Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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KABOVEJ The combined classes of Mrs. Szelag and Mrs. Merritt work on a special project. KRIGHTI Sophomore Journalism students Georgette Wonders, Lester Turner and Monica Parisi look over articles they have written in a recent issue of the BROADCASTER. fABOVEj Robert DeGuilio, as so many other English students, uses the library to work on an English assignment. IRIGHTI Greg Buehrer and Gene Bruhl work on a scene design project in stagecraft class.

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nglish Department olfers variety of courses Mrs.. Wiedenheft instructs Lois Sigler and Robert Leach in using a reading pacer to improve speed, in the Junior-Senior reading lab. Four years of many varied English courses are an im- portant part in the academic program of all Bloom students. No matter what the interest and abilities of the student, there seems to be an English course or part of a course, suited for that individual. The English Department strives to increase the knowl- edge and interest of all students in the skills of English which then can besapplied to other fields of interest. English courses at Bloom have changed from the tradi- tional grammar oriented courses, to those which em- phasize the ability to analyze, interpret and write ef- fectively. Under the aegis of the English Department is an experimental program at the freshman level, in which students are involved in exciting activities such as writing, acting and editing their own films. Specialization follows a mastery of basic skills in the first two years of curriculum. The third year of English is American Literature and covers the writers and litera- ture ofthe United States. Finally in the Senior year stu- dents are able to choose from a variety of courses such as English Literature, World Lit, Senior Comp. and Drama. Fwhinn-...f Kathy Mumford, Tyrone Newton, Sue Keller and Wayne Buehrer discuss a research paper for a group project in Mrs. Versluis's Senior Composition class.

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Math courses becoming more essential i 1 i Senior Dave Young explains a diliicult calculus problem that he has put on the blackboard to his fellow classmates in Mr. Hamlin's second hour calculus class. fBELOWl Jonathon Markle and Luanne Jensen use compasses in work- ing out a problem in Plane Geometry as Mr. Kepler looks on. KRIGHTI Plane Geometry students Ruth Fanello and Denise Wiedermann draw a parallelogram by use of a chalkboard drafting instrument in Mr. Hogan's second hour class. Q Our world is rapidly becoming an age of numbers. Mathematics is increasingly becoming more essential for everyone to study. Math is especially important in high school studies for all students, as college prepara- tory courses and use in future jobs outside of high school. There is an increasing number of students taking math courses at Bloom because it is becoming necessary for a wide majority of jobs and the demand for a greater num- ber of courses for college entrance. The Math Department at Bloom stresses the need for understanding and rigorous thinking on the part of the student. Courses in math are designed to emphasize the logical rather than the dogmatical development of mathe- matics. The faculty of the Math Department wants stu- dents to know not only how a mathematical answer is found, but also why. Math at Bloom is offered all four years, and covers a wide range of different courses suited for the individual ability and interest of each student. Courses in math range from General Math, which is a basic requirement for graduation from high school, to Calculus for the very math-minded students. OfTered to all interested students is Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry, College Algebra and Trigonometry. 1 ii gg ., za 52 it li at ia it ft li gi fi