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

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Below Patty Prokop measure solutions in one of her beakers Right 1984-85 Alchemia members; left to right; Patty Prokop. Steve McCollum. Chris Hughes. Dan Lentz, and Mark Drag Above: Dan Lentz shows his technique of using a graduated cylinder Right: Mark Drag tries to find a subject that he can do his experiment on. 1984-85 Alchemia Alchemia 25

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Left: 1983-84 Alchemia members: left to right: Tina Chaney. Sheri Herring, Holly Newberry. Sheila DeVall. and Bill Hamilton. Above: Sheri Herring doing research on therapy of clogged arteries 1983-84 Alchemia Above: Tina Chaney and Sheri Herring take time out to do some out- side reading. Right: Holly Newberry, Sheila DeVall, and Bill Hamilton research their projects. Alchemia, Benton’s Science Investigation Alchemia is actually the club name for the Science Investigations class. Here students are allowed to pick whatever project interests them and research it for a year. At the conclusion, a formal research paper is written and submitted to several contests. This year. Sheila DeVall researched the sums of consecutive integers and wrote a paper IV inches thick. Bill Hamilton researched the idea of teraformation or the restructuring of other planets to make them suitable for human life. Tina Chaney found that certain cheeses can in- hibit the growth of Lactobacillus Acidophilus or tooth decay. Sheri Herring worked with chelation therapy on rats which enables her to prove that clogged arteries can be cleaned out chemically and perhaps eliminate the need for coronary bypass surgery. And Holly Newberry spent a year reworking the experiment of the scientist, Millikan, to determine the charge on an electron. Next year's group consists of Mark Drag, Chris Hughes, Dan Lentz, Patty Prokop, and Steve Mc- Collum. They are working now to pick a project, research it thoroughly in books, order materials, and learn computer operations. Their results will be finalized by January of 1985. 24 Alchemia

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JMG Offers Seniors Full And Part-time Jobs Melissa Silvey — Recorder. Megan Argabright — Social Committee Chairman. Venita Clark — Career Preparation Chairman. Michelle O'Dell — Civic Committee Chairman. Tammie Frink — Public Relations Committee, and Mark Zuptich — President. Below left; Members of MCA at the installation. nmu«v 3 h Car,, Below left: Mark Zuptich presides over the installation. Below: The 1983 JMG Members. Jobs for Missouri Graduates assist graduating seniors in finding a full time or part time job after graduation and beyond summer employment. This club enables students to invite guest speakers to tell about their occupa- tion, take fieldtrips to different com- panies. participate in career competi- tions and plan fund raisers. 26 JMG.