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

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Math, Ugh! This is what is thought by some students who have Calculus, Algebra, Geome- try, and Math Analysis. Actually, where would we be without all ot the math today? Well, there would be no math teachers, that's for sure. I think we would probably still be in the stone ages, maybe the early bronze age if we were lucky. Math really is a great help though, whether or not some students like it. These days, math can get you places. Some students think math isn't necessary but if you don't have enough credits of it, you might not go to college. Medical school won't even look at your application unless you've had Calculus. So hay, whatls more necessary, math or P.E.? One of the highlights of the math department is the computer room. The apple computers are used for math by students to do many labs, Ms. Cartin finds something for a student. Mr. Taylor looks astounded. Ms. Baker gives a math lecture. Ms. Wessels helps a student. assorted assignments, and most of all, program- ming. Also, one can learn to do new types of printing and graphics on the computers, Most of all though, the computers help students to broaden their skills and learn. All the math teachers must have lots of dedi- cation to be able to teach students basically the same thing over and over. Most of the teachers do it because they like to teach and enjoy help- ing students learn more, especially math. I guess that is what makes Green Mountain High School one of the better schools around be- cause its teachers, especially math teachers, enjoy and want to work with kids so they can learn more about the elementary functions of Geometry or the Math Analysis of Calculus. Well, to sum this all up as a math teacher might say, Elementary my dear student. Academics 49

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Physics, Chemistry, and Biology are just a few of the basic subjects that drowned and plagued the students of Green Mountain High School during this new season. Not too many students liked the daily Physics assignments and the grueling Biology tests but they hung in there for at least one more year. Some stu- dents, despite whether or not they liked sci- ence, hung around a little longer to do some extras. For instance some Green Mountain kids brought in centipedes, spiders, and other tiny creatures which involuntarily were looked upon. Also the regular pets such as hamsters, gerbils, mice, and the ever famous frog re- turned as regulars for their stay at Green Moun- tain. ln addition to this, we were plagued once again by the thousands of fish in the hundreds of aquariums, or so it seemed. For those of you whose days were darkened by the torture of the science department some might have seen the light for a while of the painting an understanding student did. Among other things, I found many experiments and labs quite interesting. Whether or not your test tube explodes, the liver dissolves, or your mi- croscope has a problem seeing, most people thought the lab experiments were one of the better things in life. Overall the feelings of the teachers towards this years students were socially acceptable. Such as H , . most of them are highly motivat- ed and really do enjoy these classes Also the teachers in the science department felt the students learn better and in turn they get a better education. Students, l guess, are happier when they come out learning more anyway. This is probably what makes the science depart- ment at Green Mountain better than all others. Mr. Leonhart, talking to the camera. Ms. Hoople caught by a dark locker, Two science students hard at work. One of the many science teacher gatherings. Academics 51