Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Me? You mean I have to cut up that rat? Oh no, not me! Five minutes later the whole class is involved in dissection and Advanced Biology moves on once more. This is typical of many ad- vanced courses in science and math. Most stu- dents appreciate the chance to experiment with such college level courses. Highland students have ample opportunity for such experimentation. with six years of academic math, is one of the few high schools in the country to offer both Calculus and Probabil- ities and Statistics. In the chemistry department students find that laboratory work plus daily lecture material facili- tate their learning of the basic principles of the field. Just down the hall the biology classes learned about both plants and animals through lectures and labs. In physics this year students studied a new, more general course in addition to the regular physics curriculum. Though the science and math departments have grown continually for the past seven years, even better courses and facilities are being planned. EXPLORING THE FASCINATING world of chemistry, Greg Roderick learns the importance of accuracy in laboratory work. CALCULATION AND CON- CENTRATION prove to sen- ior Dee Dilts to be a necessity in any phase of mathematics, Senior Math included. 9

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Science and Math Courses Strived to Ready Students for Modern, Technical World by Instilling Basic Principles, Advanced Study SHOWING SOME DOUBT at the reassuring words of her physics instructor, Mr. Lee Farley , and the urges of her classmates, Karen Abblett hesitates a little to play the guinea pig in this particular experiment dealing with static electricity. PERFORMING AN UPCOMING lab experiment, Mr. Ron Surdzial, chemistry teacher, demonstrates laboratory procedure. ILLUSTRATING HIS POINT, Mr. Melvin Anderson stresses the importance of accuracy today in our modern world.

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Industrial Arts Courses Train Boys for Future Vocations SPARKS FLY, METAL softens, and experience is gained as John Tuskan welds part of his project. Metal shop gives all students the opportunity to work and to obtain the confidence necessary for shop. BUSILY FINISHING HIS PROJECT Rick Coppage uses safe- ty taught to be important in using shop equipment. Courses instruct boys in more than just the fundamental construction procedures. Creative young men are given the opportunity to develop their skills in carpentry and drafting through the courses offered by the Industrial Arts Department. This department had it’s beginning when the high school opened, offering seventh and eighth grade shop. As the school continued to grow, more courses were added, including drafting and advanced classes of wood and metal shops. Students of wood shop are taught the correct use of tools, as well as precision work in carpen- try. Learning and experimenting with the meth- ods of metal fabrication is one of the purposes of the Metal Shop courses. The advanced courses in drafting offer an opportunity to study house con- struction. All are vital links in the curriculum.