Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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New Results fy hh ener Since the 1978-79 school year, when the Developmental Math course started, students with deficiencies in math were helped in building their skills in troubled areas. Ms. Barbara Murray, instructor of Developmental Math stated that stu- dents with large deficiencies in math had to take the Competency Test over and over. Not liking or wanting this, the teachers and supervisors decided they needed a course to help these stu- dents in basic skills. The result was De- velopmental Math. When asked how she thought it was working for the students she replied, “I enjoy seeing progress made by the stu- dents in these classes. In some other math courses, it is sometimes difficult to see concrete results from teaching. In these classes pretesting and posttesting enables me to see concrete results of students’ progress.”’ TOP LEFT: Solving word problems is the subject of a cassette Don Thrift, Johnny Hamilton, and Reggie Carson listen to patently TOP RIGHT: Todd Felker and Mary Fuller lis class. Math Science 109 ten and take notes while Mrs. Scism explains the chapter. BOTTOM: Scott Chapman, Tammy Camp, and Greg Buchanan work on study sheets during CAE evespreree

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108 Math Science TOP: Division, the topic of viewing for Stoney Maddox, Pierre Davis, Greg Pearson, Greg Buchanan, and John Lattimore, is one of the math deficiencies they are improving rapidly. BOTTOM LEFT: Timmy Lee, John Lattimore, Greg Buchanan, Pierre Davis, Greg Pearson, Rod Bowman, and Stoney Maddox look on as they view a filmstrip on one digit division. BOTTOM RIGHT: Donna Honeycutt studies ep te in Mrs. Scism’s sixth period biology class.

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TOP — Looking unhappy about the assignment given, Maebeth Boggs prepares to start working. MIDDLE — Lori Hoyle listens intently and takes notes during a lecture. BOTTOM LEFT — Kim Carpenter, Al Floyd, Randy McKee, Steve Thompson, and David Hull listen to Mrs. Lamb talk about the Roman Empire. BOTTOM RIGHT — Only four doors down from Mrs. Queen, Mrs. Lamb lectures to her A.P. History Class. 110 History New Lourse Old From ancient Greece to present | times is what is covered in the newest history course, Western Civilization. ‘““‘We needed a course to prepare those who are going to college that didn’t have time for diligent study for | Advanced Placement History,” stated Mrs. Nancy Queen, instructor. Advanced Placement History classes studied the same period as Western Civ. The only difference was | that A.P. studied everything more in | depth and A.P. writes more. One advantage A.P. History has | over Western Civ. is that students en- rolled in A.P. History may take the Clep Test at the end of the year. If they score high enough they can get college credits toward history. The objective of Western Civ. is that students enrolled will better un- derstand the history of the world and the ideas and concepts the western world is based on.