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

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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

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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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Miss Glass Starts New Class ef f f t 5? if Elf This year a new face came to Riverdale's Social Studies department. Her name is Miss Glass. Along with her new face, she brought a new class, World War II. In this class she gave everyone a broader look at World War Il, its problems, its complications, and how it affected Amer- ica. As a result of the new appearance of Miss Glass, Mr. Lancaster and Mr. Stenzel had to make some shifts in their classes. Mr. Lancaster taught Life Span, and Mr. Stenzel taught Ancient Civilization. ln Sociology, a guest speaker came and talked about marriage and its commitments. The class also talked about other countries, problems and how to solve them. Civil War students didn'tjust sit or take notes all period long, but did interesting projects too. The projects consisted of slide presentations, plays, and oral reports. Each group of students had a half an hour to pres- ent their own project. ,vox A Miss Glass. 4 Mr. Lancaster, Ron Davis, Doug Vermeulen, Doug Martin. Duaine Schmitt. John Lamb, Jack Randall. Lori Lampo. Y Mr.Stenzel. E E 3 . gi Qi 'I Q2 cl .fix f ,sf iifi :S X A if es -.M at , RQ