Forest Hills High School - Forester Yearbook (Sidman, PA)

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Fred Vrabel finds a student's response given in Drama I class a bit humorous. Opinions Differ With Restructuring Of Mini-Courses Opinions concerning the newly struc- tured mini-courses varied with the student body. It's a much better system; teachers no longer have to cram material because of a tight schedule.” Greg Wirfel) The new system limits the variety and flexibility of different classes with different teach- ers. (Kathy Kostick) The renovated mini-courses (twelve weeks in- stead of six) offered ten different courses and combined related topics of previous classes, such as science fiction and literature of the. super- natural and Broadway Musicals I and II. Some new courses were added. Latin and vocabulary study, for example. Under the new system, scheduling problems were greatly minimized. As a result, students did not lose too much time in schedule changes. “Having twelve weeks instead of six in which to teach research paper was a great help to me and the students. (Fran Matvay) English—23

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Department chairman Henry Polasko (below) looks over some notes concerning an upcoming in-service meeting of the Eng- lish department. Discussing an oral report with Kent Glatz in her short story class. Fran Matvay (right) smiles at the frankness of the report. Keller, Albert—Ehrenfeld B.A. St. Francis College M.Ed. University of Pittsburgh Advisor— Forester Advisor—Montage Advisor—Senior and Junior Classes Knepper, David—Sidman B.S. Clarion M.Ed. Penn State University Matvay, Fran—Johnstown B.A. University of Pittsburgh B.S. Penn State University M.A. Penn State University Polasko, Henry—Windber B.S. Clarion Master of Library Science Chairman—English Department Advisor—Humanitarian Club Coach—Scholastic Quiz Coach—Forensics Vrabel, Frederick—Portage B.A. St. Francis College Coach—Drama Club Yuhas, Paul—Dunlo B.A. St. Vincent College Paul Yuhas (above) reviews the various figures of speech in his sophomore poetry class. Pinning up some clippings on his ‘‘Survival course is David Knepper (right). 22—English

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Prior to the start of his plane geometry class, Michael Petrunak prepares a transparency to aid in the day's lesson. Having checked his senior math tests. Peter Gdula arranges the papers for recording. John Sunderland begins an experiment of distilling water for a senior science class. Calculus Added To Math Curriculum Due to students' need and desire for a more advanced math class, the math department added calculus to its cur- riculum. Taught by George Mesoras, the course proved an aid for college bound stu- dents. “As a future math major, I am thankful for this course, knowing that it will put me one step ahead of students whose high school does not of- fer it.” (Cindy Penatzer) For some reason or other the physics classes attracted more students than in the past. It was generally shunned because of its difficulty. Mr. Endler’s explanation for the upsurge was “stu- dents seem to like physics because they can re- late it to everyday situations, such as the speed and acceleration of cars. Examining a student's spore slide, George Pettorini (above) shows some concern with his findings. Assisting Lisa Hart with a chem equation. Regis Endler (right) points out some discrepancies in her answer. 24—Math And Science