Alton High School - Comet Yearbook (Alton, MO)

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SCIENCE- OPENS THE DOOR, TO THE SECRETS OF UFE Modern science is standing on tiptoe, ready to open the doors of a golden age. Modern science is ready to open doors and the science department of AHS is standing on its tiptoes to help students meet the challenges of a modern, scientific world. A large, well-squipped department offers students general science, biology, advanced biology, chemistry, ad- vanced chemistry, and genetics to help them pre- pare for the future. Mr. Smith, science instructor, gives science students their daily lecture. Mr. Smith discusses a question with a group of students Orville Cypret is taking a peek at some tiny taking part in the IRA program. one-celled animals.

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Mrs. Hufstedler checks her files for a college appli- cation. Mrs. Hufstedler administers the National Merit Scholarship Test to Juniors. Tom Clary discusses his future plans with Mrs. Hufstedler. COUNCILOR f-TBLPC STUDENTS SELECT 7WEIR FUTURE. VOCATION Whenever a student goes to the counselor's office he can expect to wait in line. The counselor's office is vis- ited often by students who need help with college infor- mation and applications. Mrs. Hufstedler also adminis- ters tests and helps with social problems. Her friendly smile is always welcome, and she works hard to help stu- dents with their problems. The counselor's office contains a library of college catalogs and numerous pamphlets about job interviews, studying, etc. These pamphlets and college catalogs are very helpful and informative. Mrs. Hufstedler has helped many students make im- portant decisions about their future. Ann Boyd, Patti Fisher, and Charles Dallstream look over college catalogs. Mac Gum reads a pamphlet about job AS interviews.

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math cuallbnqbs searching minds Mr. Jim Hower, matli instructor, uses his free hour to average students' grades. On Tuesday, March 10, the Annual H.S. Math- ematics Examination was given to math students and all other interested students. The purpose of this examination was to provide students with interesting, rewarding, and challenging problems that are with- in the realm of possibility for persons with back- grounds such as these students have. The student from AHS making the highest score on the examination was Phillip Colley. Students taking second and third places were Gary Dotson and James McGuire. Only one year of math is required at AHS, but wise students take as many math subjects as possible. They know that mathematics is a study in which a person must use his head in a logical pro- cess. The math classes offered at AH S are general math, Algebra I, Algebra II, geome- try, and trigonometry. All of these classes force a student to think for himself. Algebra II class listens as Mr. Hower gives the daily lecture.