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

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MATH: Yankees Arrive . . . Computers Thrive The Yankees are coming! The Yankees are coming! The newest arrival to the Jersey Village Math Department were not new textbooks or harder Algebra tests, but eight teachers. Six of them, by mere coincidence, came from Northern states. Still grieving the loss of Big Bog Collins, fto Campbell Junior High as their Director of lnstructionl, the seven remaining teachers greeted their new co-workers Dorene Mitchell, Donna Saldivar, Bob Martin, Ron Carlsson, Mike Kennedy, Brian Stackhouse, Kathy Burrell, and Joyce Rupp. Out of the 1910 students attending school this year, approximately 1580 students were enrolled in math courses. Forty percent of these students took ad- vantage of non-required courses such as Algebra ll, Trigonometry or Calculus. Billy Reese explained, l'm benefiting from fCalculusl because it will make it a loteasier in college. The physics l'll be taking in college uses Calculus in many of its problems, so l'll be a year ahead, at least, of those who haven't taken it. While many students spent their year in math working through a Geometry or FOM textbook, others actually applied their skills. The computer teaches you to think all the way through your problems and gives a better understanding of logic, added Bruce Phillips. Although chasing Twonkys and at- tacking Space lnvaders were still the main attraction to Computer Math, ac- cording to Mr. Monty May, the games are what creates the enthusiasm for the course. ln reference to the games, Mr. Orvall Hardin remarked, lt's cheaper to play them in Computer Math than in a game room. 1 - Math V Colette Cunningham, one of the few students in Advanced Computer Math, studies her program on th PRIME. 1 e v vis. 1 mn . I 1 ir A Jeff Johnson listens astutely to Mrs. Freda Toon's wise words of Trigonometry. l

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P' is l Ill' ,Agf S. , 4,11 .,f l A Mr. Clayton, the teacher with an open ear, listens thoughtfully to the students discussion. 4 Government students Dale Trevino, Rod Pennywell, and Col- . r lette Cunningham work diligently to ' get the House of Representatives organized. V Freshman Greg Ewing is caught off guard in American History. .Q- N t.ltl . x A Mrs. Yock intently searches for a student's grade in World History. History - . 1z Bi'f- Q iiit A .M gpm-. .M 163

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Ms. Jeannie Thielman aids student Kevin Rodriguez with his Algebra Il assign- ment. Y A Robyn Bowen, Algebra lesson. kai Donnie Burrell and Sean Christman prepare for sf, TY Q01 their daily Mr. Bob Martin, a new addition to the Math Department, lectures his class on the importance of Algebra. YY Christina Cespedes performs her trigonometric functions with ease. V ,, af 1, 4 .pw wr Vg-If-.4 35 11 ff, , L 1 A Richard Hunt, in his second year of Computer Math, concentrates on program- ing the PET. Math -