John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Touch of Magic Magical student scientists garner awards Northside School District is a pow- erhouse in education, said Peggy Carnahan, ISD secondary science su- pervisor. Indeed it is and nothing proved this point more than the science fair. Marshall students Karl Rodriguez, Jen- nifer Matkin and Matali Chadhuri took first and second grand prizes in the Phys- ical Science division. Shannon Smith also achieved the title of Second Alternate in the same division. As far as the Science courses at Mar- shall are concerned, there was a wide range of choices, many students had a hard time deciding on which courses to take. Science courses offered included Biology I and II, Physical Science, Phys- ics I and II, Chemistry I and II, Human Anatomy and Marine Science. Junior, Mary Longi said, I took Chemistry be- cause the formulas and things relate to actual reactions that happen in real life. It ' s pretty cool if you think about it. Many reactions were presented in labs and class experiments, but there were also the inevitable lectures. The lectures were boring, but if you could stay awake through those, the experiments were pretty awesome, said Velmira Laurel. Most of the experiments worked out well, but some of them got a little out of hand. One such experiment caused a large hole in the ceiling of Mr. Knight ' s class room. Students had a challenge in their Sci- ence courses, but as Mitali Chadhuri, Karl Rodriguez, and others proved, Mar- shall high school truly is a scientific powerhouse . Article: Brian Thompson Photos; Clay Camp Tracey Cleveland explains the theory of chemistry to Carey Lothringer. 14 Science Senior Emily Cruse adds a little of this her chemistry experiment.

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T ouch of Genius Math classes become more demanding We asked ourselves, Why did I have to know this? while sitting in our Ge- ometry class. But math was more than adding and subtracting. Math was a combination of theories, logics, and for- mulas, or ot business and everday bud- get. The math department offered a va- riety ot courses to suit students and their individual needs. Consumer math and Fundamentals of math taught basic skills needed for everyday living. Geometry developed logical reasoning skills and used factual concepts to solve applied problems. The Algebra classes empha- sized the structure of mathematics and included applications and set the foun- dation for higher math. Sophomore Max sophomore Sherrie Smith gets by gco rn.m sophomore Jennifer Fisher netr) ' with a little help Smith said Learning Algebra II is not an easy experience. Trigonometry and Prc- Calculus set students for college work and fields requiring vigorous analysis particularly in the fields of Physics and Engineering. And the two advanced placement classes. Calculus and Com- puter Science, covered college material and were very demanding. Math de- partment chairman Kathy Burch said The adjustment to high school and its expectations sometimes makes it appear (to the student) that classes are demand- ing. But instead, some students need to adjust, study, think, and work and will then find that math blends and is useful and not that hard. Math teacher Mrs. Kathy Butch helps sopho Nntman find the answer Math 13

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- t.ih Cludhur., Karl Rciilngucz, Shannon Smith, and rk Mat kanin proudly display rhcir hard earned awards. Ouper scientist saluted Being the only Texan to win the Wcs- tinghouse Science Talent Search was just one ot the many accomlishments ot se- nior Karl Rodriguez. Other awards in- cluded a Rensseelaer University Science medal and a grand prize at the Texas Junior Academy of Science competition. Although it may seem that this kind of success takes an all-work-no-piay attitude, Karl has managed to find time to hold a position on the school soccer team. Oddly enough, he also enjoys lis- tening to heavy metal music and ot course, reading science fiction novels. Adding to his current success, Karl will also be named as his class val- edictorian, maintaining a 4.0 grade av- erage. Article: Bevin Strickland Ai Rodntucz perfects yet another potential award winninj cience experiment. Science 1 5