Indiana School for the Deaf - Oriole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. Squire tells Arlene Downing when to go to 200 as Scott Voltz and Debbie Kirby work on their programs. Bryan Manship pauses to concentrate. During General Mathematics class Mrs. Jones answers Bruce Cloyd ' s division question. Future Focuses On Math Math seems to be the focus of the future. Technological progress demands we have a good math background. The state has increased its requirements for graduation from two to three years. When asked how they feel about math and how they teach it, Mrs. Linda Jones, Mr. Norman Brown, and Mr. Melvin Squire replied. Math is challenging and interesting because it requires logical thinking. It is required in nearly all kinds of activities for the future. I try to relate daily living situations and math skills so they can see that there is a meaning in what they are learning, says Mrs. Jones, general mathematics teacher. Karen Satterlee, a senior in geometry, finds her class interesting because it will help her in the future to prepare for a job. Mr. Brown thinks the computer age is here now. Mr. Squire says that because the computer age is here, students need to be aware of its impact in their lives. They need an understanding and some knowledge of using computers. Mathematics is required in nearly all kinds of work. If a student does well in math, his chance of success or promotion will be good. Kelly McKee asks Ms. Hegge to help solve his equation with which he has been struggling. 11

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Daily Lives Are Affected Science influences every students life; the weather, pets diseases, energy, and growth, are all studied in science. In the laboratory chemistry experiments and dissections are performed by the students providing good experimental learning. Mrs. Haskett, one of our science teachers, explains that students learn to follow directions and use laboratory tools which are skills necessary for many jobs. The subject is difficult because much new vocabulary is learned and many new concepts introduced. When asked about the new physics class, Mr. Stout explained, Physics is the study of matter and energy and their interrelationships. It promotes the knowledge of the metric system and appreciation of accuracy in measurement and calculation. He also added laughingly, I have proposed to my students that they find out what gravity is and what causes it and then perhaps they could have a ' Star Trek ' environment. Wake up Peter Kappos! Biology class will soon be over. Tracy Parker copies notes in Mrs. Haskett ' s biology class to study for her tests. Mr. Stout helps James Kemp, Mike Stultz and Andrew Metz work with pulleys to see the mechanical advantage of different systems. Mechanical advantage is the number of times a machine will multiply a force. 10

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Reading Is Essential Human beings need language to communicate. English builds and perfects that language; literature expands the mind through the many uses of languages. Also being able to read and write is essential to almost any job, says Mrs. Mary Kovatch, English and literature teacher. Besides all of the reasons anyone needs to read, deaf people need to take literature and reading because they can ' t hear. Therefore, they must read to understand what is happening in the world. Rachele Whitely, Noel Rivera, Rocky Murray, Kim Holsapple, Susan Ellis, and Brian Bippus listen to Mrs. Kovatch in literature class. During study hall Regina Williams prepares for Mrs. Kovatch ' s literature class. Teresa Massey and Brian Hartwell watch intently as Mrs. Olsen explains the lesson. 12