Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPONSORED BY: AT T TAUGHT BY: Mr. Monti- cone Gives brief overview of communications and in- troduces equipment related to telecommu- - nications such as voice and data transmission techno- logy (cable microwave, satellite systems, Morse - code) COMPUTER SYSTEMS SPONSORED BY: Honey- well Incorporated Com- puter Science Corporation Hewlett Packard Company TAUGHT BY: Mr. Hyatt, Mr. Nawrotzky, Mr. Stuben Programming in KAREL on the Hewlett Packards, Computer number sys- tems “Computer Utiliza- tion” TAUGHT BY: Patteson Keyboarding, data base management, spread- sheets, and word process- ing using the OAS system in the Honeywells and the application of each software package. Mrs. BIOTECHNOLOGY SPONSORED BY: Hazle- ton Laboratories Corpora- tion, IMC Corporation, Miloy Laboratories. TAUGHT BYesDre loby, Horn, Dr. “J’’ Johnson. D. J. Shillito, Catherine Lombardi, and Kevin McGorry analyze the data from a lab. MATERIAL SCIENCE SPONSORED BY: Atlan- tic Research Corporation TAUGHT BY: Mr. Buxton, Mr. R. Anderson The properties of materi als, how to identify a mate- Mike Stone enjoys his moment of victory over a computer. The use of the equipment available, experimental methodology and applica- tion of concepts studied in Biology classes are taught. rial through experimenta- tion, design and fabrica- tion of materials, basic aero-dynamics, electronic circuits, and designing a product. What has SBS wrought? 29

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Increasing Information Through Experimentation Sponsors Pick Up the Tab While Students Tabulate Add up the days like this — five days in one lab, then rotate to another, five days there, then another rotation. At the end of fifteen days, you go back to square one. At this new school, one of the goals was to provide laboratory experiences too costly to duplicate in the other twenty-one county high schools. Through a complex arrangement, students attended labs on a five-day cycle divided in to three segments. The “tech block as it was called, gave students a chance to have an overview of all the labs and to become familiar with the procedures. The tech block was coupled with electives in journalism, drama, and art. One surprising factor in all of this was that most people knew where they were going — most of the time. Tuckered out ... Even in an exciting environment too much of a good thing is enough. ENERGY AND ENGI- NEERING SPONSORED BY: Virgin- ia Power TAUGHT BY: Mr. Rose The observation, produc- tion, control, identifica- tion and investigation of energy force, work, power, and their respective sources. Jim Rose working hard to fix an imperfection.

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Music, Sweet Music Phil Simon directs more than a handful of students on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, during ninth period of every week. Con- stantly complaining about the short amount of time to practice, he convinced Dale Rumberger to allow band students to miss certain assemblies and Impact meetings in order to file the rough edges around the band a little more than usual. At 3:20 the band starts its warm up Maria Killos, first chair clarinet, directs the bands daily scales. After Simon thinks that the band has sufficiently warmed-up, he steps up and we struggle through our music. Each student who successfully passes the full-year course recieves a half-credit toward graduation. The chorus, directed by Laura Clark, followed a similarly rigorous sched- ule. One highlight of the year was the trip to Los Angeles. In addition to the band and chorus, the orchestra also met daily. Students participating in the music programs received credit for their efforts.