Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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Advancing in the mathematics and science fields was not an easy task for many students this year at MHS. Learning how to use formulas was a mind haggling job. To complicate matters, students had to learn the metric system to keep in line with US measurement standards. Metric Math, a new course, made students feel like they were starting school all over again to relearn how to measure. Department Chairperson Donovan Charles, realizing the importance of the subiect, tried to get as many advanced students to take the class as possible. ln the Science Department a new class was also set up to meet students' future needs. Advanced Science consisted of having students learn to do research and its techniques during the first semester and having students work on their own problems and interests during second semester. Mr. David Buchla, an addition to the Science Department, felt that having labs every week was an important part of science education and prepared students in skills. Letting students prove things themselves led them to learn to observe, hypothesize, and draw conclusions from observations, he felt. To keep up with the technological explosion, MHS's Math Department purchased metric equipment and calculators. However, textbooks were a maior handicap. The department felt that new books should be issued every four years to keep current. At the present time the books are changed only every seven to ten years because of financial shortages. Getting the students to meet the math eighth grade proficiency level was hard for the Math Department. Extra Math l classes were added to help the remedial students. Demand for more classes meant more teachers. Mr. Richard Bittaker and Mr. Ken Colt assisted in the Math Department besides teaching in their own departments. Mr. Richard Bittaker Mr. Donavan Charles Mr. Barton Preston Mr. Bill Stoner math

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K Y . ....,,,,hM m 5. Q 4 I I is f .13 9 L Q u R 3 E I Teaching students to become cssclyisits was one ofthe major goals ofthe English and Social Science Departments this year. Seen in most of the Social Science classrooms was a poster stating Essay Writing. This was an outline on how essays were formed. Students soon realized that the teachers were preparing them for college. With the addition of electives, students became more culturally and politically aware. To become more politically aware, World History and Sociology classes went on the yearly trip to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Expenses for the transportation and bus driver were paid by the students. Added support from the administration and school board led the English Department to function systematically. With enough money, the English Department took students to the Bay Area for cultural enrichment. ln the fall, mentally gifted students snatched up the chance of seeing the play MAN AND SUPERMAN in San Francisco. The De Young Museum and San Francisco Symphony were the field trips for the spring. Supervising the debate and speech programs was Ms. Marlene Barber who transferred from McKenney Intermediate School to replace retiree Ms. Claire Ramey. Because of an increased student load in the English Department, Ms. Diana Cameron was also added. In the Social Science Department, Mr. Ron Locher, who transferred from McKenney Intermediate School, replaced Mr. Kirk Smith. Mr. Dan Dork ' Mr, John Lewin I X Mr. Ron Locher Mr. Dick Sullivan Mr. Dick Vierra social science 97

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-:f,,-,.,3T.FITvv Y X x Do you think 15 credits in the mathematics and science fields is a good set number of credits to be required for graduating? Why? The requirements was set at I5 credits two years ago by the board which means only a year and a half of science Teachers usually plan their course for one year to satisfy the requirements of teaching the students I would like to see it set back to IO or moved up to 20 but not in between Mr James ..x,sw-if I 'sq Q Science. I wouldn't mind seeing 20 credits for the average or above average student, but the lower ability student reaches the saturation point where more math credits are not effective. Mr. Charles No because there are no semester classes that will really fulfill my needs for college use Laura Chesnut Yes I think it is because some people don t really need that much for their career John Clifton 'N Mr. David Buchla Mr. Richard James l. Observing George Denora, Jeff Davis, Tim Bonney, and Brian , Hight use the metric equipment, math teacher Frank Holderman stands on his crutches because of a logging iniury. 2. Paying close attention to the KOBO-faculty game are math teacher Richard Bittaker, Mr. Lewis Hardy, and Mr. Charley Berger. 3. Making bromine requires close observations from Diane Lamon, Gary Gonyaw, and Mark Stark as science teacher David Buchla demonstrates. 4. Ron Staples gives a smirk as Mr. Byron Randolph N demonstrates innoculating a bacterium ager medium in Advanced science S99 Mr. Bruce Cameron