Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Faculty Teachers not shown: Rick Spicer Pat Spiller Nancy Crawford Chemistry Frank Daniels Biology Mr Charles McCarthy Physical Science, Marine Science Mrs Mary Lyle Department Chair person Chemistry Biology, Aerospace Doug Perry Biology Team Leader Biology l students watch in amusement as a fellow student learns the impor- Senior Don Robertson reads up before his tance of E uilibr' q ium. oceanography class. Faculty and Academics - 197

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The Science Department at Jersey Village offers an excit- ing and innovative educa- tional program. Great strides have been made in the short five year history of Jersey Vil- lage in the acquisition of equipment and in the offering of a wide range of elective course offerings. Biology I is required of all students. lt is for this reason that it must fit the needs of a variety of learning skills. Lab activities and classwork must, of necessity, appeal to the basic practical needs of the slower student as well as the abstract thought process of the gifted. Chemistry I is an elective course open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Because of the integral role that math- ematics plays in chemistry, second year algebra is advised. The chemistry course offered at JV provides a solid background for most freshman college chemistry courses. Selected students who satisfactorily complete Chemistry I and Physics may enroll in Chemistry ll. Topics are covered in depth with an opportunity to sharpen labo- ratory techniques. Biology ll is an elective course offered to students who have completed Biology l and Chemistry l. The course is designed to adequately pre- pare those students who are contemplating a major in the biological sciences. Other courses in the sci- ence department include physical science, geology, marine science and physics. Oceanography or Marine Sci- ence is an eleventh grade course which includes study in an actual marine labora- tory. Field trips are made to the gulf for the purpose of col- lecting specimens. I96 Faculty and Academics ESC RI RPH CE ISTRY PH SICS Y CHE L Biology teacher, Rick Spiser, is known for his exciting lectures complete with audio and visual aids. Sophomore, Jeff Drushel, examines the leaf structure of a nearby plant during a study of Botany.

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The Fine Arts Department is made up of a set of courses that expand the horizons of the mind says Mrs. Robin Mouton, art teacher. Her classes do just that as they worked on line designing, tex- ture drawing, clay and ceramics, wire sculpture, and print making along with other Art and Craft classes. Photography I and ll students learning was limited only by their own wants. Mr. Droemer did an excellent job of teaching a few hun- dred students a lot about photogra- phy. By year's end, students had studied and practiced with pinhole cameras, developing film, camera lighting techniques, enlarging, mounting, spotting, and printing of pictures. ln Class Guitar, students learned the basics of guitar playing. Posi- tions, chords, and melodies were taught by Mr. Smith. Music ranging from classical to popular were stud- ied by students. ln Music Theory, students studied music literature throughout the historical periods. They also learned music compos- ition and rounded off the year by writing their own songs. Both choir and band did excep- tionally well this year, in both per- forming for students at assemblies and winning awards at U.l.L. com- petition. 198 Q an D E E 0 I U D Z 4 an I- nc 4 I D. 4 nc CD O I- O I n. UITAR ARTS AND CR FTS THEORY CL SS Senior Darrell Schindler admires art work which students entered in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Sophomore Doug McEIfresh takes band ously. Sophomore Jimmy Varner prepares 1 to print pictures in Photography. practice very seri