Jackson High School - Osky Wow Yearbook (Jackson, OH)

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Counselors Offer Assistance, Advice Counselors of the Guidance department are Mr. Willard Copley and Mr. Robert Bevins. These counselors advise students on their course of study during high school years to prepare them for a future career in the business world or studies at a university or college. They also aid college-bound seniors decide which tests they should take and inform them of the test requirements of the colleges and scholarship programs to which the student is applying. The department receives all such test scores and distributes them to participants. The department has college and business school catalogues which are available for the student's use. Mr. Bevins aided many college-bound students throughout the year. Mr. Copley and Connie Swaney discuss her future education. 26

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Emphasis Placed on Coll ege Prep Students follow in text as Miss Henry explains writing mechanics. The English department makes use of an abundance of audio-visual aids that relate to the material studied. Activities of English IX and X include traditional grammar study, vocabulary, completion of PRACTICAL ENGLISH and READER'S DIGEST publications, writing essays and poems, along with submitting a research paper on a literary topic. Students are required to report on a minimum of six classics and their authors. Shakespearean plays are also introduced to the students. American and British Literature students study the major writers of each area. Creative Writing students are expected to work for a high degree of excellence in their reading, interpretation, and written expression. Mrs. Davis peers over her barricade of books to check students' progress. 25 Mrs. Livesay helps students with the critical reading of a short story.

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Mr. Stevenson explains the fundamentals of logarithms to students. Mr. Stevenson clarifies the solution to an algebraic problem. Cones, Prisms Take Shape in Math Extremely technical and complicated, our society finds more of a need for an understanding of mathematics. In Algebra I, students are taught to use the equation as a method of solving problems. In Geometry, the students develop techniques of geometric reasoning thru a scientific approach. Lines and angles in planes and solids are studied with developing an appreciation of geometry. Algebra II is a review of Algebra I and a continuation of more advanced forms of algebraic equations. The most advanced math offered at JHS is Trigonometry and analytic Geometry in which students cover trigonometric functions and relations between them. 27 New desks supply sutdents with formulas and mathematical tables.