Fordson High School - Fleur de Lis Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Math challenges teachers and students Mathematics spans a period of more than two thousand years and draws its resources from the cultures of nearly every civilization; yet, the understanding and the logic of mathematics is more important today than ever before. Whether one considers the task of balancing a household budget or the formulating of new theories of the universe, some element of this subject challenges everyone. It is hoped that the student won’t just mem- orize formulas and other methods to work math problems, but that he will understand the logic of math. Each student is encouraged to go into advanced work as soon as he has mastered the required material at each level. The aim is to help the students to learn the fundamentals of mathematics and to apply it to their lives. LEFT PAGE RIGHT: Mr. Flee can always find time to laugh with his students — or at them. BELOW: Mr. Gullen aids his class in getting a new angle on their geometry assignment. BELOW RIGHT: Math doesn't have to be a dull class for teacher or student and Mr. Belyan has found that out. RIGHT PAGE TOP LEFT: Mr. Jest ice doesn’t trust the answer on the board: the answer book is a wiser source. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Butke makes problem solving more colorful by using “Polish pink” chalk. CENTER: It's easier for Miss Pross to smile when her students understand. LOWER LEFT: If you can see it, it’s easier to believe it, so Mr. Olsen uses models to help with explanations. LOWER RIGHT: Mr. Podorsek has a thought of some- thing that is worth smiling about. What could it be? 16 Mathematics

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New worlds are opened at FHS Chemistry, biology, and physics are the three courses in the field of science offered at Fordson. Science teaches us that there is more to life than meets the eye. It is through science that these hidden secrets are brought out. Words such as cause, effect, and logic, are some of the basic words encountered throughout the science courses which help the student discover these secrets. In the science classes one is confronted with the mysteries of space and the atom, elements and compounds, and the body and the cell. Even knowing the mysteries of life, one is amazed at the complexity and the order of the universe. TOP: Mr. McKitrick makes biology interesting by getting side-tracked on one of his unusual personal experiences. CENTER LEFT: Mr. Maas tries his hardest to rearrange the thinking of a student on the fact that babies do not come from cabbage patches. ABOVE: Mr. Pearson realizes, after adding and stirring the ingredients, that he has created a mess. FAR LEFT: Mr. Martinak cracks one of his wry jokes in his physics class. “Come on class, laugh.” LEFT: Miss Gage is a new teacher at Fordson, but all teachers know that correcting papers is a necessary task. 18 Science