Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT. Standing, left to right: Bednarz and Mr. Robert Bromage. Seated: Mrs. Anne John- Mr. Kendall Owens; Mr. David Shea; Mr. Stanley Tupek; son, Mrs. Cecile Nowacki, Miss Barbara Flebotte, and Miss Mr. Joseph Scherr, Department Chairman Mr. Richard Jill Fitzgerald. Mathematics The Mathematics Department at Enfield High offers a diversified curriculum, which is geared to the demands of academic and business students alike. While the academic student is stimulated by such challenging courses as Algebra, Geometry, and Anal- ysis, the business student is aroused by practical mathematics. Business mathematics gives the student a strong background in the fundamentals of book- keeping and clerical practices. The accelerated math student is given the oppor- tunity to explore the fundamentals of Calculus, and thereby obtain a deeper understanding of higher mathematics. The Enfield High School Math Department feels that mathematics, with its basis of logical reasoning, can never be over-emphasized. while still calculating logically in search of solutions 12 Life is a gamble

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“And then my sons. Tommy and Mike .. We developed inquiring individualistic minds Social Studies The Enfield High School Social Studies Department has made great strides in the creation and development of a dynamic and personal social studies program for the students. It is a program which does not end in the classroom. Rather, it is expanded into the realm of individual research and inquiry. The inducement for this extra-curricular activity that results from the stim- ulating clasess, is heightened further by the excellent facilities of the Social Studies Lab. It includes nearly all forms of media: audio, visual, and research aids. Yet, the purpose of the Social Studies Department goes beyond even the classroom and lab. Problems of Democracy and Modern World Problems begin to give America’s future leaders a sound foundation for active citizenship and an awareness of the world which they soon will encounter. The Enfield High Social Studies Department has suc- ceeded in achieving a unity, where these diverse and seemingly incongruous fragments, like mosaic pieces, all fall into a general pattern, the pattern we call humanity. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT. Standing, left to right: Taylor. Seated: Mrs. Helen Brill, Mr. Edward Boland, Mrs. Mr. Ronald Tenero, Mr. Robert Robbins, Mr. Frank Gawle, Patricia Bigos, and Mr. Franklin Gross, Department Chairman. Mr. Alan Tracy, Mr. Carl Gahm, Mr. John Lyons and Mr. Frank 11

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to achieve a better understanding of life around us. Students burn their way to knowledge. Science A decade ago, the first Sputnik was launched into space. In this same ten years, science courses have changed dramatically. These changes were stimu- lated in part by a re-evaluation of the role of sci- ence in our national life and show up in the courses offered by the Science Department. These classes are more laboratory centered; experiments are studied in much more depth than many were ten years ago. To keep abreast of new ideas, the Science Depart- ment feels that a basic knowledge of science is in- valuable. The curriculum is designed so that scien- tific history, modern technology, and a basic under- standing of modern concepts are all studied. This year, an intensified study of Physical Sci- ence has been added to the curriculum. It is offered for the student who does not intend to attend col- lege. Bio-Chemistry, an advanced science for accel- erated students, is offered again this year. It adds a new dimension of learning for the student who finds science a challenge. Science gives the student an opportunity to satisfy his curiosity. Inquiry and research of this sort aug- ment our intellectual scope in a manner that is prac- tical, theoretical, and technological. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Standing, left to right: Mr. John DeMetropolis, Mrs. Florence Lyons, and Mr. Robert David Keaney; Mr. Robert Cazda; Mr. Vincent Lunetta, Kramer. Missing from the picture: Mr. Michael Ricci. Department Chairman; and Mr. Steven Ross. Seated: Mr.