Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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46 - Academics During lunch, many students put in extra time on the computer. Mrs. Efting lectures an Honors Biology class about birth control. vm A. - ' - ,A V Y ,USFS ,, m 1 4, 'Q 1 X? h igh ,ic ,239 rg, My Mrs. McNamee and Mr. Martenson grade papers during their free time Karen Ryser tries to find something to do after she finishes her Chemistry lab early

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Mathematics Most students realize that math is necessary, but are unwilling to work at it to make it worthwhile. stated Dennis Shepherd, Math teacher. A lot of student's attitudes for math vary a great deal, some feel that it is of great need and others don't see any need for math. Faebian Baker responded, I think that the students attitudes towards math are, in some cases, a reflection of how their parents feel about Mathematics. Math's effect on the careers of today is emense. With computers becoming more and more popular and being used by more businesses today, a good Math background is extremely important. responded Baker. In fact, most of the math department teachers feel that computers will require more math for the student. I think that math has even a greater effect in general on jobs today than it did definitely thirty to forty years ago. stated Shepherd. Math is becoming more important in businesses today also, not just in the Engineering fields. Although the Math teachers feel that computers are on the rise, they see them at this point no great asset to teaching at GMHS. We are limited because of the number of computers we have avail- able to this school. Perhaps by next year, we hope to have at least fifteen new micro-computers for the school to use, and that will greatly increase their usefulness in teaching. said Shepherd. Baker feels that the terminals GMI-lS has now are outdated and are expensive to repair, and looks forward to the new computers, should the county not cut the budget. yy ,xs L 12451 , If sc X Q E X i R ws N ,E r - V Y'-W . A 321' I ki: 3 X s X 5 R X 2 X , X. , Q, is X KQX YQ? iz r X Y M? if f9 1 1. M -7, , A .. , Mg, ig' 4 ,9 i 1 We Academics - 45

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Science A lot of people suffer through Science because it is required for one year. stated Allen Snyder, science de- partment teacher. But science should be enjoyed, and is, by a major portion of the students who take science. We offer so much, students who enroll find the class they want and are therefor happy. commented Cindy Fite. In fact, many of the teachers of science feel that the students make an honest attempt to view that which the science depart- ment has to offer. 'il hope , added Dave Reid, that the students learn to view science as a process of acquiring knowledge and applying it. One of the main things the science department would like to stress to the student is that a good well- rounded science background will be extremely helpful in College and in many jobs. Several teachers felt that we have one of the best science departments in the county. One of the main reasons is because of the good science backgrounds of the teachers here. said Snyder. The staff is also younger and more flexable than most science depart- ments. Science is having a greater influence on careers today also. With technology, science is impacting civilization, like never before. said Ried. With that will come good changes and changes that need to be carefully moniteredf' One thing is make clear by all the teachers talked with. The teachers in the science department want the students to enjoy science and enjoy working with the students of GMI-lS. Yr 2 ek . , , iuwwmf V ,., , ffmmfm , ' V HM A 47 .. , .1 .. .. gg, DS ' M' iff , W ff fy af 4 1' 2 A 1 ,Q if MH' ' .... f.':EIL ' lf-lf. ,U L, 'ii Academics - 47