Jackson Township School - Saxmuri Yearbook (Roanoke, IN)

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Minds Are Focused on the Classroom We all know that the purpose of coming to school is to get an education . The most important part of our education takes place in the classroom. Let ' s focus our attention, therefore, on the class- room. When you enter, you ' ll find approximately twenty students. The teacher may be giving a lecture on government or Latin. Whatever the sub- ject, most students are listening eagerly. Often the teachers will give the students a study period. At this time the student gets the chance to show he has the ability to work on his own. Discussion is also a part of the daily classroom routine. Here the student has the opportunity to express his opinions on various topics and to listen to the others ' views. Inside the classrooms the minds of the students are being formed. Our nation ' s future is simultaneously being formed. Although it ' s sometimes a stage for antics, we must remember that the classroom is a room for learning, and after leaving the classroom, we must focus our attention on the outside world.

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V11 ' -Hi; If! Mrs. Wiedenhoeff seems pleased that Paul Swain finds the study of plant cells so interesting in biology class. Duone Baker holds the attention of his fellow students in the physics class as he demonstrates the principle of centrifugal force. Science Challenges RHS Pupils Science students at Roanoke School have some of the finest facilities and equipment that can be found in any school laboratory. Whether it ' s the dark room, the huge supply of chemicals, or the microscope, we have the instruments for an endless number of experiments at RHS. These available facilities coupled with fine instruction make our sci- ence department one of the top in the county. This year, for the first time, chemistry and physics were both offered. Along with biology, the Roanoke students have a solid three-year science curriculum. In biology the students learn of the life process of plants and animals. A great deal of time is spent in dissection and laboratory work as well as in discussion. In chemistry various elements and chemical structures along with the composition of materials are studied. Physics deals primarily with the study of light, sound, nuclear energy, and a material ' s physical structure. Steve Byall, Donna Trumbauer, and Phil Cooper make good use of Roanoke ' s well equipped laboratory in their study of chemistry.