Kimball County High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Kimball, NE)

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Making Courses Interesting for Students MANY STUDENTS have mastered the art of glassblowing in Mr. Meyer's class, which is taught as a semester course. Here Carla Autrey is shaping an animal from molten glass. THREE SENIORS, Dennis Deboodt, Mike Shirk, and Greg Hurlbut prepare a negative for printing in photography class. This course is offered each semester and is taught by Mr. Meyer. VIEWING OF films, solving problems, and doing experiments are just a part of the procedures in which senior physics students become involved. Here Mr. Williams is shown explaining details concerning an up-coming assignment. LECTURES BECOME a part of the physical science class, which is a new course offered this year. Mr. Marchant teaches this class, open to all students. 15

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New Science Courses Offered This Year Fundamental concepts of several fields in science are included in earth science. Mr. Bunner and Mr. Williams each teach classes in this area. Mr. Bunner also teaches biology which consists of basic courses in the structure and function of the cell, a survey of the plant and animal kingdom, an introduction to human biology, fundamental genetics adaptation and some ecology. Physics and electronics are taught by Mr. Williams. Units on matter and energy, heat, radioactivity, light and electricity are included in physics. Electronics, a new subject this year, consists of a basic introduction to electricity, electronic theory and practice suitable for a general survey of the subject sufficient to enable the student to proceed in areas of job-skill training or provide pre-college background. Physical science is taught by Mr. Marchant and includes principles and processes in physics, chemistry, earth and space sciences. Photography, glassblowing, advanced biology and chemistry are courses taught by Mr. Meyer. Anatomy, physiology and human biology are included in the advanced biology course. Students learn to manipulate molten glass in glass-blowing. CHEMISTRY STUDENTS must learn the proper method of smelling chemicals as a safeguard when using acids that might be harmful to them. Here chemistry students are going through the process of smelling chemicals in Mr. Meyer's class. DAVE HEMPHILL, TAMI GERKE, AND CHRIS AVILA are busily engaged in working with the microscope and reporting results, while Mr. Bunner cleans equipment in preparation for another experiment in which his biology students will be involved. 14

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Social Studies Help Promote Students History, both past and present, world relations, and future hope for peace are some of the topics discussed during the school term in world history. American History students study the nation's economy, its political and social history, and the American Revolutionary War to the present. The class uses TIME magazine and other reference books as they study law, the courts, contemporary social and governmental problems. An introductory course in psychology with emphasis on learning and thinking, emotions, personality, conflict, and adjustment is included during the second semester. A special unit on prehistoric man and studies of the various uses of maps, different religions, races, and cultures of the world are included in world geography. The social studies staff includes Mr. Glassey—American problems and American history; Mr. Calise— American history and world geography; Mr. Hendrickson—world geography; and Mr. Staehr—world history. Media used in these classes include films, slides, filmstrip, maps and globes; which update units being studied. MR. CAUSE discusses life cultures with one of his world geography classes. Students participate in discussions and work on individual class projects, and they do considerable work with maps to add variety to the social studies classes. TAKING A break at the close of the school day, Mr. Glassey drops by the publication’s Christmas party for a few moments of relaxation, and to chat with fellow faculty and students. COUNTY GOVERNMENT DAY brought Bonnie Watson, Cindy Gerner, and Sheila Newell to Mrs. Ray Pate's office where she explained to them the working procedure of an office machine. 16