Forest View High School - Talon Yearbook (Arlington Heights, IL)

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As part of their physical education program, juniors engaged in a unit of square dancing. Chester Szostek attempted a forward flip. 34 Physical Education Department Physical Education Provided Special Courses for Interest and Ability Levels Because of the twenty-eight hundred stu- dents enrolled, the Physical Education Depart- ment proved to be a busy department through- out the school year. Activities offered in the Boys, Physical Education Department included weight training, speedball, soccer, wrestling, archery, bowling, gymnastics, golf, square dancing, and social dance. In addition, the department added two new units, indoor hockey and bicycling. The latter, presented by Mr. Bill Mohrmann, in- volved races between individuals or teams using motorless mini-bikes. Mr. Darryl Phil- lips headed the weight training unit. The boys in weight training listened to lectures on body development and experienced a number of vigorous workouts. The Girls' Physical Education Department expanded to form two Freshman Special, two Sophomore Cadet, and two Junior Leader classes. Girls in a Freshman Special class had received the recommendation of a junior high school teacher on the basis of interest an ability. Using similar guidelines, teache chose girls for inclusion in a Sophomore Cade Class. Junior Leaders experienced a progra somewhat different from all other PE classe- in that they learned to officiate and coach well as to participate in each unit. Regul girls' PE classes participated in sports su as tennis, field hockey, track, basketball, gy nastics, modern dance, social dance, volle ball, golf, and square dancing. During the bo ing unit, Mrs. Joyce Therkildsen and Miss Dor Rose excused the senior girls from class three days a week, provided the girls bowl one game a week on their own. For studen who had completed Dance II, the curriculu included a Dance III class. Throughout the four years that a stude experienced physical education, the partment emphasized the importance of da' exercises and vigorous activities to p mote good physical health.

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Increased Opportunities Furthered Math Interest In an effort to promote greater interest in mathematics, Mr. Alfred Umberger, Chairman of the Math Department, and Mr. B. J . Kelly improved the curriculum with ideas obtained from a summer workshop at IIT. The Math Department adapted to meet the increased enrollment in senior-level courses and greater interest in special topics, which included Matrix Algebra and Probability. In place of Algebra I, more freshmen studied Ge- ometry, a course normally taken by sopho- mores. To familiarize students with opportuni- ties available in the growing profession of com- puter programming, geometry teachers presented an improved computer-study unit in their classes. An experimental Math-Algebra class, now in its second year, enabled students to complete Algebra I in one and three-quarter years while receiving credit for both General Math and Algebra I. Math students continued to study in the Math Resource Room. Equipment and materials available for student use included study car- rels, reference books, pamphlets, two elec- tronic calculators, a keypunch, slide rules, filmstrips, and projectors. Mathematics Department 33

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P: 2. NZELJ. : ew ... , Bud Bornman instructed Driver Education students during their PE class. MR. RICHARD L. AUS- TIN: Boys' P.E., Trainer, MR. WILLIAM C. BECK- MAN: Athletic Director. MISS DIANN M. DALI- CANDRO: Girls, P.E., Tennis and Badminton Assistant Coach. MRS, BARBARA L. FARROH: Girls' P.E., Cheerleading Sponsor. MR. MICHAEL L. FRASE: Boys' P.E., Football and Gymnastics Coach. MR. GAY C, HUG- HES: Boys' P.E., Gym- nastics Coach. MRS. JOAN J. JENSEN tNot presentbz Girls' P.E., GRA Sponsor. MR. FRED H. LUSSOW: Boys' P.E., Lettermen's Club Spon- sor. MR. WILLIAM R. MOHRMANN: Boys' P.E., Cross Country and Track Coach. MRS. LOUISE W. PHILIPP: Girls' P.E., Orchesis and Dance Club Sponsor. MR. DARRYL W. PHILLIPS: Boys' P.E., Lettermen's Club Sponsor. MISS DORAL F. ROSE: Girls' P.E., Girls' Leaders Sponsor. MR. THOMAS J. SEI- DEL: Boys' P.E., Foot- ball and Baseball Coach. MRS. JOYCE THER- KILDSEN: Girls' P.E., Falcettes Sponsor. MISS JOANN TRAVIS: Girls' P.E., Tennis and Bad- minton Coach. -I' Physical Education Department 35