Dominican High School - Profile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Science Equals Rocks, Levers, Microscopes, Beezkers Imagination Aims at Discoveries Between the hectic moming and the chaotic aftemoon, the play-poised Dominicanites absorb an hour of science. To keep pace with the rapid strides of science, Dominican's courses recently have changed radically to include the new BSCS and Chem Study. Earth science fascinates freshmen by showing the con- tinual metamorphosis of the universe. Biology inspires sophomores by presenting the scientist's slow path to know- ledge through independent research. Physics confounds juniors by proving the causes of common physical occurences. Chemistry excites seniors by presenting the beauty of con- stantly changing matter. Science consists not of discovery only There come countless days and untold nights when, instead dreams of Prince Charming, the girls suffer science fair nightmares. Then straggly hairdos, the results of nocturnal scientific pursuits, mark the avid seekers of absolute truth. Each day, however, compensates for these pint-size calamities as it brings the modern Madame Curies closer to seeing and understanding the wonders of creation. Only three months, three months, three . . . As Terry Vanden- bosch, warned hy previous experience, works on her science fair project, the inner voice of diligence prods her onward. Stacks of slides, colonies of cultures, hours of research, and initial erroneous conclusions lead to well-earned scientific laurels. In a nocturnal earth science project, Gail Fallon and ,loyce Grzybowski touch the stars with their fingertips and hear the eternal silence of the galaxies - all with a little imagination and a big telescope.

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M usts jbif M cztbemcztzcs M ajors Include Ambition, Accuracy, Plus I ngenuilfy, Imagination Attention, Americans! A raging revolution is devouring society. Defense is futile. The US. isdoomed to despair. If raucous reporters, enraged editors, and astounded announcers blared these startling statements across the continent, panic would paralyze the continent, as the enemy advanced. But the enemy is advancing. And the math students at Dominican High are sharpening sturdy pencils, collecting countless compasses, and producing a plurality of protractors to meet the competitive challenge of . . . Numbers. Freshman brains battle the Nation of Numbers led by sets as perpendicular bisectors stump sophomore strategists. Basic math students join forces to outrnaneuver primary prin- ciples. Juniors rally repeatedly to conquer treacherous trig functions as seniors sunnount all obstacles to prevail over i robabilit . P Th YW T f Numb rs i On' Dominican math ma.m-Q Probability pays off! Christine Garbacz explains to Iackie . e H 0 a ' e ' S ' ' -l t Eisenach how four Dominicanites strategkally win prizes in unite to overcome this formidable enemy! the Things G0 Bene, with Cokef' Contest, Seven come eleven, snake eyes . . . curses! Laurie Mansour's Las if the dice aren't loaded and the stakes too high. But dice and l l ll in the senior students Vegas chants disguise a probable matliematic pursuit. Both Laurie probability are only a part of tie cm enge fac g and Marion Morton agree that advanced math can be fun - that is, as advanced trig tests inathematical minds. i .. eff' YY Wx

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