Andrean High School - Decussata Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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TOP: With the “Trib” as part of the teaching team, U.S. Government class becomes even more contemporary. LEFT: Mr. Jones ' World History class supplements classroom learning with library research. BOTTOM LEFT: Despite a blackboard laden with terms and a meticulous lecture, a perplexed Mr. Jovanovic must clarify a point for a confused World History student. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mrs. Weiss sends Chuck Krcmaric and Colleen Blake to Sister Gilmary, the other half of her teaching team in Advanced U.S. History, for work on a panel discussion.

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Social Studies More than just a source of important facts, Andrean’s Social Studies Department gives the student new perspectives of the world around him. For sophomores. World History traces man’s development from the Stone Age to the Atomic Age. Juniors remain closer to home in U.S. History, while the Seniors explore Government, Sociology, or Economics. Non-Western Civilization is available for those who desire a broader understanding of other peoples and cultures. Interested students participated in a Black History Week during February and inter-school conferences on current issues throughout the year. Ultimately, the Social Studies Department aims to create an informed citizen whose awareness of past and present will help insure the future. TOP: The endless succession of boundary changes in Europe becomes clearer for World History students with the aid of Mr. Weiss and his map. ABOVE: Miss Trapane’s Sociology students shudder to find human nature so involved. CENTER RIGHT: Mr. Naumowich listens attentively to U.S. History students ' questions on the roots of the American labor movement. Miss Roseann Trapane Department Chairman, Sociology, U.S. History Mr. G. Edwin Jones World History. U.S. Government Mr. James Jovanovic World History, U.S. History 28 — Academics

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From the pocket calculator to the space program, mathematics plays an ever expanding role in everyday life. More and more students require a firm foundation of mathematical concepts for everything from computer technology to balancing a checkbook. Through a three-track program tailored to meet the student’s needs and abilities, Andrean’s Mathematics Department strives to create a mathematically superior student. Beginning with elementary courses such as General Math or Algebra I, the student can progress to Trigonometry or Calculus during his senior year. Meanwhile, he learns to approach and solve problems logically and systematically. Through the Mathematics Department, students acquire the language of numbers — the key to today’s technical world. Mathematics TOP: Father Doser explains the “ups and downs” of graphing exponential functions to his attentive Algebra II class. CENTER LEFT: Kevin Custer shows other students his unique technique in doing geometry proofs. CENTER RIGHT: While Mrs. Mestrich looks on, geometric lines, angles, and theorems flow from minds of students onto their test papers. RIGHT: Mrs. Giorgio introduces Algebra I students to the unavoidable experience of finding the greatest common factor. Mr. Eugene Giorgio Geometry, Algebra I, II 30 — Academics