Berkeley High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Berkeley, MO)

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325535 .diem Mrs. Powell uses the graph board to explain a problem for her geometry class. 1 14 V7 13 sl ,V swsgiifiifitwtff iii.i,i.MEEli2. 1 M . 1 L5 if! Ri! Z5 5436 RT EN 253 Graphs and Angles, Angles cmd Graphs Mathematics may seem more like Greek to some stu- dents, but Mrs. Margaret Powell, during her six years at Berkeley, has succeeded in arousing an inter- est and understanding among many other students. A former teacher at La Grange, Missouri, Mrs. Powell received her Bachelor's degree from Northeast State. She has attended tour National Science Foundation Summer Institutes tor high school mathematics teach- ers. Mrs. Powell served as a delegate to the i962 National Education Association convention in Denver and the convention tor the National Council ot Math- ematics Teachers in Madison, Wisconsin. A member of the Missouri Council of Mathematics Teachers, Mrs. Powell is teaching Algebra and Geom- etry this year. Mrs. Powell enjoys Hshing and reading in her spare time. She has plans tor a trip to Minnesota this com- ing summer and looks forward to some time in which to relax and go hshingf' Mrs. Powell gives a helping hand with difficult problems for Algebra I students - Shirley Davis, Donna

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Mr. Joseph Rudawslci has been teaching tor thirteen years, twelve ot which have been here at Berkeley. He teaches advanced algebra, plain and solid geometry, trigonometry, and math analysis. He has many other responsibilities along with his Teaching as a sponsor ot the Student Council and ot the Mu Alpha Theta Math Club. He has a B.S. in Educa- tion and a MA. in Education, both ot which he received at Washington University. He is presently doing tur- ther graduate work at St. Louis Uni- versity. During his spare time he enioys sketching and tishing. ln the near future the math depart- ment plans to include programmed learning material in each math class, which will be used to enrich as well as review the material covered in the classrooms. The department is also planning to have all math classrooms together so that the equipment might be used more fully. Mr. Rudawski demonstrates the use of the slide rule for one of his algebra classes Solving Problems Through Modern Mathematics An algebra problem is explained by Mr. Rudawski on the black board as Rusty Smith, Martin Borrok, Jack Nelms, Karin Keifer, and Nancy Wood listen carefully.

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Mr. Richard Vigil's classes include driver training, health, and physical education. He graduated from Central Methodist College and has taught at Berkeley for three years. Before coming to Berkeley, Mr. Vigil taught at Hazelwood Senior High. Taking a great interest in sports, Mr. Vigil is the assistant track coach, as- sistant wrestling coach, and assistant track coach. He also tlnds time to offici- ate football and basketball games and wrestling meets. He is a junior class spon- sor. Youth Directed Toward Good Health In driver education, students plan a long trip of their choice figuring gas, oil, mileage stop overs and all other expenses. Mr. Vigil points out a route that may be taken by the class. Mr. Vigil helps to make health an interesting ,subject for Jim Romaine