Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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Math courses important to many students RIGHT: Mr. Whitfield discusses a problem - not necessarily mathe- matics - with one of his Trig stu- dents. Teaching problems is not all a teacher is faced with; often he listens to student's problems and helps out, all of which Mr. Whit- field is capable of doing and will. OPPOSITE BELOW; There comes a time in every Math teacher's life when he has to stop by a student's desk and help her understand a cer- tain problem. Obviously, this is that time in Mr. McDaniel’s life. BELOW; An attentive student. Ken Sirk, listens while Mr. Henze offers an explanation of a problem en- countered in Mechanical Drawing.

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Clements named Outstanding Speech Teacher The greatest gift one person can give to another is an understanding of his feelings and an appreciation for the way he thinks. The SHHS Debate, Drama, and Speech De- partment is succeeding in leaching the basics of understanding by speech, thought and the pen. SH Speech, Drama, and Debate stu- dents are learning what it means to be involved in mankind through the issues in extempora- neous speaking, the feeling in in- terpretation, and the power of a polished word. This group of SH students can penetrate the barriers of any situa- tion and come out ahead. They've learned to change the look of dis- belief of winning trophies to the look of radiant smiles, and also to change the look of humilation as 750 evidence cards fall on the floor before an important debate to the look of grin and bear it. Marsha Clements the sponsor- teacher of this department, has led the group to recognition in Arkansas and its' neighboring states. Chosen as the Outstanding Speech Teacher in Arkansas, Mrs. Clements' stu- dents are proud to boast of her as their leader. Individual competition plays an important role in the overall suc- cess of obtaining the Sweepstakes Trophy in tournaments. But, more than once, SHHS has brought back first place after total points had been tallied. If people took this department as an example and listened to an opin- ion, viewed the facts of both sides of an issue, and then carefully and accurately voiced their own opin- ions, there would be a smaller gap in communication. Ill

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Math is not a subjectio betaken lightly, which is shown by the wide variety of courses offered here at Sylvan Hills. Classes range from Business Math to Math Analysis (fondly known as Trig, among oth- er things.) The Business Math course is open to any Junior and Senior who has no desire to entangle himself in the other branch of mathematics (namely algebra and its related subjects.) In Business Math a stu- dent is taught methods that might help him with practical aspects of life. Going up the scale, Algebra 1 is the next subject encountered. Basic fundamentals of abstract mathematics are taught. Frustra- tion is frequently a by-product of algebra, when you learned . . . Geometry and Algebra II are ad- ded delights to the ladder of math- ematics. By the end of Geometry and Algebra II a student should be thoroughly familiar with Pythagoras and a bunch of funny looking Greek letters. Math analysis (remember it's fondly called Trig, among other things) is a different species of animal. Not only are the lessons based on past experiences of three years, but the learning process is supposed to keep functioning. Mr. Trig(known as Carl Whitfield) presides over the class and expects everyone to know that when zero is plugged into the denominator of a column of deter- minants, everything blows up. MR. RAY HENZE: Mechanical Drawing I and II, Applied Math. MR. JOE McDANIEL: Applied Math. MR. CARL WHITFIELD: Algebra I and II, Math Analysis. 113