Cracking down on Chemistry is Dr. Neal Mullis. 6. Enthusiasm abounds in Mrs. Shirley Roebuck’s class. iy i ONE OF THE BEST IN THE CITY “One of the best in the city!”, boasted Mr. Richard Powell referring to Jenkins’ science de- partment. Mr. Powell was the head of the science department and has been head of the department now for 15 years. The science department included seven differ- ent areas: Biology, Life Science, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Human Physiology, and Horticulture. Like many of the other pilots in the development of the Long Range Plan, the Horticulture class was unique to Jenkins. The science program played an integral part in the newly formed math and science program. It attracted students of high math and science abili- ty from all over the city. Dr. Neal Mullis and Mr. Bill Woodruff taught science to the AAMSP stu- dents. With the changes presented by the Long Range Plan, three science teachers were added to the science department: Mr. Bill Woodruff, a re- cent addition from Savannah High, Dr. Gerald Calandra, a PhD and former lawyer, and Ms. Sherrie Chambers, who splits her work day be- tween Jenkins and Windsor Forest. Mr. Leonard Kantziper, Mrs. Shirley Roebuck, and Ms. Na- omi Lcbay rounded out the rest of the science department. Deanna Douglas Science 29