Bonanza High School - Golden Visions Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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158 mathematics Bonanza's math department has entered the computer age With the addition of two new visual read-outs in place of the old terminals our computer math course became one of the most advanced in the state. Electronic calculators have become optional, if not mandatory tools, in advanced math courses they have become part of a technical society Several new classes were added to the math section in 1978 to handle the larger student load Analysis l was offered for the first time at Bonanza The class contained eight seniors eight juniors and one sophomore Other classes were increased pro portlonately Next year Calculus may be offered giving Bonanza a com plete math curriculum There are 13 different math courses taught to some 1 700 A Exponential notation is the topic of Ms. Treacy's lecture. L Mr. Vordahl types in a program showing use of new visual readout computer terminal. Computer Age Reaches lnto i 'Q

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Q. . .,.,, gi 524 ' Si Student More Aware of Tomorrow's World U.S. History gained a new dimension because ofa form of instruction called team teaching. Both classes combined to vividly reinact battles and act out plays to emphasize impor- tant areas of history. Through the instruction and supervision of Mrs. Hargett and Mr. Van Patten, history really came alive for students. It brought a stronger and different point of view from actually seeing it happen rather than just reading about it in fine print out of an enormous book. Leadership I taught by Mrs. Fitzspatrick taught the basic fundamentals ot being a good leader. They brought in speak- ers who expounded on motivation, activation, delagation, and example. Those taking the class were mostly members ot stu- dent government. , I k K 7 wi L . -rf? NTT f af - ' A f 1 - . . .jar 5 2 wife me '1' f- at wr 1 ' X' B, ff..qk.'?7x- g Q' ' P 5f'?-Sf gf- ith- 4.f'rt?L - if ' T' li.. 55 by A 1 YDevi Wagner, Brad Foster, and Monica Wright give their undivided attention to a lecture on car buying in Mr. Bray's Consumer Economics Class. AJohn Janata and Monica Wright listen as Russ Hales recites from memory the 26 amendments as a requirement for his government class. 4Mr. Moses's chronological history collage back- drops Ken Poole as he studies for upcoming finals. social science 157

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I3onanza's Math Department students which is 61 WJ of the student body. According to Mr. Flisse, head of the math department Edu- cation in general, and mathematics in particular, is intended to be a work-experience forthe high school studentg not simply a part-time job that the student 'tends to' when or if he or she finds time. In order to comply with the increase of students taking math coursesg the department added three new teachers Wayne Freeman taught classes for the beginning math students. These math sections were increased to help students who needed to learn the basics. Maryanne Slagle taught Algebra I and ll. Finally Norman Vordahl was added and taught Com- puter Math along with Algebra l. r - ig '11, ' 'wa A .t 1 1 Ng r oy Wir ,'5't A g S 5153, 'xy A 5 ffrifxt 4 he -we . lEw3tQ'1.'Q' G, A Preparing a homework assignment Alma More- land attempts to finish before the bell. 4 Theresa Nieves smiles at a correctly done prob- lem. mathematics 159