Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Foreign Customs , SPANISH II STUDENTS listen to tapes of native speakers in the lab. They make re- sponses to the questions and grammar drills which form an important part of the class work. Lab , Add Interest to French , Spanish Language Classes With the new lab and the shortwave radio, languages had an added intrigue for many students. The radio receives programs from all over the world, al- though those nations of primary in- terest are France and Mexico. At Christmas an exchange program was held with the French students singing French carols to the Spanish classes in return for a presentation of Spanish carols. Also, the Yuletide cus- toms of France and Mexico were ex- changed between classes. GARY BULLARD WRITES a sentence on the board in French class. Reading, listening, writing, and speaking are all stressed in the language classes. READING THE DIALOGUE to the class, Mrs. Dorothy Blum waits for them to repeat after her. The imaginary conversation concerns an everyday situation. 9

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“WHAT’S THE QUADRATIC formula?” Mr. Richard Ellis waits for a response from his Algebra II class as they go over the previous day’s assignment. Students Tackle Conventional Math or Work at Their Own Rates in Temac Programmed Courses PATTY HARDER CONSTRUCTS the illustration for a proof in geometry. Other members of the class follow along in their books. Math students have two choices when they select their courses — they can take conventional classes or Temac programmed learning. With Temac a student works individually at his own rate. He covers the material by an- swering questions or working out prob- lems in numbered frames and then checking his results immediately against the correct answers. Some students are able to complete college level courses such as Calculus II. For those who prefer and learn bet- ter under the give-and-take of class- room discussion, regular classes are of- fered. DON STACHURA, WITH his Temac book and supplement spread before him, works out an answer for a frame in plane geometry. The correct answer will appear when he pulls down the flap at the right of his book. 8

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THE PHYSICS CLASS measures the rate of acceleration of small cars on inclined planes. Motion, heat, light, and electricity are discussed in physics, the most advanced science course offered. Students in Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Classes The World of Plants, Animals, Energy, and Matter SPINNING AROUND ON a revolving pedestal, Bill Kroskroskia illustrates a law of motion concerning precession. Dramatic demonstrations help the class to remember principles from the book. TERRY JOY TAKES observations in his lab manual as Tom Scurtu and Maurice Gov- ert prepare charcoal.