Floyd County High School - Bison Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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Math classes challenge Mrs.Leedy shows her alge- bra class the method of cross-multiplication. knowledge The Math Department has course offerings in eighth-grade math, general math, trigo- nometry, Algebra I and II, and plane and solid geometry. Two credits in this depart- ment are required, but a total of seven courses are offered. The teachers in this department are Mrs. Altizer, Mrs. Leedy, Mr. Statzer, Mrs. Howard, and Mr. Enoch. Board demonstration problems enable plane geometry students to discuss the relation of triangles and their parts. General math requires accuracy in working with long problems. Mastering the slide rule provides trigonometry students with questions and answers. Seeing figures in three di- mension and finding the values of the parts provides many challenges for the solid geometry class. 14 Eighth graders find eighth grade math an interesting, but hard course.

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Languages, speech, and journalism stress understanding The Foreign Language Department consists of Latin I and II and Spanish I and II. These are not required courses, but most college- bound students take one or both of these since most colleges require from two to four years of a foreign language for admittance. Mrs. Harman teaches Spanish and Miss Dobyns teaches Latin. Speech, a new class this year, is taught by Miss Boothe. An elective course, it is taken by students who wish to improve their poise and delivery. The journalism class prepares and edits the school newspaper. Mrs. Hallman teaches journalism and is sponsor of the newspaper. Speeches in second-year Latin class enable students to understand the language and the customs of the Roman people. 13 Interpretation and poise are goals for all who study speech.

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New labs increase opportunities in science classes The Science Department includes General Science I and II, Science III,biology, chemistry and physics. A course in human anatomy was introduced for the first time this year. Expensive laboratories and equipment have improved the science department to the extent that now students have facilities available for individual experiments. Special equipment for the biology and physiology classes enables more specific studies of plants, animals and human beings. Teachers in this department are Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Rutrough, Mrs. Effinger, and Mrs. Yeatts. Human physiology, a new offering at FCHS, gives students an oppor- tunity to study the functions of the human body. The study of the torso, shown above, was a main project. With the aid of microscopes, biology students are now able to study plants and animal cells in detail. Eighth graders find science more interesting now that they can experiment with the plants, etc., which they study.