Sexton High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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Mr. John Arnett Mr. Gerald Ritchey discover MR. IRONS is welcomed by fellow faculty member! Mr. James Reid Mr. Robert Rentschler The door to a wonderful world of experi- mentation and discovery is opened to Sexton students who take courses in the natural or physical sciences. ln an age of tremendous scientific growth, students find themselves getting a taste of the researcher's thrill of discovery-even as they learn through sim- ple tests in the laboratory something already known to scientists. I The first course of the science sequence is biology. Although often taken in iunior high, biology is elected by many Sextonites. They become involved in the study of plants and animals, their structures, characteristics, and environments. After the first year, those who so desire may choose to take advanced biol- ogy, which is a deeper study of anatomy. To many, the doors of the chemistry or physics labs symbolize their young and grow- ing interest in the physical sciences. Chemis- try offers a fundamental survey of the elements and how they make up matter. Demonstrations and experiments are a val- uable part of a student's introduction to the chemical world. Problem solving, experiments, and proi- ects mean to many juniors and seniors: physics. While taking this course, students learn much about the natural laws govern- ing our physical surroundings.

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A GROUP of Chemistry students concentrate on their individual experiments. In age of scientific growth, students experiment, Miss Hilda Stuart Mr. Herschel Irons OH CHRISTMAS TREE

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athematics growing in importance since first HEY, MY FIRST 'A'! grins Jim Morrow, one ot Mr. Bates' algebra students. a lg? 'N 'WS' w giskggsglg 'Wt A W is si' 'W 'sa ,As V - i ' . sfigzisfsfgwisffgp efewf' ips f ' ,P lf , 'MP wif- . if A pig , -, .- .' Q HMI-,S ' 1 i is ,. ,JT Mr. Lester Norton Mr. William Rouse Mr. Richard Bates Mr. Edward Rittenhouse 28 Since Sputnik I was orbited by the Russians in l957, increased emphasis has been placed on accelerated mathematics and science in American schools. The program at Sexton includes algebra, geometry, trig- onometry, analytical geometry, logic and finite math. Teachers stress the understanding, rather than the memorization of mathematical ideas in order that the processes learned may be applied to real-lite situa- tions. These concepts are also applied to other subjects such as chemistry and physics. DENNY UPDYKE and Carol Eddy gain valuable experience in logical thinking through solving geometric proofs.