Firestone High School - Volplane Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Mr. Barich is always there to tell you where to go. of Today ' s World ' Did I ever tell you that story about the hotdog stand? RICHARD R. MACK Hiram College U. de las Americas Kent State U. DAVID MARSHALL Rowling Green THOMAS F. MYERS Kent State U. .Muskingum College U. of Akron MARY ANNE NEBIKEB Florida State U. RONALD ( ,. SNIDER U. of Akron Case Western Reserve College of William and Mary 23

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Mr. Mack takes a back seat during a thrilling oral report. Social Studies is a required subject for all students every year. Sopho- mores study either world geography or world history; juniors take Ameri- can history ; seniors take on problems of democracy. Electives in this de- partment include sociology, world geography and economics. Teaching P.O.D. are Mr. Michael Barich, Mr. Ronald Snider and Mr. David Marshall. Mrs. Mary Ann Ne- biker, Miss Jeanne Klocker and Mr. Alex Adams handle the American history classes, while Mrs. Virginia Barbieri, Miss Klocker and Mr. Rich- ard Mack teach world history. Eco- nomics is taught by Mr. Thomas Myers, Miss Klocker and Mr. Robert Whitney who took over for Mr. Mack at the semester break. Mr. Meyers also teaches world geography. Study of History Increases Understanding ALEX ADAMS U. of Akron Morehouse College Clark U. VIRGINIA D. BARBIERI Mundelein College Loyola U. U. of Akron MICHAEL M. BARICH U. of Akron JEANNE C. KLOCKER U. of Akron Mrs. Barbieri explains the facts of life to Dan Umansky. 22

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Science and Mathematics WALDEMAR BENDER U. of Akron DONALD J. NUTTER Kent State U. Notre Dame ALEX RACHITA College of Wooster U. of Akron The mathematics department at Firestone offers the studies of bus- iness and refresher math, Algebra I and II, geometry, math analysis, and advance placement calculus. Business math and refresher math are taught by Mr. Glyn Parker. Mrs. Dorothy Vance, Mr. Virgil Yeynert, and Mr. Alex Rachita teach Algebra I and II, which emphasizes the understanding of abstract mathe- matics. Geometry, taught by Mr. Yey- nert, Mr. Rachita, and Mr. Waldemar Bender, stresses logical proof and sys- tematic thinking. This provides the background for more advanced math studies such as math analysis, taught by Mr. Rachita, and calculus, taught by Mr. Donald Nutter. Analysis is the study of analitical geometry and ele- mentary functions and serves as an introduction to calculus, which in- volves the concepts of limits and rates of change and differentiation. In or out of class, Mr. Yehnert is always willing to give a helping hand to a student in need. DOROTHY L. VANCE Heidelberg U. U. of Akron U. of Michigan VIRGIL E. YEHNERT Miami U. U. of Akron Kent State U. 24