Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Learning To Get Along With Others Benton had quite a wide range of Social Studies courses to choose from. All 9th graders are required to take Am. History and Sophomores must complete World Cultures. As Juniors each student may take as many courses as he or she wishes, from State and Local to Great Plains. Seniors must pass Social Studies IV to graduate. When asked about the Social Studies program of 1980-81 school year, Mr. Larry Hager replied, The Social Studies Curriculum is in a state of constant changes in society. During the 1980-81 school year Social Studies teachers in the St. Joseph public schools began writing curriculum for grades k-12. There will be changes and many improvements because of the study. Above Mark Puckett searches tor the locations of cities and rivers tor his maps in World Cultures Right: Kim Holtsclaw and Terry Soule have their own discus- sion in Social Studies IV Social Studies 9

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Far Above: Bulletin boards are used to carry out the theme of a Unit in psychology This technique makes a unit more interesting Left Mr John Foley helps a student locate a city on the map Above Robbie Sumpter works diligently to pass his Social Studies IV class

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Drop In Student Participation The Science Department experienced many minor changes this year. One of the most outstanding changes was the ordering of the new lab tables last summer. They were approved by the school board and installed in the budget. A decline in the Biology area has prevented Biology II from being offered this year. The advanced science class was taught by Mr. John Capps and will hopefully be back next year. What made Benton's Biology class special was the fact that we were the only high school wich taught taxidermy. There were only two students involved in Scientific In- vestigations this year. Scott Berger worked under Mr. Don Lentz to expand programs on the Department's computer. Johnna Barnes researched the areas of tan- nery solutions at Blue Side Tannery of St. Joseph. Other science classes offered this year were Chemistry I and II. Physics, Earth Science, and Physical Science. Far above: Joe Goss and Ken Davis concentrate on their tests in Physics. Above: Chemistry equations prove to be a difficult task tor Jim Crenshaw during a Chemistry I project. Above: Bndgit Babcock watches her Chemistry II experiment careful- ly for the first signs of effervescence 10 Science