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

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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

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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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Equipping students for varied pursuits in life, Business supplied students with the skills needed in America's business world, Drivers Training gave students a way to get to their iobs, and Foreign Language expanded students' communicative ability. Less enrollment in the Business Department brought about the combining of advanced courses. With not enough students signing up for the advanced courses. Filing and Business Machines, Stenography and Business English were intermixed. Supplies for these classes were average, but there was the problem of book expenses. Ten year old books in the Stenography and Bookkeeping classes needed replacing, but the expenses of them restrained the department from buying books. Adding machines also became a problem for the budget. With no additional money to purchase them, students grouped together to share them. In the Drivers Training Department books and supplies were no problem compared to the Business Department. While supplies were fine, there was a shortage of teachers. Opening up the subiect State Requirements to all grades meant more students taking the subiect. Helping out for one period was Mr. Harry Bartley. Passing the age 'l5 V2 urged students to sign up for Drivers Training. Teaching eager students to drive was Ms. Kathy Bertsch, an addition to the department. Another addition to the department was a new program concerning iob awareness which taught students the different positions that were open for a iob. Teaming up with the Career Center, Job Awareness became a worthwhile course. Learning to speak a foreign language was a new experience for many students. This past year beginning students were even more confused because levels 2,3, and 4 were combined into one period. In these classes students did much individualized work. Ms. Marie Thompson felt that this situation was due to low enrollment and scheduling difficulties. In order not to lose the students, the department scheduled them into any available period. MEG drivers training 1 D ffm! A .,.f's. . .K , . ' . E1 with ? Q L Drivers Training , . Mr. Harry Bartley ' Ms. Kathy Bertsch Mr. Loren Perkins l L. '53 i mfr. Su J an s Qf 4 Q it . if I X 'affix l . K . 1 'X