Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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Why Approach Utilized In Mathematics Pr Angles, arcs, segments and parallels-for geome try students these terms were everyday language. Mrs. Mariorie Ruegsegger, department chairman offers assistance to one of her students, sopho- YCII11 more Laura Sahlin, in constructing angles. The construction of angles and arcs proved to be an essential segment of the geometry courses. MARJORIE RU EGSEGGER Geometry . . . department chair- man, 8 years teaching, degree . . . B.S., sponsored Criada club, enioys Delta Kappa Gamma ac- tivities. Why are two plus two four? Mathematics at Coro- nado is approached from the why angle this year. Mrs. Marjorie Ruegsegger, de- partment chairman, explain- ed, This new modern ap- proach was brought into the curriculum in hopes that stu- dents will understand the why of mathematical con- cepts and that the creative spirit of today's mathematics will be included in Corona- do's math program. More than 1,300 students are find- ing out the why's from ii teachers. MILTON CHRISTEN Algebra, math I ii years teaching, degrees . . . B.A., M.A., sponsored freshman class, enioys rock hunting, sports and wood- working. 26 PENELOPE COOLEY HARRY B. JONES SCOTT MCRAE Remedial math, Algebra ll, Algebra I, remedial math , , , 6 Math l, geometry . . . l year geometry . . . 4 years teaching, years teaching, degree , , , B,A,, teaching, degree . . . B.S., degree . . . B.S., sponsored iun- gponsored sophomore class, coached boy's tennis, enioys ath- i0f ClaSS- enioys bridge and rock collect- leflCS. ing.

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history . . . degree . . year spon- iunior class, enjoys water activities, camping. MARION M. SALISBURY Government, economics . . . I year teaching, degree . . . B.A. Inspecting the controls on one of the three driver's ed cars is Mr. Jerry Menefee. Students are re- quired to have six hours behind the wheel Training before they can receive insurance reductions. Mr. Menefee and seven other teachers taught beginning students the behind the wheel part of the course before school, after school and on Saturdays, OWEN HUNT American history, economics, gov- ernment . . . 2 years teaching, degree . . . B.S., enioys home movies, family campouts. .sy g , I I s I 2 is ELIZABETH RANDOLPH American history, world history . . . 4V2 years teaching, degree . . . B.S., sponsored Lide Kvinda Beta Tri-Hi-Y, enjoys roses, read- ing about WW ll. ROBERT E. RUSSELL American history, safety educa- tion . , . 2 years teaching, degree . . . B.A., sponsored freshman class, enjoys sports and drama. E Hs... . X -- 93 S. 25

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GALE NASH CLARENCE R. SPONG JIM STURDEVANT GEORGE VEMICH Math I, algebra I . . , I year Geometry, remedial math . . .31 Algebra Il, advanced algebra. . . Accelerated algebra, algebra l, teaching, degree . . . B.5., enioys years teaching, degrees . . . B.S., 6 years teaching, degrees . . . ll . . . I2 years teaching, degrees sports, fishing and hunting. M.A., enioys golf, tennis and B.S., M.N.S., Arizona National . . . B.S., M.S., coached cross swimming. Guard. country, track, enioys fishing, sports. . ff 7 .' :ra ' wi 'wil LARRY WELCH lgebra I integrated geometry college algebra and trigonometry 9 years teaching, degrees BA, MA, sponsored Mu Alpha Theta ROBERT L. ZENOR Analytic geometry-calculus, alge- bra II . . . I2 years teaching, de- grees . . . B.A., M.A., sponsored Mu Alpha Theta, enioys sports. in-sg Differential problems-these hieroglyphics were part of each student taking analytical calculus. Frank Maurizi, senior, finds working them a breeze, especially with Mr. Robert Zenor, cal- culus teacher checking his work. The calculus class, hosting seven advanced mathematics stu- dents, was an added attraction to the Coro- nado math program. 27