Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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Math Students Take National ath Test An addition was made to the math department staff as Miss Mary Sue Dowers was hired to teach algebra I and II and geometry. A number of students enrolled in advanced algebra and trigonometry or analytic geometry took the annual High School Mathematics Examina- tion. The three top scorers, David Shelly, Stan Williams, and Tim Wiens, had their scores sent in for state competion. Math courses offered this year in- cluded algebra I and II, advanced al- gebra, geometry, modern topics, trig- A concentrated effort is being made by Mark Hutton during a test over conic sections in advanced onometry and analytic geometry. algebra Mr. Sawin explains how a line intersects a plane to Seniors Doug Schroeder and Gary Delmez ponder over the High School Mathematics sophomore geometry student Kerry Schrag. Examination -H In analytic geometry, john Krievins offers his opplon to a question directed to the class Dowers Clarence Niles Tom Sawin

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After a hard days work, Lyle Seger, above, and Mike Sadowski, below, find some spare time and use it constructively? SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT: Lynn Davis, 'Cary Andrews, Theodore Weathers, Charles Triggs, Errol Luginbill, Phil Scott, Miss Bonnie Selanders. f X' m f' . , ,,Ai,QL,,3 Z,-1:7 ,,,, 7, , b - ,A yy? . K. ,,, ' 5,1 Seniors Lisa Calloway and Stephen Burris listen attentively to ex- planations about governmental proceedings. Reacting to a joke in Mr. Scott's psychology' class, seniors Vicki Helfer, Monty Walker, joan Wenger and joel Koehn listen with interest. D

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Science Credit to ides As a biology aide for Mr. Esau, Sara Penner's responsibilities include care ofthe white rats. In addition to the standard science courses of bi- ology, chemistry, physics, and physiology, a new system was added to the curriculum so that student aides can now receive credit for their work. These students are able to continue in a field of interest through individual study and experimentation. A group of students from several classes partici- pated in an ecology seminar sponsored by the Kan- sas State Teachers College at Emporia. Students conducted experiments pertaining to sulfur dioxide pollution, phosphate levels and pollution particle size. The afternoon was spent in a game, pitting man against his environment. Science students were provided an opportunity to hear several guest speakers during the year. Includ- ed were Drs. Benton and Yoder who discussed birth and population control, and Mr. W. Meyer who spoke on the storage of radioactive wastes in Kansas. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Melvin Akin, Charles Engel, Phillip Esau, Mrs. joy Moore and Ivan Schirer. 1 In fulfilling the requirements in their biology course, Mike Duncan and Greg Bartel conduct an experiment. The students work at their own rate. Displaying their strength, Cary Steinkirchner, Mark Hutton, Larry Koehn and Francis Balzer try to separate a Magdeburg Hemisphere during their physics class. In a pre-lab demonstration, Mr. Engel emphasises a point while explaining the proper procedure for distillation to his sixth hour chemistry class.