Bishop Feehan High School - Flashback Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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20 Triumph — Sum of All Parts Nothing thrives quicker in a Math class than utter confusion! Strange hyeroglyph- ics such as m=(y-y, (x-x,) and f(x) = x y z, tried to disguise themselves as formulas. Boggled minds struggled to discover meaning in this vast jungle of mathematics. However, on all levels, from operations of Computational Math, variables of Alge- bra, to the realms of Calculus, there was a time for every student when the light shone. Click! Secrets were revealed. Answers flowed from the mind, through the pencil, and onto the paper. Alas! “You see, 6x(21)2?=42 doesn't equal zero because . . Sister Olive patiently explains a challenging problem to Algebra | students. “Wow, | had it right after all,’’ muses Cynthia Laba, as she watches the math problem being solved. “Um . . . this is a toughy,’’ mumbles Arthur Boulet as he tries to sort geometric formulas in his head.

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Displaying the seriousness of a typical physicist and “Dash of this, and a dash of that,’’ Karen Walsh precisely measures hydrochloric acid for a one molar solution with photographer, Norman Santiago and Kevin Rous- water. seau enjoy a physics experiment. From Physics to safari? Clayton Lennartz fires bullets into a ballistics pendulum. 19

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“Two more lines and I'm done! ’ triumphs Mary Clark while being careful not to make any careless errors. ‘Now Leslie, why don’t you start your dictations,”’ Sr. Rosaire advises Leslie Leman during advanced typing. Perseverance — Key to Success A-S-D-F-J-K-L-;. “‘I’m never going to remember this!’’ Typing one students groaned as they learned the home keys on their typewriters. But with the help of two allies, patience and practice, they eventu- ally acquired practical typing skills. Mean- while, shorthand students tackled their own problems. At first, the symbols looked like Chinese slang, but concentration and practice expanded their mastery of short- hand. ‘‘We have a balance sheet due for homework.”’ ‘‘Assets = liability + capi- tal.’’ Students learned the basics of accounting, but in time, broadened their skills. Patience, practice, perseverance, tri- umphed over seemingly impossible prob- lems and shorthand. “I’m doing good so far,’’ Gail McLear thinks as Lee Ann Gosselin types smoothly and Jeanne Morrill seems to have typewriter problems during one minute timing.