Baker High School - Buff Yearbook (Baker, LA)

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Math courses range in complexity from arithmetic to trigonometry. Girls: Have you ever thought about being a housewife and buying groceries? Roys: Have you ever thought about guiding missiles through space? Well, while some of the math courses at BHS teach the math necessary for managing a house, others provide a gateway to the exciting science of space flight. Yes, students! All those dreaded trips to the black- board to explain your “version” of the problem provide the necessary concepts for future home use and future space flights. Class discussions and demonstrations used by teachers prove to the students why math works. These methods of teaching help students retain what they have learned. These classes are for one main purpose: to prepare you for the future. “Did you say ‘protractor’?” says Georgiana Davis in an incredulous tone. (After all what seventh grader ever heard of a “protractor” before!) Mrs. rown patiently explains what magic the little measuring tool can perform, so with time. Georgiana will become reconciled to both its name and its use. The compass—an essential tool for geometry students—is utilized by Charlotte Walls as she demonstrates to .lane Berry the technique of its use in a construction problem. Mrs. Wilkes watches as Barbara Martinez works an Algebra problem for the class. 26

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Brenda Bounds, in her World History class, hesitates in order to check the volume as she puts on a record of medieval music. To prepare a panel discussion takes plenty of time. After school, as Mr. Burgett and Mr. Stephens look on, Baker students agrue the pros and cons of using American troops in Vietnam for the televised discussion on American Youth Speaks.” The speaker’s rostrum looks like an old friend to Mr. John Ellis, who presented salient points on the values of patriotism at the Legion’s Americanism Program. Filling out studv guides may not be as much fun as participating in geography bees”, but Dusty McIntosh finds it very helpful at test time. 25

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Gayle Johnson finds that some math problems require not only a knowledge of math, but also common sense. Mike Kopp shows his skill in Trig. Debby Meares gets help from Mr. her seventh grade math class how Payne while she demonstrates to to use a number line. Reviewing returned tests helps students learn by their errors. 27