John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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- Science Obtains Body It may be true that dead men tell no tales, but a purchased cadaver from the Loma Linda Medical Cen- ter had much to show and tell in the advanced placement biology class. You can ' t imagine the end- less benefits of having a real hu- man body in the classroom, said instructor Ron Crandall. The thought of having a corpse on cam- pus offended some students, but others enrolled in the college-level class found it a great means through which to explore the realm of human anatomy. I never thought 1 would ever see real hu- man organs! exclaimed Dan Ehr- lich. But the AP biology class wasn ' t the only course to obtain an improved curriculum. The Adopt-a-school program benefitted the AP physics class when Bourns, Inc. donated surplus scientific instruments. Students were able to conduct complex experiments with the equipment, said physics teacher Michelle Lieux. Instr«er»«. ' nts donat- ed were moisture balancers, oscilla- tors, and centrifuges. In the other science classes, revised textbooks for biology and chemis- try highlighted the school year. The updated and upgraded books approached complicated issues in a clear, consice manner. I found the chemistry book baffling at first, but later it helped me thoroughly, said Rose Vilchez. Although we had no changes this year, I still consider math to be the queen of the sciences! said math teacher Connie Fortier. Math, an essential course for any North stu- dent, was a prerequisite for most science and computer courses. In- telligent minds were the product of anyone who learned more than just working with the fundamentals of functions, trapezoids, or variables. Once you got good at math, it could be fun, remarked Dale Lee. 6b Displayi ng everything from lungs to intestines, a repiica human torso features numerous or- gans of the digestive and respiratory systems. The mod el could be broken down into different ayers tor scrutinous examination by botti lite science and biology students alike s c i e n c e math, science 213

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M A T H Pondering a complicated geometric proof, Amy Schaumburg discusses possible solu- tions with a friend. Group proofs were a new idea in the math department, which .enabled students to square away the more difficult problems in geometry. i Pointing out the error of her students ' ways, teacher Connie Fortier assists Rainbow - Meyers as David Stumpp listens intently. Math instructors were always available to -i fll. answer any question on riomeworlc and class assignments. An interesting life science mosaic provides a background for Kacy Hickman and others ■studying underwater invertebrates. Teacher—— Don Barry made a point of decorating his classroom with the projects and reports of h i s students. 212 academics

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— MCX K I UlAI II AM, 1 KON 1 KOVV: L.uiru ' Mii lu ' -. JotI Rinni ' , Sti-phen Negus, EJif I. fi.in , K.in ' n Kcllin ' i: ROW 2: Commisioncr C ' .ary Sciscr, D.inicl Penn, David Moheily, Ken Cooke, Rick Lund, My Phuong Tron, shannon Sucl, Calvin Hao, Linda Platzcr, Jen- Mili ' i LX-al, Suzanne VValden, Virginia Blu- tnentliol Shannon Stone. COLLtCE BOWL TEAM: Coadi Chuck Li , hoh, Don Butler, Danny Kronenfeld, Sean Clegg, Edie Chang, Aaron Fix, Stepehn Ne- gus; (not pictured: John Cheng, Sabrina Gran I nan, Lccla Rao, Uma Rao, Wendy Roger). •Corroborating her daughter ' s testimony, Cloria Dennis, portrayed by Linda Platzer, . c 1 1 t ies Karen Dennis whereabouts on th c night in c]uestion .Listening intently, prosecution attornies. left Rinne and Laurie Hughes watch as oach Virginia Blumenthol demonstrates a ' ioss-c amination technique. 214 academics