Roseburg High School - Umpqua Yearbook (Roseburg, OR)

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 Math Spaghetti Test, Fun Functions Featured Math, usually considered a dull or a proce- dural class, was not this year because of the efforts of a witty group of teachers. In present- ing the method for finding if a set of rules could make a set of numbers a function, Mr. Don Crossfield, department head, explained a “Speghetti Test,” the brain-child of Mrs. Jean Defenbach, with twenty-one years at RHS. Mr. Mike Gould completed this trio. Into this unusual family came Mr. Richard Carrillo and Mr. James Moyer. Carrillo, a per- sonal finance teacher, and Moyer, a business education teacher for seven years, combined to teach one class of applied math. Calculus, a very specialized class for seniors, was offered for the twenty-first year. Defen- bach was the teacher for these students, whose college credit for their efforts during this two- period block class. The team of Mr. Robert Fey, Mr. Ron Goo- dell, and Mr. Duane Hatter completed the math department. They taught geometry and Alge- bra I. Standardized Achievement Tests (S.A.T.) were an area of great achievement for the Ro- seburg scholars. Math students scored on par with the national averages, and great improve- ment was shown by these students in achieving well above the regional average in this test. New textbooks caused changes in curriculum and lesson plans, changes were well received according to Mr. Crossfield, department head. ► As the class groans, Mr. Hatter assigns the duties required for the following day. T “Sorry, I don’t know the square root of 10947682 off the top of my head,” says Mr. Crossfield in disbelief. 24 Math

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English a Group discussion puzzle Lita Paulson and Steve Bowker. ▼ Mr. Duffy Lederman stresses an Important point. Mrs. Sandy Lange helps Reagan Blanck with some difficult grammar, in her 11 CP English class. a A thorough investigation by Mr. Darrell Kenney proves that Mindy Jinkins’ problem is correct. ▼ How can Mrs. Michelle Palmateer help grinning as she watches her crazy fifth period senior English class? English 23

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a Wondering why anyone would ever take a class like calculus, poor Mike Bartholomew struggles with his assignment along with most of his classmates. A Trying his very best to present an understandable lecture, Mr. Robert Fey requests, “Will you please remove your headphones during the lecture.” ▼ Students who master the techniques taught in Alge- bra II and math analysis move to a college credit class in Calculus, taught by Mrs. Jean Defenbach. Math 25