Bishop Neumann Catholic High School - Cavalog Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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Science Students Do Own Thing From a baffling kit in elec- tronics to a course in human anatomy, the science depart- ment vibrated into many new fields. With Mrs. David Koch back for a second year, the biology class expanded into a second year course. Biology II went more deeply into human anat- omy. To help with the class, the school purchased a skeleton who, after much debate, was named Osteo. A newcomer, Mr. Tim Janssen was a man of many talents, including photography, electronics, botany and chess. He subdivided physical science into mechanics, electronics and chemistry, permitting students to choose their own field. He further set up a chess corner for students up in their work. In engine mechanics. John Virgl cleans a piston for later assembly. Mr. Janssen started this class for students interested in making mechanics a career. Mrs. Koch shows off her overhead microscope which not only magnifies up to forty-three times but projects slides on a screen for classroom use. Electronics becomes an important part in physical science as Frank Jirovsky and Don Tvrdy demonstrate how to build one of the many kits that are offered. 20

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Mathletes Run Beyond Finish Line Running the race of packets, Neumann math students had the opportunity to advance at their own pace and to complete more than one math course during this school year. Outside the doing packets, mathletes were active in other areas. The sophomores conducted surveys to work problems concerning statistics. Later in the year, nine math students traveled to the Creighton Math Field Day held February 12. Joe Cerv came home with a second place Mad Hatter trophy. Then on March 14 approximately forty students participated in the twenty-third Annual Mathematics Examination. Ending the math year’s events was a math bowl held April 15 at Westside High School in Omaha. Loretta Malm, Randy Masek, Leona Benes, and Annette Vech attended. Observing many-sided objects is an interesting project for Cindy Wolfe and John Wolfe in geometry class. Freshmen Cindy Styskal. Mary Ann Meduna. Mary Keane, David Janecek, and Mike Hattan find that studying their algebra together is a better way of learning 19

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“I see you’ve lost some weight,” says Marilyn Swartz as Nancy Fiedler and Jody Sullivan frolic with Osteo, the biology skeleton. Besides teaching science, Mr. Tim Janssen grows orchids in his minature greenhouse at home. The orchids must be kept at specific light and heat levels which he has to monitor constantly. Dave Sabatka. making use of individualized study, solders the parts from the VOM kit in physical science 21