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

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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.

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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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The Social Studies Department includes United States and Virginia history, United States and Virginia government, civics, world history, eighth-grade history, and world geography. Juniors and seniors take required sub- jects, United States and Virginia history and United States and Virginia govern- ment, respectively. Also a credit in either world history or world geography is required Civics and eighth-grade history are only a few of the many electives that are offered to students. Teachers in this department are Mr. Harmon, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Enoch, Mrs. Hewett, Mrs. Jarratt, and Miss Quesinberry. Social studies classes unveil past, present, and future Eighth grade history provides students with a background of American history and heritage. Panel discussions highlight the world history classes which study past and present world affairs. The study of world geography allows students to learn about the people, industries, and products of new and strange lands.