Burrell High School - Buccopia Yearbook (Lower Burrell, PA)

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exploration and experimentation The Science Department of Burrell provides the students an opportunity to pursue their interests in the various fields of science. This department not only affords pupils a further understanding of scientific questions and phe- iomena but also enables them to stimulate their “uriosity and their imagination. The science available ‘o Burrell students includes biology, he ' lants and animals: chemistry, the stu winical and physical composition of Vai ic nees; physics, the study of energy; an corti and space, the study of the heavens an’ the un plored horizons of the future. Be- cor y important each year, the sciences ofi Burrell are indeed necessary to the stu voing on to higher education. Top: C. Croyle uses the optical micrometer for measuring short distances. Below: A graduated cylinder is used for measuring distilled water. Staining epidermal cells of onions 33

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Science-minded individuals learn much by Mr. Deno Acciai Mr. Felix Defino Mr. Samuel Earhart Mesiitiniia Senta Mr. Joseph Szul MR. DENO A. ACCIAI: B.S., Indiana State College; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Physics, Space Science, Physical Science. Astronomy Club Advisor. MR. FELIX A. DEFINO: B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Chemistry. Science Club Advisor. MR. SAMUEL M. EARHART: B.A., M.A., Wash- ington and Jefferson College. Biology. Future Teachers of America Advisor. The best motivation is the desire to understand. =P | aT 8 ins MRS. AUDRIE J. SENTO: B.S., California © College. Chemistry, Biology. Tri-Hi-Y Ad isor. MR. JOSEPH S. SZUL: B.S., Slippery Rock Sta’ College. Biology, Advanced ’Biology. Photography Club Advisor. Striving to make students aware of the increasingly scientific world in which we live and at the same time giving the students an adequate background to meet scientific problems which they may encounter is the main function of the Science Department.

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Mathematics teaches you to think | Mr. Thomas Arbutiski MR. THOMAS ARBUTISKI: B.A., Lehigh University. Al- gebra II, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Fifth-Year Mathematics. MR. JAMES J. COLLINS: B‘S., Edinboro State College. Geometry, Algebra I, General Mathematics. Assistant foot- ball Coach. MR. RUDY S. VESELICKY: B.S., Indiana State College; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Algebra II, Geometry, General Mathematics. The mathematics curriculum is a multipack program de- signed for all students in accordance with their future oc- cupational and educational needs, with their varying talents, and with their particular programs of study in the senior high school. In addition to general mathematics, which is necessary for a citizen’s ability to cope with socio-economic situations in our modern society, other courses, sequential in nature, are offered for those students preparing for occupa- tions in business, for certain vocations, for business and tech- nical schools, and for higher education. In recent years the content and the approach to the study of secondary-school mathematics has been changing. With pertinent mathematical references in the senior high school library, with modern instructional materials, and with a five-year mathematics program for qualifying students, our mathematics curriculum is meeting demands of institutions of higher learning for curricular revisions in college-prepara- tory mathematics. Mr. James Collins M. Wetze mo the tmportance of math our everyday iif s Oy aga Has ay a= : Ssrailarchias inlertor | forur decorali ng . Fe + ed fy accents (He aaa Dasenl = i