Carmel High School - Pinnacle Yearbook (Carmel, IN)

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We Wrote Themes ... Studied The first semester composition class work on their source themes with the assistance of Mrs. Bamberger. New pinnacles were reached this year in helping students prepare for successful lives through the mastery of English. Special supple- mentary work in the Student Guide of the Reader ' s Digest helped students to build reading power, to speak and write more clearly, and to build richer vocabularies. The two classes in English Composition, offered to juniors and seniors, made a useful study of writing and taught the students to express ideas effectively. Every year students represent Carmel in the English division of the Indiana High School Achieve- ment Program sponsored by Indiana University. The, students work toward these contests which are held in the spring of the year. John Davis tacks an envelope to the bulletin board. Envelopes postmarked in other states and countries were brought in by the eighth grade English classes.

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Geometry . . . Alegbra . . . And Trig. General math, beginning and advanced algebra, plane geometry, and trigonometry were the courses offered in the Mathematics Department. These courses provided a sound background in the use of numbers for math students. As the school enrollment increases, the enrollment in the Math Department also rises. To handle the larger number of students, another teacher was added this year, bringing the number of math teachers to four. As the highlight of each year, math students attend the state achievement con- tests. These contests are held in the spring and various types of math are represented. Cindi Merrill constructs an angle while Jeff Morton and Larry Moran look on. Steve Littrell, Paula Fields, and Steve Schern proudly display completed algebra problems. The members of the trigonometry class are working together on a difficult trig assignment.

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Grammar... Learned New Languages Dick Murphy points out Argentina to Barbara Ward and Mike Mahnensmith. Jean Slipher does an exercise in Spanish. The Language Department offers two years of Spanish and two years of Latin; some students take four years of language. Two years of one language are required in the College Preparatory Curriculum, as this is essential to a well-rounded education. The study of language is supplemented by the use of such things as maps, reports, games, and songs. These promote better understanding and appreciation of the language. Sometimes special projects are assigned, and through these, students come into even closer contact with the language, and with other countries. Students representing Carmel in the state language achievement contests have won medals in Spanish for the past few years. Laura Simmerman and Paul Hannah decline a noun in Latin.