Centennial High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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4 tu- 'JNL is W 5 N f I IREQQQQ,-,lQ t t X N s l X, is St? 4 'E ll K 4 if it CLOCK WISE FROM ABOVE, LEFT' Science Department: Pepe Sando- val, Harriet Powell, Pat Gottemoeller, Jim Mow- bray, Virginia McCarthy, Jane Geuder, .lim Finkg Two willing volunteers do- nate their bodies to science enabling students to study the human anatomyg Biol- ogy students Arthur Tate and Danny Payne peer at protozoansg ln Environmen- tal Science, Darryl Robert- son tackles questions on the hydrologic cycle during a chapter testg Assisted by Ms. McCarthy, Earth Sci- ence students, Ken Jenks, Kevin Geffert, and Ray Shaver study the Coriolis effectg Conversing during an experiment, Cathy Mabe, Lori Bimestefer and Robin Swinson adjust a balance to determine the mass of a reactant. Science Department 4l

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Students Shoot For The Stars WE E U Ell 'SFEELIIZE Y 1 it -MM. 5 f ,-1' Bent over compound microscopes, centrifuges, stream tables, and laser guns, students gained knowledge and experience in the science area of Centennial. Possessing a variety of interests, ranging from minute atoms to the vast universe, most students were satisfied with the Science Department's well-qualified staff and sophisticated equipment. Mr. James Mowbray, head of the department, and the other science faculty strived to fulfill students' knowledge, experience, and credit needs. While students experimented on animals, minerals, and vegetables, their teachers experi- mented on them. Although large class sizes may have limited their techniques, the staff indulged in new ideas and fresh teaching approaches. One such approach was outdoor labs relating to Environmental Science. Although innovative ex- perimentation filled the classrooms, traditional quizzes, study questions, and notes were still the foundation for most classes. Keeping in mind the academically inclined, SX the department planned to introduce advanced . W... placement and independent research courses, in addition to the already instituted honors programs, into the 1979-80 science curriculum. 40 Science Department

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Wild And Crazy Peoplev Teach Math i Over half K lof the Y student fbody WaS ienfolledi in at lealst oneif of the twelve c math courses iofferede by Centen- nial7s iMathf Department The facuity wns increased to eight and thefcourse offerf 'ings Wereiexpanded because of .thee greater 5 nilmberf of students needing instruction to passl required f county irnath proticiencyiexamina? tions -pri preparations for college-level lwork. i Al- though V college L preparation was gan in obvious benefitg students also gained disci- pline and skillsf in logic which couldii be applied ito' 't problem solving i 'outside the classroomq e o l e f , ,X X X f 4 X 1 ff 1 if- e . 'TV' ' 41 ' , , ,, in V .. -f ' V' ..- '?S.'4l , .,N,,5,'1tfw..g,,,jg:g, X X X H5 42 Math Department