Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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RIGHT: Working on an experiment are Greg Koontz, left Biggs and Rick Nichols, BO. BE- LOW: Carefully weighing their materials are Brad Hern, '80, and Rusty Heissler, '81. CENTER: Something amusing turns the attention of Kurt Harness, Sally Harvey and Zoe Gehr, '81, from their physiology lab assignment. ROBERT BENORTHAM- Applied Botany 1-2 IIM ELMBORG- Chemistry 1-2, AP Chemistry 1- 2 MARVIN GILKESON- Biology 1-2, Special Biol- ogy 1-2 ED POORT- Physiology 1-2, Honors Biology 1-2 DAVE UMBARGER- Human Ecology, Biology 1- 2, AP Biology MARK WENTZ- Astronomy, Physics 1-2 92! People X Science - - 'i ' ..----'- ' 'W-H W' 1 2,- -,,' -it , 2 Y. ' , ,,, W -WV' f In it . 1 l , , N- , A at 'V - Yr, K I Ji, ti 3 I .Y i A 73, ,F VA ,K . ' K , ' x Q . 5. V J -A M ' ' t ' f .z, M ' f of ' ' .. sm,-f, sm,-., - . x ,- . -'-: I ' MF ,, ,. V bt, V., , . .frr fr ,J ,rig-ww -:gi . if -- 'it-' X 53? 'l ' wr. vi:-1 , ' . w , . X' , , ' - xl. - A ,ZQIJOL S' I5-,A ' g. 'F' -yy gag: f ' - N 23211 - Q. 1 ,.g,. ' A if V it--FY ' . . ' Wk , ' x 1

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sf AP Classes' Interest High Twelve teachers were assigned to the Social Studies Department, six of them full-time. Ioining the full-time group was Mrs. Ruth Burton, whose background included teaching at French lunior High and living in sever- al foreign countries while her husband was in military service. A new part-time member of the staff was Bill Copeland, who came from lardine lunior High to teach US government and consumer education. Interest was high in advanced place- ment classes, which allowed students to earn college credits upon successful completion of the course and scoring well on the final test. A total of 28 stu- dents enrolled in US history advanced placement and 15 enrolled in Europe- an history advanced placement. Teachers in the department shared common goals and philosophies in their instruction. US history and psy- chology teacher Marvin Speier ex- pressed his philosophy for working with his students: I feel that our stu- dents should be made aware of the greatness of their country and how America came about, and aware ot the people who made this country what it is today. if ng, 1 A x Sv I lf' ff? 4' V . Q, ' . 1 1754 , Aj 'T , . N-: 4 ABOVE: Entertaining their history class by play- ing Yankee Doodle Dandy are Susan Stroud '81, Cory Skinner, '81, and David Edmonds, 'SO MARGARET FOWLER- Psychology LOIS IONES- Psychology CHARLES MYERS- US History, Kansas History HAROLD SHEFFIELD- US Government MARVIN SPEIER- Psychology, US History RANDQL WALKER- Work Experience EARL WILLIAMS- US History, Government WAYNE WINGO- US History, AP US History, AP European History, Government People X Social SlL1d16Sf9l

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,f K Q' if, t v iff? . 3- v 1, .tn . ,M . X. -4 fi . W . uf- ,M 4- r W S, I M . ,. I .8 al Q: .X V' 2 N A5 ft. W HW. ,A o i mrki' N.-I ---. LEFT: Drawing cells in physiology is Troy Daeschner, '8l. BOTTOM LEFT: Preparing a chemistry lab experiment are lim Harder and left Parker, BOTTOM RIGHT: Looking at some- thing in the microscope that seems to interest her is lulie Browning, '8O. Students' Knowledge Widened Through Field Trips, Labs Science students survived sometimes nauseating but always enlightening dissections, they tromped through wooded areas on field trips, and they scanned the heavens - always in search of knowledge of life's mysteries. Earthworrns, grasshoppers, starfish, crayfish and other creatures went un- der the knives of biology students. In an extensive biology lab, students cul- tured bacteria to study. Other classes traveled to the University of Kansas Museum to study anthropology. Stud- ies of population dynamics ot the fruit fly, environmental pollutants and the effects smoking has on fish were con- ducted by biology students. A biology class went to Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge to observe birds and to trap Jiang ,pw H Q,- small animals to study. Astronomy classes took photographs of planets, studied radio astronomy and observed the stars during light and dark hours. They visited the Washburn University planetarium for day and night observations. Human ecology study, based on the energy crisis, attempted to define hu- man society and analyze a liveable situ- ation. Floral arrangements for fall and the Christmas season, boutonniers and cor- sages were botany class projects. Stu- dents planted seedlings and observed their growth, toured a florist company and viewed life in Menninger Woods. Physics students heard guest speak- ers from the University of Kansas and Kansas State University and visited the engineering department at KSU, in- cluding the nuclear reactor. The year-end reward for advanced placement students was their test in May to earn credit for college. People X Science X 93