Pen Argyl Area High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Pen Argyl, PA)

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Wayne Fulin, Donald Zaleski, Elwood Dietz and Richard Lemley are deeply involved in a biology experiment. All Sophomores are required to take biology. While students struggle with basic concepts Science Marches On From seventh grade life science to twelfth grade physics, busy scientific minds are discovering the basic laboratory techniques used by every great atomic phy- sicist and bacteriologist. However, there are some stu- dents who never seem to comprehend a basic law of matter: glass breaks. During practically every lab peri- od can be heard the familiar crash of test tubes, beak- ers, and graduated cylinders. Mr. Walter Emery, a new teacher of life science, has entered the classrooms of P.A.H.S. and bravely faced the job of teaching groups of bright, little seventh graders, who love to try new things on their own. Many thanks to him and all the other science teachers, who have kept the labs under control and have pre- vented our school from being blown up by some Green Knight monsters. .. yt. 'Q 3. i 1 'K t l Better use of facilities, this year, enabled 7th grade students to gain experience in David Mann and Lance jackson work out details for a the laboratory. Here, Mr. Emery's class tests blood types. chemistry experiment, This past year more students 1863 took chemistry than ever before.

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RIGHT: Bambi Hartman and Elizabeth Capwell are using the S.R.A. reading laboratory. This is an indi- vidual approach to teach- in reading as each student prigresses at his own rate. BELOW: Miss Smith's 9th 'lzfkw grade literature class brings life to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island . As students strive for perfection English Is Put to Use Sometimes during the day every student absorbs knowledge from an English class, since the study of our native language is a required subject. The English department is striving toward an improved English course by purchasing new textbooks for vo-tech and general students of all grade levels, by beginning an advanced group of eighth graders who will eventually take Honors English, and by planning to build a paper back library so that every eager mind may satisfy its thirst for new and interesting reading material. 1 TOP: Mike Strunk, Chip Williams, Peter Free- man, and Mark Wimmer are spending a class in the library. Peter, nicknamed Sunny by his classmates, smiles because he has gum too but he didn't get caught! BOTTOM: Spotcheck on Kippy Renolds.

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As sludenls try to see the light M alh Creates Problems Almost stunned by the wonder of it all, the student concentrates on mathematics, and sometimes even sees the light before the end of the class period. Our math department, led by most capable teachers, is always im- proving. Starting next year, the general math curriculum will be expanded with the aid of a new series of text books. Students enrolled in the accelerated course receive a thorough knowledge of algebra, geometry, trigonome- try, and calculus. They may then elect Honors Math, which is an excellent preparation for college courses. Three of the 121 students enrolled in the plane geometry sections, Bruce Seigfried, Roxanne Rissmiller and Chuck Uliana, haven't had so much fun since kindergarten. Sharon Marsh and Diane Barlieb appear awed by Richard Werkheis- work in the advanced math program 5 years ago make up this group. er's explanation of a problem in calcul l . 15 ' us c ass seniors who began