Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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he future in a continually changing world Mark Vermillion demonstrates the accuracy and skill learned in chemistry. Note the deep concentration? Sharon Gowen, Jim Boyer, Bill Phillips, Terry Stamos, Mark Sprague, Dick Patton, Susan Hales, Craig Johnson, Dave Mason, Joan Stevens, Eileen Gearhart, look on as Linda Lanser and Denece Moore work diligently in Biology II. Mr. Greig supervises. 15

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science courses offer a preparation fo The Science Department prepares the student for an ever-changing world. Living in a space age demands that the student have a better background in the sciences. Biology I is a class mainly made up of sophomores. It gives the student his first chance to work in a lab. This lab work teaches the student to work more on his own, not to be spoon fed by the instructor. During the year the Biology I class studies evolution, plant and animal life, chemical changes, and reproduction. Biology II is the further study of Biology. It requires that the student take chemistry before he takes this course, thus the students are usually seniors. Mr. Greig is the teacher for Biology I and II at Coquille High. The chemistry teacher is Mr. Davis and he has chemistry classes made up of juniors and seniors. The chemistry students go farther into experimenting with different chemicals. They learn to be more observant of these experiments as the year progresses. During these experiments the student is supposed to take down these observations and try to analyze his data. The Physics class is one of the highest levels of science offered at CHS. This course deals with the learning of the why’s in science. All of the previous science courses are put to use so that an over-all picture of science is presented to the pupil. The instructor for the Physics course is Mr. Davis. You’ll find mad scientists in the chemistry lab any day. Here, Christine Milne and Karen Austin team up with Joe Dickey and Cecil McGilvery to perform an experiment. 14

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mathematics -- by choice Taking tests is one task that all Algebra II-Trigonometry students have to do. Here, Marion Torrey works hard on one of the many tests. Mathematics are very essential in today's world. With our highly technical computers we need to have a sound understanding of their basis. There are many careers in this field that offer good salaries. Math is used over and over in our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. What an opportunity youth has with such a large variety of math classes offered. Coquille High offers basic math, Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, and advanced math. Mr. Davis, Mrs. Wisby, and Mr. Kingham teach these courses. Algebra teaches mathematical ideas, whereas geometry uses construction. Trigonometry combines these types of math with reasoning into a more advanced class. Advanced math is for top students who have completed trigonometry. Intermediate math students prepare to check their assign ments. 16 Eddie Queen seems to have mastered the art of drawing circles in Mrs. Wisby's geometry class.