Boulder City High School - Aquila Yearbook (Boulder City, NV)

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Before Mr. Fullington catches her, Ja- net Berkoben rushes to get her math done. In preparation for her lab, Tara Barrett sets up the equipment. While working very hard together, Jeanie Esgar and Tara Leon discovered the properties of chemical reactions. Science Education

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74 The three mad scientists, Sheldon Muir, Steve Ambrose, and Jon Powell mix up a love potion for the BCHS girls. POSITIVE REACTIONS uring this year students became more interested in Science Education. For instance, there were many different classes available, including Ba- sic Science, Biology I, Distinguished Scholars, Chemistry I and II, Phys- ics I, Earth Science, and Environmental Science. ln the Chemistry class, the course was designed to give the students an opprotunity to gain an understanding of Chem- istry through experimen- tation and problem-solv- ing. Some of the con- cepts studied were: met- ric system, atomic the- ory and structure, bond- ing, equation balancing, and general organic chemistry. In Physics, students made rockets and launched them with eggs as cargo. The ob- ject was to design the rocket so that the eggs returned unbroken. With the variety of labs, experiments, and other activities, the sci- ence classes really had a lot of fun. Science Education Future biologist, Paul Smalley, very in- tently examines the specimens in the jar in his biology class.

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TAKE A RIDE ON THE READING Language Arts offers courses that are helpful in improving writing skills and broadening creativity. The Journalism class teaches students how to write articles and put to- gether our Eagle news- paper with first hand ex- perience. Students learn how to draw layouts, techniques for writing good articles, and good questions to ask at inter- views. English broadens vocabulary and spelling ability. In Creative Writ- ing the students learn how to take their ideas and put them on paper. Much of their time is spent writing original stories and poems. Publications is a class in which students learn everything about putting together the yearbook. Those who take the class also learn how to draw layouts, how to sell ad- vertisments, and how to write copy. American Literature teaches students to ap- preciate fine poetry where as English Litera- ture exposes students to plays by William Shake- speare. These courses are very informative for students who might be interested in one of these areas for a career. They provide a little first hand exper- ience in the field of their choice. r A ...,.... Ni ......, A it Language Arts at-,,.. ,.,, A Grading papers, Mrs. Hammond tr es to go easy on her students