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

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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

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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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Music is God’s best gift to man MR. ALBERT G. MOSES: B.S., Duquesne University; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh, Music Supervisor. Band, Music Appreciation, Dance Band. Advisor of Band, Majorettes. MR. JAMES LAGOON: B¥%S., Indiana State College; M.Ed., Duquesne University. Senior Choir, Mixed Choir, Double Octet, Assistant Band Director. The ‘ic Department’s performing groups ists of a marching band, major- ettes, ¢ : band, dance band, senior choir, mixed choir, and double octet. The marching band and majorettes per- formed at football games and local and tri- city parades. This year's group has set a high standard in their performances for forthcoming groups to emulate. Their pre- cision drilling, dancing, and excellent play- ing brought forth many fine comments from the students and adults alike. The eighty-five member senior choir is widely known for their excellent perform- ances at concerts, and this year added to it was a thirty-eight member choir. In ad- dition, the double octet of sixteen selected voices enhanced all of the concerts greatly. Mr. Albert Moses Mr. James Lagoon “How do I get out of this thing?” 35