John Marshall High School - Marhiscan Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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,Al - 'ii' MZ? 'T ......5 X, Above-Using the overheard projector to work math examples for his General Math 3 class is Mr. Kenneth Fry, a second-year teacher. Upper Left-Explaining a ratio problem to her Algebra 'I class is Miss Elaine Teter. Algebra is a prerequisite to Geometry l. Left-Craig Parmerlee and Mario Purdue wait their turn while observing a fellow student pro- gram the computer during Computer Math. 21

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General math new algebra option area AlmosT Three-TourThs oT The school Takes math. General MaTh 3 and 4 is The nevv course added Tor sTudenTs To selecT insTead of Algebra. RoberT Carr, reTurning chairman of The deparTmenT, is also planning To sTarT a CompuTer club laTer This year. There are eighT reTurning Teachers To The deparTmenT. Mrs. Mary Kelly and Mr. MarTin Coogan are The only new addiTions. ' Marshall again placed high in The MaThemaTical AssociaTion of Ameri- ca's conTesT given each year aT Mar- shall. More maTh sTudenTs also par- TicipaTed in oTher college sponsored conTesTs around The sTaTe. - www'-r f r Q. 85, . X, With The aid of some of his students, Mr. Carl Hines and his Geometry l class examine the models of parabolas, hyperbolas, and ellipses formed by intersection of planes through three dimensional obiects. Geometry also includes the study of angles and planes to math students. 20 Demonstrating The solving of an equation on the board during Calculus class is Mr. Robert Carr. A previous four years of math are required before Taking Calculus. X Solving and analyzing a complex problem during his Algebra 3 class is Junior Jerry Booth. Algebra 3 may also be doubled with Geometry and taken during a student's sophomore year. This enables the student to enroll in five years of mathematics.

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Students vie for German II travel study Students walking through Mar- shall's language hall this year heard foreign greetings all around them. The Departments emphasis was on increased oral use of a foreign lan- guage by the Language Department students. Mr. William Jefferson and Mrs. Susan Schoenherr both taught Spanish for the first time here at Marshall. German students worked hard to , be able to participate in a study travel program in Europe. In Germany they would study the culture and customs along with the language. l leefwwfe-F 2 rx lg TAX i .eral-, Q? ' L wa 22 l Quizzing the class on the proper pronunciation of different hours of the day is sophomore Melissa Holmes. To create more class participation, the students often teach. RIGHT-Acting out a short one-act play during class are these Freshman German I students. Class participation is an im- portant part of the Foreign Language Department. Learning the location and the geography of the different cities towns and rivers of Germany is a main part of any German class. The culture, customs, and traditions of the country also are important along with the basic grammar and pronunciation of the native language fr-.Fi