James E Taylor High School - Stampede Yearbook (Katy, TX)

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Mathematicians Still Counting 1, 2, 3 . . . For many freshmen, starting their high school years off with an easy math subject - algebra - is con- sidered to be a breeze! ln this class, students gain a better understand- ing of polynomials, open sentences, and real numbers. However, by their sophomore year, math seems to be different and more difficult. Geometry is the subject, and it re- quires the memorization of theorems and postulates, and extra practice is needed in order to work many proofs. ln addition, many juniors and seniors who are taking trigonometry and elementary analysis find math much more dif- ficult. They are learning about natural logarithms, exponential functions, logic, and the definite in- tegral. But, no matter what students study in the field of mathematics, it is sure to help them in their later years. MA its JS xi if 1. Mrs. Scherer, algebra teacher, finc something amusing to smile about. 2. Mrs. Laird, geometry teacher, takes tin to explain the proofs to students. .,.,.,..,.. ml -New f W.-.

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K LL,,, The Everydoy Life of Q Principal Early in the morning about five clock, the phone begins to ring. Ee voice at the other end says, lease call for a substitute, l'm Ek. Thus, a typical day for a S principal has begun. Being a principal is not an easy tb. lt requires patience, wderstanding, and many sponsibilities. Arriving to school every morn- at approximately 7:00, a prin- al can always expect to re- tain in school until 4:00 PMQ his ay consists of talking to udents, meeting with teachers, anning activities, and handling ry crises that might arise. For Mr. McMeans, a typical ay consists of meetings at the entral Oltice, spending time lking to students, looking in asses, and writing reports. In mite of these tasks, Mr. Mc- Means says, No two days are alike. As for Dr. Carthel, Mr. Klop- penburg, and Mr. Brian, their days, like Mr. McMeans', are fill- ed from beginning to end. As head of facilities, Dr. Carthel often plans student activities and gathers data for these activities. Dr. Carthel describes his busiest days as overly stressfuI . Mr. Kloppenburg and Mr. Brian are equally busy. But always, they try to spend at least one or two hours a day checking on classrooms and helping THS students in their problems. All of the principals are work- ing hard to help to make Taylor High School the best school ever. And, as Mr. Kloppenburg says, Taylor is the greatest place to be! 1. Mr. McMeans is James E. Taylor High School's principal. 2. Dr. James Carthel is head of facilities and assistant principal in charge of seniors. 3. Mr. Robert Kloppenburg is assistant prin- cipal for all sophomores and juniors whose last names begin M through Z. 4. Mr. Danny Brian is the assistant principal for juniors whose last names begin from A through M and all freshmen.

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mproving Writing Skills Mrs. Shellum, junior English teacher, con- centrates as she reads one of her students five paragraph themes. Mrs. Rosson, senior English teacher, smiles as she gives another A. Junior English teacher, Mrs. Phelps, smiles in relief as another long day at school is almost over. .. - fs M , -1' M-Q-Q 3 kg ' x , 1 , fi Y Y it Q as ,M ,, 1 i ' to il of Y 'A K .af . ,- -... ' ' W wi 'S 'E L- -M--Q if 51' L' Q E ' R 5 1- if-' Q fig.. M 1 5 1 ' if 5 . ,5 5' i J . . 5 wrwve' VT' 7 g ,, 7 Q 42? , f' E ' A , gt ' f 5 ,V-Q53 4 ' sy . ... t. I ...V A. ' V .-,. e.e. lltt E il.l ,ll... r.lli M. r ei.l , Efxglishttgilf ..l., , .l,Z5t19liShlii1i,?. E E99'fSh l-l1if3:ie.ire,irl E E E... - et'e 'l'r'. , is E f eeres ttfe it ' Q t.r. li.. :si rl' v 'fflfi' t',-r tlrt for ' ,'t' K 'f, -rlrl 1 . L' ii ' , Q i .aims :LJ ' K faesztetiif 5' hir Y E wfwlrtmve1r,4fe'5wlu9:f ' S 3