Urbandale High School - Echo Yearbook (Urbanville, IA)

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How to skin a cat? A shaft of light broke into rainbow spectrums as Freshmen Earth Science students participated in various light labs. Using broken light, they tested gases and solids to discover if different elements could be identified by the light they give off. Earth Science involves numerous lab explorations of the physical and chemical characteristics of the planet earth. How does one skin a cat? Well, literally there are many ways and Human Physiology students learned several of them as they skinned and dissected a cat in their study of different physiological systems: muscular, circulatory, skeletal, digestive, etc., of a mammal. Populations of fruit flies were crossbred and hatched as Cell Biology students delved into genetic studies. In Zoology students became skillful with the scapel as they dissected clams, earthworms, fish, frogs and a fetal pig. Botany, Chemistry, and Physics were other offerings in the science department. Tom Chao and Brian Keller, seniors, were named Science Standouts through the year. I like making machines do the work for me, related Keller. Senior Greg Olson was honored with the end- of-the-year Science Award. The independent project he pursued was in the area of fluid dynamics doing experimentation involving fluid behavior, flow, viscocity, and schlieren photography. 1 Cell Biology students Dean Jones and Phil Tosten take their frog apart. 2 E-E-E-E, Pam Gubuan, Phyllis Longdo, Tracy Thompson, and Ranee Briggs take a closer look at the local fauna. 3 Charles Day 4 Chuck Gesiriech 5 Steve Long 6 Mitch Myers 7 Tom Wilkie 8 Science instructor Mitch Myers shows his class a pickIed octopus. 9 Named Outstanding Science student for the JAYHAWKER, Tom Chao anticipates a future career in medicine. 10 Brian Keller, Outstanding Science student second semester, is interested in Aerospace Engineering. 11 Wade Winters 12 Lab partners sophomores Jay Carey and Joe Stangle begin dissection of a crayfish. A -.bu ,Findin Out QQ' I fx ?iuv Science 0 103

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3- rv I f 5-f lr' f ,4-if 104 ' Social Studies 1 Government stiidents Missy Soden and Sandra Myers work at the polls on election day November 7. 2 Campaigning at UHS are opponents Lyle Krewson and Katy Gammick, running for the Iowa State House of Representatives. 3 Gary Page 4 Jay Mennenga 5 Lynn Sheldahl 6 Debbie Lewis performs a series of psychological experiments during the first semester psychology course. 7 Charlotte Aylward 8 Dean Bickness 9 Linda Calvin 10 Harvey Kimble 11 Mr. Kimble helps history student Renee Briggs with the unit on the Depression. 12 Tony Vierling and Patti Mitchell, sophomores, act the roles of President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson after the First World War. Seniors say, Psychology a must. Responding to a class survey, the majority of seniors felt no student should leave UHS without taking psychology. Mrs. Len Sheldahl, instructor, felt it was a good course with a broad perspective of the psychological field. Social Problems was also taught by Sheldahl. The first part of the semester, sociology and anthropology were introduced. Later social problems were discussed. Western World Culture and Non- Western Culture dealt with European history and Russian history. Teacher Dean Bicknese said that the classes were taken by college bound juniors and seniors. Economics was presented on a college freshman level. lt is extremely valuable for everyone. We live with economics every day and it affets our lives, said instructor Linda Calvin. Contemporary Affairs was for people interested in current affairs and discussion. The required American History course was given by a four- member team, Charlotte Aylward, Dean Bicknese, Linda Calvin, and Harvey Kimble. The course took a human approach and students saw history as people who react to their environment. Minority Studies was a humanities course lead by Aylward. People learn about people, she said. Much of the class was devoted to discussion. In American Government, a required course, students got a chance to become involved in elections by supporting various candidates' campaigns. Gary Page and Jay Mennega taught the class.