Riverdale High School - Rambler Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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Math Carries More Grams A Mr. Oltman. Y Mrs. Tadlock. we . AAV J. 2 5 1 1 . , The Metrics class got a new scale to weigh themselves in kilo- grams as well as pounds. The teachers in the math dept. all agree that the student enroll- ment has grown this year. They say that more students are now realizing they need to develop fs ' A- L 1 t A Tony Albrecht and Bob Day. Y Mr. Parker. i l 2 l i L 5 3 f l E ? is , 1, i H , - g,.. T W E 5 f Z Q 1 their math background. They cover subjects that are more Mr. Oltman has added a gifted advanced, such as computer pro- Math program before school. graming.

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if L X A College Class Returns lllllll . QQ a M 'P H lssl 5 ef A Mrs. Riewerts. Scott Thornbloom. A Laurie Lonegan. .U-......x. E is A Mrs. Lenski, Senior English is a class designed to give seniors a look at how hard college English is and what they learn. Mrs. Knight was teacher for the new class. Another addition to the Eng- lish department was Mrs. Rie- werts. Mrs. Riewerts had been a cafeteria monitor three years ago. She has been teaching Lit. in Action. Speech. Composition and Sports Lit. Speech class has become a favorite class to take because of the demonstrations. Most demon- strations were how to cook up a snack.

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Science Department Takes Trip 5? W i Q ?Sf39Lf?E9f A Mr. Mills, Randy Pettie, Ray Meyer. 4 Mr. Krahe. Y David Sweet, Jeff Mabeus, Tony Albrecht. I The science department took a trip to the Engineering Open House at the University of Illi- nois this year. Some of the more gifted students went. They also were able to demonstrate their talents and activities at South- park. During the eclipse, many of the science students were able to observe the sun through welding masks and cardboard boxes. The classes had just finished a unit on astronomy, which gave them a general knowledge about it. Mr. Mills feels that science can help us learn and know about the natural world around us. Mr. Krahe has added a new advanced biology class to the sci- ence program. The class is called Ecology and Evolution. It teaches how man fits into the scheme of things. if HP