Boone High School - Boone Legend Yearbook (Orlando, FL)

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LIFE J. MCCREA EXPLAINS the intricacies of a solid geometry problem to C. Smith and E. Banks. J. SOJOURNER, B. Hamilton, P. Littleford and T. Phelps concentrate on getting the results of an experiment in physics while their in- structor, Mr. Kirst, looks on. MEMBERS OF a plane geometry clique in Miss McEntire's class- G. Bent, P. Bergert, B. Lewis, T. J. DuBose-discuss how to start their proof that AO: 2X3 AD, BO:2!3 BE. IN MR. GANTT'S Algebra ll class, D. Teasley shows her classmates how to plot a parabola.

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l l L. BOONE METICULOUSLY dissects a crayfish-a task not envied many, but required of all biology lab students. MAD SCIENTISTSU B. Hardy and R. Candler prayerfully hope th by ST DE Did you know that the crayfishis mouth is located on his chest? Thatis what biology students report after dissecting one. Through this practical lab course, students realize that what they have learned in their books is more easily retained if they have the opportunity of seeing the actual thing. Question: How does a Boone Brave rate a purple heart? Answer: If he should get burned in the chemistry lab, he is permitted to wear one. Chemistry is a useful course in which book learning is supplemented by a lab course where accuracy is a umust. 77 Sines, cosines, tangents and cotangents might frustrate any trigonometry student except for the excellent guidance of the teacher. Given the first semester, trigonometry is replaced the second semester by solid geometry, Where students practice in logic and visualization. Most plane geometry students find it a challenge to learn the theorems, postulates and axioms and then to use them properly. In Algebra I factors, coefficients and literal numbers make heads swim, while in Algebra II students plunge into quadratics and imaginary numbers as they delve more deeply into mathe- matics. To learn the many facts about light, heat and mechanics is the aim of physics students. For that reason the instructor often conducts demonstrations which enable students to visu- alize the problems. at their experiments will not blow up the chemistry lab.

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ST DE AN UNSTRESSED and a stressed syllable make an iambic foot, explains A. Sherman as she scans poetry in one of Mrs. MiIler's English lll classes. MR. FRENCH, head custodian, hangs a picture of The Can- tetrbury Pilgrims for one of the English teachers. EVEN THOUGH it's cold enough for ear muffs, studying for semester exams goes on. E. Shattler reviews M. Burnham for her sophomore English test. UTO be able to speak, write and read English with proficiency is the most important qualification of a high school graduate, publically announced the General Electric 'Company recently. At Boone the varied courses in English give students the op- portunity to develop that proficiency as well as a genuine appreciation of such literary masterpieces as 'LlVlacbeth'7 and The Canterbury Tales. Students also practice in areas rang- ing from Writing letters of application to scanning poetry. Boone graduates who are now doing commendable work in their college English classes are proof of the value of these high school courses.