Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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6l Scientific Awmfenerf Throughout the year, interested students were offered many opportunities to further their scientiiic knowledge. Courses such as biology, earth science, chemistry, elec- tronics, and physics represented the varied course offer- ings developed to stimulate the studentry of the de- partment. The progressively increased quantity and quality of equipment provided the students with addi- tional opportunities for experimentation. Modular scheduling offered the Science Department the opportunity to organize classes in a collegiate fash- ion. Large group meetings were used for lectures, dem- onstrations, and major examinations, while small group situations were used for assignments, question and an- swer periods, reviewing, and quizzes. In addition, mod- ular scheduling often provided time for both scheduled and unscheduled lab periods for students. The goal of the Science Department as a whole was to direct students toward a scientific awareness. Teach- ers in each section of the department did their best to present challenging and intriguing material and in- spire scientific curiosity. Many interested students took advantage of the opportunities. as With the uid of Mr. Bundy and Mr. Smith, physics students spent many a joyous lab period under the ripple tank. Mark Bacon George W. Gibson Experiments in Earth Science class were a dirty lausiness, as Ron Smith discovered. 5 Q Daniel Hautman Paul Holmberg james Mitte Lawrence Smith Carol Snabb Joyce Coleman 31

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Science Department Directed Students Toward ,WAIIR Paul Hillehrand, Rick Hennessy, and joseph Salaados made scope is an instrument that transforms a fluctuating electri- waves with the oscilloscope in Electricity class. The oscillo- cal current into a visible wave. Being an electronics teacher was advantageous for Mr. Lyke because he always had free access to the electronics equipment. 30 Earth science students learned to understand the data provided hy this aerographic har-rage.

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Art Department .fer Mr. Le Vine co-ordinated the art classes with the rest of the school's curriculum hy conferring with the administration. Not only did he function as head of the art department, hut his knowledge was also availahle to the faculty and student hody. 32 Donald Qualkenbush Kenneth Rose The art departmentj too, hadits role. The art co'urses offered to students were widely varied. Beginning and second year art students experimented with the use of color and design in their projects and crafts. Students who took advanced art techniques worked independ- ently on projects of their own choice. The art students provided interesting and original works which often adorned the halls of Stevenson. ln the Fall they pro- vided an art exhibit which consisted of creative Works. Mr. LeVine, head of the department, directed the activities of students and teachers in this field. Art students such as Max Siegel understood that art classes re- quired concentration and imagination, although they also pro- vided entertainment and an outlet for personal expression. For graphic student Al Schwalh, the Art Department? hydraulic paper cutter was a challenge. ew Media To