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

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1. After explaining a problem seventeen different ways, Mr. Jestice asks, Any questions? 2. Everyone, even Mr. Olsen, is busy doing his math homework. 3. Mr. Podorsek has that easy going look to his teaching technique. 4. Mr. Flee knows that when it comes to a test grade, a student will fight for every point he can get 5. Jessie Micallef and Fran Rosinski listen intensively as their teacher explains the (mathematical) system. 6. Mark Wisniewski would rather get his picture taken than do his homework like his class- mates, Joanne Vassilou and Dan Wloch. 7. Look who the photo- grapher caught sneaking out of his room, Mr. Butke. 8. Looks as if there’s a heckler in Mr. Belyan's math class. 9. Ahmad Moslimani and Mr. Gullen experience the thrill of victory as they correctly finish an algebra problem Math 27

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Math; Athletics of the mind Mathematics is to the mind, like calisthenics is to the body. Just as exercising strengthens and tones the body, so does math strengthen and tone the mind. In math, the student learns to logically reason a problem out. This logical process, which is drilled into the student through successive classes, sets the stage for the student’s future way of figuring out pro- blems in the real world. In the Math Department, there is something for everyone. There are courses from those that review mathematical operations and those that study trigo- nometry. In the senior year, a course called Consumer Math is offered. This class covers mathematics im- portant to the consumer, such as transportation, hous- ing, insurance, and investments. 26 Math ©

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28 Art and Music