John Adams High School - Album Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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New Methods, Models, Make Math More Fun The Mathematics Department, headed by Mr. Weir, gives students unlimited opportunities to increase then knowledge in different areas of math. Logical thinking is provided by high school math, or elementary algebra, which freshman take. Then he may take plane geomentry, which deals with sizes and shapes The junior studies intermediate algebra along with trigonometry, dealing with numbers and how to work with them. The fourth year student is taught analytic geometry, or calculus. Diane Housemeyer works a problem for the class to check. Bill Jacks finds an equation difficult to solve, so Mr. Weir explains it. Vernetta Green concentrates on her analytic geomentry problems

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Languages Promote Academic Plans The purpose of our language courses is to give the students knowledge of foreign peoples and their cultures. This department, headed by Mrs. Gadomski, includes the study of German, Latin, French, and Spanish. These languages are taught through an audio-lingual method, which includes dialogue, songs, and stories, to teach basic skills of the language. Emphasis is placed on oral understanding in the first year, while more advanced classes study the country, cus- toms, and literature. The language lab helps students in mastering their language. Mrs. Azem passes out pamphlets for her Spanish class to read Deena Brazy listens to a French conversation.

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Science Experiments Lead to Discovery Headed by Mr. Reber, the Science department strives to further knowledge and interests in the varied science courses. Physical Science, Biology I II, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics are the subjects offered. By working in the lab, a student learns to think for himself and draw conclusions from what he has observed. David Sanders conducts a physics experiment. Chemistry exams can be difficult. Cindy Mason and Regina Perkins examine various species of Protista, while Mr. Hibbs loolcs on.