Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Roger Hull Morh Chairperson Algebra b Colculus Dob Gardner Reading Chairperson Reading Par Chrisrlonsen Reading Vera Denoir Reoding Pep Advisor Richard Srorrer Reading Compurers, rhose marvelous machines rhor are rumored ro hove the obiliry ro conrrol rhe world, mode rheir appearance on rhe Rowland compus- This addinon has given srudenrs rhe opporruniry ro become more owore of exactly whor a computer is, how ir works, and rhe limlrarions of irs use Room C-2 hos become rhe computer center of rhe school. During 2nd and 7th periods students ore able to make use of rhe computers for their own personal use, while working under rhe direcrion of Mr. Sokolis, the INTO THE WORLD OF COMPUTERS on-campus computer whiz During the other periods of the day, Mrs Christiansen, o teacher in the Reading Deporrmenr, uses the nine compurers in her reading progrom Because of rhe limited omounrs of compurers, rhe students musr use them on a roraring basis In rhe program the students use them for reinforcement and drill in various reading areas in which they need help, A benefit to the student is the ability to receive individual insrrucrion and instont feedback on answers The compurers hove proven to be a grear success ond highly motivating ro rhe srudenrs who hove used rhem commented Mrs Chnsrionsen The orher deporrmenr on campus who uses compurers is rhe Science Deporrmenr. which is on irs rhird year of computer use. Under the direcrion of Mr Sokolis, students in chemistry and physics leorn ro gorher and store informarion, wirh some rime spenr on drill ond procrice in the various uses of rhe machine, Mr Sokolis is o grear odvocote of computers in education. He sees rheir use in oil areas of schooling and foresees rhe doy when every classroom will be equiped with compurers, Computers hove been a positive addition ro rhe curriculum, Mr Sokolis srated, os they hove improved rhe skills of srudenrs who hove the opporrunity to work wirh rhem, The debate concerning rhe use of compurers in educonon con be found in olmosr every educorionol publicorion ond mony times as feorure orricles in newspapers, Vhile people question rhe omounr of money being spenr and the effectiveness of their use in educorion, school districts hove been scrambling ro find rhe monies to purchase rhe hardware and software in order ro include computer classes in their educational processes. Good or bod, a help or o hindrance, rhe compurer isrhere ro stay, and Rowland has joined rhe stampede into the world of compurers 129

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Croig Doumunk Algebra b Morh Eileen Noire Algebra G Trig Le Wenrz Algebra 6 Morh John Miller Algebro 6 Morh Paul James Geomerry Algebro Tom Volz Algebra G Geomerry Johnnie Srevenson Dosic Morh Doskerboll Coach Al Murgulo Dosic Morh 128 deeding Depi 6 Moihemotics

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Dill Dohmon English 11 6 12 v-ieoru uunagon English 11 Annual Advisor Caroline Flercher English 9-11 French I Par Ferguson English 10 Foorboll 6 Tennis Dovid Taylor English 10 G 11 VTPv ' s and Television monirors, rv o new equip- menr oddinons, mode rheir oppearonce in rhe English Deparrmenr in rhe foil These new purchases were mode possible by SIP as parr of rhe progronn ro improve comprehension and increose srudenr inrer esr In rhe deparrmenr rhese ore used ro srimulore inreresr in lirerorure and ro aid in rhe discussion of ir Vhile rheir use is srill in a rnol sroge, rhe resuirs so for achieved by rheir use in rhe classroom has been beyond expecrarions Mr, Clorh, rhe English Depr Chairperson, used filmed excerprs from rhe ploy MocBeth in conjucrion wirh reoding rhe play in his English 12 AL doss and hod rremendous success wirh rhe unir I hod rhe mosr undersronding of rhe ploy by rhe srudenrs and rhe highesr resr scores rhor I hove ever hod when deoling wirh rhor ploy he srored Caroline Flercher used rhe equipmenr in a unir which hod Fidler on the Roof as a core. Her English 12 Regular class deolr wirh Russian hisrory, culrurol backgrounds, erhnic relonons, and prejudice as ir re lared ro Jews in Russia based on rhe musical. The unir proved ro be one of rhe more successful unirs os far as srudenr inreresr, srudenr porriciporion, ond resr scores, Miss Flercher commenred Ar rhis rime rhe deparrmenr has a limired omounr of ropes, however, rhey plan on acquiring many more, A berrer library of ropes will evenruolly permir more reochers in rhe deparrmenr ro roke odvonroge of rhis reoching merhod Mr Clark sees rhe VTR os LITURATURE COMES ALIVE becoming on inregral porr of English curriculum, Ploys, in porriculor, rake on a new demension for rhe srudenr ' he commenred ond added, in foa, rhe use of rhe visual image when used wir h rhe wrirren word mokes lirerorure come olive. Mary Sompson English 9 Carol Hoffmon English 10 6 12