Chambersburg Area High School - Echo Yearbook (Chambersburg, PA)

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'sf MUSIC DEPARTMENT i A wide variety of courses, classes, and performing groups are offered by the Music Department to stimulate the thoughts, understanding, and appreciation of music in our society. Music Appreciation, Theory, Music History, Sight Singing and Dictation, or Instrumental Music are open to all students. The Glee Club, Marching Band, and Symphonic Bands memberships are determined through personal auditions. Credit is given to the students who participate in the major performing groups which perform daily. In addition to the orchestra, which rehearses twice a week, the music department sponsors several vocal and instrumental ensembles that provide practical experience for the more talented students and broad- en the performance aspect at school and civic functions. - Paul Lucas, Department Chairman. g s L7 SCIENCE DEPARTMENT - The Science Department offers courses to prepare students for most occupations where a general background in science is desirable. These courses also alert and prepare the student for college. Biology, Micro Biology, Advanced Biology, Chemistry, Chem Study, Physics- Conventional and Modern-, and Advanced Physics are among the courses the student may elect. The courses are taught in well equipped classroom laboratories. - Cv. Glendon Weeks, Department Chairman. 25

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MQ -if flu in 'New-0-.MC i 'Y 4 'mf' ' .M I , ' ' 5 ., , . Am' if ' r 5 .J R A iialmzah ,J LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 7 The Chambersburg Area Senior High School Library embraces the concept of the modern library as a comprehensive resource center. It is therefore striving to update service, to provide resources in all media that will best establish communication with all students and fac- ulty. , , . . . . . . Since the library is a place where learning occurs, stress is laid on the moving of information to the student. To facilitate individual learning, the listening-viewing station has been added to the traditional service. - Ethel P. Clark, Department Chairman. fa ,NVQ- MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT - The mathematics department offers complete preparation for those students who wish to become scientists or engi- neers. Having had Algebra I and Algebra II in the junior high schools, they may take modern geometry, pre-calculus, and a full year ofcalculus in the se- nior high school. The liberal arts student may also prepare himself mathematically by taking Algebra II, plane geometry and an intergrated course in college algebra and trigonometry. Applied mathematics and general mathematics also offered for these people who do not want to prepare for a career requiring more mathematics but must satisfy the state requirement of one year of mathematics in senior high school. - j. Herbert Swartz, Department Chairman. 22

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SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - The Department of Special Education is one of the busiest, most integrated departments in the school. Academically, the department not only serves the needs of those pupils who function at a low academic level but also is available for the students in need of remedial work in arithmetic and English. Open to juniors and seniors in Special Education is the Work Experience Program which has gained statewide recognition. It gives those pupils who are eligible an opportunity to receive practical work experience in local industry and business. Whenever pupils in Special Education show an ability to do work in any curricular area, the services of all the departments in the school are available to them. - Walter B. Gilley, Department Chairman. SPEECH DEPARTMENT - The Speech Department made considerable revisions during the past school year. Speech is scheduled twice a week for a semester, and a Drama and Radio-TV class was established. The department offered various outside activities including two three act plays, several one act plays, and a public speaking contest. 24