Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Mr. Dunn chuckles silently as his class tackles a math quiz. With Relations, Functions, And Equations Frank Reid JoAnne Rock E. Edward Rhea Mr. Rhea strives to teach the meaning of absolute value to his Geometry students. 23

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New Math Comes On Strong As Students Cope Barbara Waldeck Having made a class assignment, Miss Waldeck willingly gives individual help to her eighth graders. t Mr. Reid ponders over a difficult Algebra I problem before attempting to explain it to his class. Mrs. Rock looks up from her geometric drawing to find the cause of disturbance in the hall. At Alleghany, x ' s, y ' s, and z ' s no longer apply solely to the alphabet but to the mathematics department as well. Eighth graders discover that modern mathematics is a far cry from the simple additions and subtractions taught in elementary school. Students with college bound initiative pursue more specialized courses such as Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry in which they grasp the value of assumptions, proofs, and theorems, while a priviledged (?) few find that Mr. Walker ' s jokes and knowledge of tangents and cosines combine to form a most humorous and enlightening trig class. 22

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Science Students Soar Into The Age Of Mrs. Armstrong discusses the processes of photosynthesis and respiration with her biology students. In order to keep up with her work, Mrs. Glover spends her free period grading test papers. Interested physics students gather around the lab table to take part in an engrossing experiment. With time comes change and the world of science has changed drastically in the last decade. To meet the new challenges parallel- ing man ' s walk on the moon, students must have a vast knowledge of various scientific techniques. This realm of study at A.C.H.S. includes probing into the physical and bio- logical worlds of today. Eighth graders and freshmen learn to appreciate their world with its many me- chanical devices, while sophomore biology students are confronted with the study of the classification of living organisms and their anatomies. Junior and senior chemistry students, faced with valences, equations, and reactions, arm themselves with their slide rules and logarithms to meet their chal- lenges, while more advanced science students are motivated by the fascinating discoveries contained in the world of physics. 24 Biology students listen mystified as Mrs. Arm- strong lectures on the Nematoda and the Annelida.