Enka High School - Enkanoca Yearbook (Enka, NC)

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Janet explains how to prove a theorem to some classmates. Two freshmen demonstrate the art of paper folding . Mathematics is one of the most impor- tant departments at Enka High School. Through teaching students to increase their reasoning ability, it has apractical appli- cation for everyone. Thus it is a course of study needed by all students, not just those who are planning to enter college or students interested in a mathematical career. Enka High offers a variety of mathe- matical course ranging from General Math I to Solid Geometry and Trigonometry and Algebra Ill, which are actually on a col- lege level. class learns about the slide rule. Miss Mitchell's freshmen algebra

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Roy Smith points out to Nancy Gosnell, llilISlI Confucius once was asked what he would do first if he were to administer a country. lt would certainly be to correct language, he replied. His listeners were sur rised. P rlWhy?sl The Master's answer: lf language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant, if what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done remains undone, if this remains undone, morals and arts will deterio- rate, if morals and arts deteriorate, justice will go astray, if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything. Even in today's modern world, lan- guage, both written and spoken, is still our chief means of communication. One main objective of Enka High School's English Department is helping students learn to express themselves clearly and correctly, whether they will be filling out college applications or applying for a job. The study of literature naturally brings the writing of themes. L . 11 in .Vi I2 ,r QQt.'g4 Billy Jervis, and Mary Phillips a famil- iar author on the literary map. Micky Franklin, Wayne Caldwell, and Rose Mary Ingle present a skit from U Great Expectations . ' v- Jan Crawford, James Robinson, and Sondra Wise find that a research paper in Mrs. Kramer's English class requires some library work.

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Sllll lil ln this age of the atom, Enka High School is privileged to offer an up-to- date and varied science program. While eighty-two percent of the high schools in the United States offer nei- ther chemistry or physics, Enka has both. Besides the more advanced studies, our curriculum contains classes in general science, biology, which is required of all sophomores, and senior science, for students taking a general course of study. A main event of the year for the science department is the annual sci- ence fair. Last year Margaret Green brought national recognition to Enka by winning third place in the National Science Fair with her project on lichens Mr. Cathey's general science class shows how to Find direction without a compass. Dale Rogers and Jerry Rich busily di- sect their Frog in Biology. p r s y w Bestar Wwe t it Kansas If Margaret Green was North Carolina's number one biological representative to the National Science Fair where she won third place