Watchung Hills Regional High School - Lenape Yearbook (Warren, NJ)

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Academic A little known fact is that this school actually assesses an academic team. These pencil-pushing athletes elong to one of the best teams in the State and it is the only unbeaten team in the school These pillars of intellect are doing exceedingly well and boast an 8- 0 record Put them in a classroom with another team and they go to work systematically, out-thinking their opponents and often running up margins of victory as high as 150 points. In an academic team meet, both sides are askeci difficult questions on topics such as Advanced Math and Science, English, History and Current Events along with the occa- sional Art, Music, or Sports question Should a team fail to answer its question, the other team gets a chance to Fsteal it by answering correctly their opponents question. The i Warrior 3 confident and seemingly boundless knowledge, coupled with their ag essive answer stealing, has made them the favorites for t e Somerset County championship. All of this schoolis A-Teams have benefited from the guidance of Coach Henry Miller, who says of the team, it' is an electric unit. There are specialists for every subject. Front Row, Left to Right: Mr. Miller. Kim Weisul, Jason Weidenfele, Delia Congram. Back Row: Ricky Kos, Mike Droi- linger, Fritz Teppelman, Karen Hwang, Kevin McDonald Future Futute Problem Solv 11' ' , The program, which is :11 third year at the Hills eneo ages PrOblem individual as well as group thinking. This year, three teams represented W.H.R.H.S. in competitions against SOlvel'S other teams from throughout the state. Members of the teams are challenged with the task of posing - possible problems after bei g difficult situations. After determin- ing their problems th 37' , solutions to these pr : hlem solver Shelly iiFuture Problem 1 , you to work well wi , ' , 1 1 especially under presSu: - 1, 1 you to think creativelyt It on really Front Row, Left to Right: Am 1191 ,helly Pleva, be 3 lat or fun! eSpeCiauy Kim Weisul, Suzy Starr, Jae. iWeidenfeld. Back manage to make it to the State Row1Hans Hwang, BrianGolsdherg, Ross Zintel, finals? Lee Hetfield, Victor Hwang. Not Pictured: Larry Carolyn Vilain . Chow, Josh Gladstone. Under the supervision of Mr. Raymond Gebauer, M th I I '6 am the Watchung Hills Math Team competed with a twenty-four other schools in the Central Jersey Mathematics League. The team competed in monthly tMath Meetsi where where each member was administered a one hour test. These tests covered ten questions which scanned the many branches of mathematics. They required thought rather than the simple iregurgitationi of acquired knowledge. Team captain, Victor Hwang led this 1.1 1, Q; , . . . ,,... ,. year 5 team, composed of twelve 1nd1v1duals from :13: 1 all four grade levels. Overall the math team did i 2.31:1 well placing high Within the ranks of the twenty- pmaxiiv four other schools. I found the Math Team to be a very valuable experience. I strongly urge all to. participate in this worthwhile activity; the return is well worth the investment, says Victor. '3 3 Front: Mr. Gebauer. Back, Left to Right: Kim Weisul, Terry Weidemann, 1 Victor Hwanz. Brian Goldberg. Hans Hwanz

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218 Library The new Book Trak system at Wat- chung Hills is very similar to the system used at the grocery checkout in supermarkets. This computerized checkout system is the first, and so far, the only one in the Somerset County schools. Just as the supermarket scan- ner reads and records the objects that pass over it, so does the library s barwand lightpen, which identifies and records the book transactions made by the borrowers. ttThe advantage of such a system is great, says JuanitaiCollier, the Hills media specialist. ttWe can get our dai- ly, monthly, and annual circulation figures immediately. We have a system that gives us a complete inventory, and can determine more quickly which items are missing and which are out on loan. Overdue books can be listed at the touch of a key. The system certain- ly frees the staff form its clerical burdens and solves the problem of backup at the circulation desk. The Book trak system was made possible through an elementary and Secondary School Education Block Grant of over $5,000. This covered the cost of a microcomputer, monitor, printer, the lightpen, and five software programs. The system was installed over the summer and uses a bar code similar to the Universal Product Code found on supermarket items. All of the volumes and code numbers were entered onto computer disks. Student and staff cards were issued so that when an item was borrowed all that had to be done was to pass the bar- wand over the card and the borrowers ID. was recorded in the computer file.

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Klaus Bohhnan '. Bahri'eile Team Dorothy Treney Diana Kochan Alfonso Q. Llano Mrs. Mary Ann Chevalier tABOVE RIGHTT has been chosen to lead the foreign language department after veteran teacher Mrs. Strupp retired last year. She is known as a tough teacher with a bubbly personality. Her qualifications for department head include eighteen years of teaching at the Hills, a masters degree from Villanova, and ceretification as a supervisor. Her in existing programs and establish new innovative ones. Students must realize the importance of a foreign language. In today,s world, every occupa- tion comes in contact with other languages. To have the edge in the job market, one will find foreigh language extremely helpful , she says. Lenape wishes Mrs. Chevalier good luck in her new endeavor. KLAUS BOHLMAN: Sag e s auf' Deutsch! MARYANN CHEVALIER: Cabrini College B.A. . . . Villanova Univer- sity M.A. ALAN P. GADDIS: Rutgers Univ. M.A. The Beatles Be The Best You That You Can Become DIANA KOCHAN: Middlebury College - Maspanish Madrid Espana + Saquen-Latarea! Julio Iglesias Abrazame ALFONSO Q. LLANO: Rutgers M.A. Spain Speak Another Language . . . Understand Anothert Culture . . . $E$! ?: DOMINIC A. MUOIO: Passaik Valley HS . . . Fordam U . . . tTTime To Get The Donuts . . . BENE1! EDWARD H. RITTER: M.A. Mid- dlebury Dr. + Mrs. Miller Geneve, S.W. . . . Dec, 61 BARBARA SPENCER: Ramapo Regional High School Upsala College A.B. Cheer for the War- riors . . . Vamonos DOROTHY C. TRENEY: Brown, Rutgers M.A. . . . BonJour e April in Paris . . . Mardi Gras . . . French Trivia . . . AP 18 Years W.H.R.H.S. '