Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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Just one more adjustment .. Which formula do I use? ... Stu- Cindy Jones creates a geometrical dents puzzle over the algebra as- figure with the strange instru- signment to find the answer. ment. ACADEMICS 11

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Toil and trouble ... Dee Dee Sa- lyer, Chris Fields, Chris Ramsey, and Rhonda McCoy study over equations. Now what is this for? ... Kim Taylor and Ann McReynolds ex- amine a geometry instrument which they found in Mrs. Burke’s cabinet. Use that straight-edge! With new credit require- ments for many of the stu- dents, the enrollment in math courses increased. Graphs, theorems, isoceles traingles, and square roots crowded the minds of math students. They wondered how it would be possible for them to remember all of the formulas needed in order to understand Alge- bra I and Algebra II. Many were overwhelmed with Tetrahedron or octahedron? ... Richie Salyers analizes a geomet- ric figure during geometry class. 10 ACADEMICS the complexities of Trigo- nometry and Calculas, while still other tangled with mind boggling proofs in Geometry. — Some of the math stu- dents proved their hard work when they placed in the math contest. Kathy Kelley captured first place in trigonometry and Ana- lysis while Tiffany White placed second in Algebra IJ. Tina Davis tied for third in Trigonometry and Ana- lysis and Ann Reynolds placed third in Geometry. Some of the Math 8 and Math 9 classes learned the basics of owning a store while ordering supplies from a mock company set up by computer classes. This venture into the busi- ness world provided the students with a taste of the future. By Krystal Williams

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With great demands in the field of science, more students enrolled in sci- ence classes. In Science 8 and 9, which were required classes, the students began their journey into the world of science. They studied elements, minerals, solar eclipses, and other cosmic realms. The physics students studied motin and its effect on matter. Many of these students competed in the Science Olymiad at BVGC. JD Keitharand Johnnie Bentley captured first place in the egg drop 12 ACADEMICS and Donna Twoey took second in titration. Jeff Turner palced third in the boomerang throw while Kathy Kelley won first place in titration. Second place in biology disection was taken by Jamie Sluss and first place in tissue identification was Steve Matda. The biology students peered at strange and alien forms through their micro- scopes. For most, Biology I was a new and thrilling area of study. Down the hall the chemistry students were also getting a bit ap- prehensive because they were preparing to do an ex- periment, one which called for dangerous acid. With throbbing pulses and hands steady as a surgeon, the students created pretty pink solutions. Even though the lab was danger- ous it was also very thrill- ing for them to create new substances. By Krystal Williams Now I think it is balanced ... Cheryl White makes some final adjustments to a physics experi- ment.