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

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It's H20 in the air! Diane Morton and Wendy KuncI enjoy splashing around, unconcerned about clean-up. Miss Sydik tidies up a disorderly lab station as she believes in neatness and order. This is her first year of teaching at Neumann. Dissecting beef brains requires scissors, forceps and two brainy advanced biology students. Marlene Kouma and Rene Rochford. 21

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Is it type A.B or possibly O? Sister Marie Alice explains to Deb Carroll. Lynn Hraban and Colleen Ohnoutka the procedure followed in determining blood type. Science Department Has Corner On Brains Brains, brains and more brains! One of the major projects undertaken by members of the ad- vanced biology class was dissec- ting beef brains. Other activities were dissection of beef heart and eye, blood typing, and experimen- tal procedures determining results on the offspring of rats on an un- balanced diet. Meanwhile, an innovation took place in biology I as Sister Marie Alice executed in- dividualized study in the class for the first time. Throwing paper airplanes in physical science class was just an experiment proving the theory that the distance a paper airplane flies depends on its length and mass. Another way Miss Sydik gained class interest was by flip- ping pennies and rolling dice to understand the concept of probability. Meetings and conventions alerted both teachers and students to human problems and the scien- tific approach to solutions. On Oc- tober 6-8, both science teachers attended a drug seminar at which problems and effects of drug abuse were studied. Then on February 23 and 24, seven biology students, accompanied by Miss Sydik, attended the March of Dimes Birth Defects Convention at Norfolk. 20

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Three Teachers Divide Year’s Responsibilities All good things come in three’s” in the math department as Mr. Stephen Gold and Mr. Ed Johnson shared the year's responsibilities of developing student’s mathematical reasoning. At the change of semester, Mr. Gold left his position as instructor of math I, geometry, advanced algebra and advanced math to further his education at the University of Nebraska and was succeeded by Mr. Johnson. Meanwhile, the third teacher. Sister Celeste, taught algebra 1, math II and advanced algebra, thus completing her ninth year of teaching at Neumann. Two important dates were outstanding to Neumann math students. These were February 10, Creighton University Math Field Day and March 13, Annual High School Mathematics Examination. Mr. Gold explains a difficult equation on the blackboard. After a lecture on the overhead, Mr. Johnson calls on someone to solve a related problem. 22