Beaverhead County High School - Beaver Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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Freshmen Classes 03 Scott Sheilds does his rendition of a Tris- cuit box for the Missoula Children's The- ater representatives. In Algebra I Juanita Humbert begins to work for a solution to a problem at the board.

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 I think my classes are tougher than junior high just because of the pressure involved with high school and sports, said freshman Lor an Laknar. According to some uper- classmen it can be critical. I think my freshman year was the best year of high school so far, be- cause I had more freedom and less pressure, said senior Rochelle Pebbles.''My freshman year was fun because I got my driver's license, said senior Kenny Holland. Freshmen enjoy this year of school because it's a big change from Park- view Junior High. The frosh are giv- en more responsibility when they have their own locker and are able to compose their own schedule. This year's freshmen class started with Vice-principal Mr. John Wilkerson’s annual greeting: Frosh Orientation. The topics consisted of school spirit, bell schedule, school calendar, attendance requirements, and passes. A few upperclassmen gave talks trying to convince frosh to join the many clubs and organiza- tions. Counselor Nancy Stout be- lieves that classes freshmen are tak- ing now will help them when they continue to college and if they study hard, these classes will give them the basis they need to get scholarships. The number of freshmen failing seems to be a mystery. Counselor Dale Zink said Our Physical Sci- ence classes first semester were real- ly crowded and we had twenty-three freshmen flunk. We rescheduled and we now have six Physical Sci- ence classes. ‘T have three Physical Science classes and Mr. Hill has three; we are swamped with freshmen this year, commented Mr. Ken Kolski. Twenty-seven freshman also flunked English I. I believe the rea- son for the failures was that the kids seem to be just plain lazy; the frosh don't really lack the talent, but the inner-drive is missing this year, was the explanation given by English teacher Mr. Dan Thomas Reporters: Neil Nelson, Ryan Bramlette. Layout: Reed Peb- bles. Pictures: Jim Brown. Even Spirit Week doesn't dampen the will- ingness of Valerie Evans, Cary Cleverley, and Mary Mclsaac to learn from Algebra I teacher Mr. Bob Wolf. Freshmen Classes

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 One and one we're having some fun ... One can read this in Eng- lish, and one had better be able to add this, but how many people could read or write this in Spanish? And it certainly has nothing to do with sci- ence, unless you know the rest of the song. The West Wing of the building houses three math classrooms, the Physical Science and Photography room, and the only Spanish area in the building. Now that high school has been reached, students are challenged with letters instead of numbers in problems that are called sentences. Why has math become so complicat- ed? One reason is that the times are changing and 2 12 just doesn't hack it in today's world. For the class of 1990, three years of math are re- quired. Business Math is taught by Mr. Dave Cypher and Ms. Cynthia Ward Besides going over basic math, students also have to keep all their old assignments and tests in a notebook. Mr. Cypher also teaches Algebra I with the help of Mr. Bob Wolf who also teaches Geometry to sophomores and juniors. This year, as before, students must turn in a Ge- ometry notebook at the end of every quarter. For the ambitious juniors and sen- iors who have chosen to further their math knowledge, there are classes such as Advanced Math taught by Mr. John Wilkerson and Algebra II taught by Mr. Cypher. If someone prefers foreign lan- guage over math or science and wishes to stay in the same wing, they might try Spanish, taught by Mrs. Gerta Mular. The class is counted toward the Humanities requirements for college entrance. If you like for- eign language, Spanish is an inter- esting alternative for those willing to try. This year there were approxi- mately ten students in each of three classes and as of this year, students have a choiceNsjf taking four years of Spanish. To quaft{v they must com- plete the first three'years. One pro- ject the class took onNhis year was teaching Spanish to grade school students. The only science class in theSnam building is Physical Science, tauc by Mr. Scott Hill. The rest are taught in the science building across the street, next the the B.W. Lodge Gymnasium. This class is required for freshmen, unless one failed it. The only other class in this wing is Photography, a class in which juniors and seniors interested in taking pic- tures can learn the basics of expos- ing and developing their own film. Photography is taught by Mr. Craig Johnson. This class not only takes pictures for themselves, but also for the Yearbook and Journalism classes. Layout, Reporter: Reed Peb- bles. Pictures: Jim Brown Math Wing