Jonathan Dayton High School - Regionalogue Yearbook (Springfield, NJ)

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Jay Bruder and Mike Baumgartner say, Hey Mr. Boo- her, when are you going to give us a chance to look at our slide? Abby Davison wonders why her specimen looks like a piece of hair. Robert Schwalb, Good to the last drop. Devesh Kanjarpane weighs in. Mr. Davitt awaits with a ray-gun ready as the martians invade. MR. RICHARD BOOHER Topics of Biology, Concepts of Biology MR. PETER DANILO Biology MR. )AMES DAVITT Physics MR. LEONARD FERRARRA Earth Science, Environmental Science MR. RONALD MARIONNI Principles of Cf- slry. Technology and Man i MISSMARDANEPARRISH Concepts of Biology, Physical Anthro- pology MRS. SHIRLEY PATETE Environmental Science, Biology MRS. MARYSHANAHAN Principles of Chemistry, Chem Study, Topics in Chemistry 28

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The Foreign Language Department is continuing to aspire to high goals of giving students an exceptionally well-rounded language experience. Oral communication is stressed more strongly than in the past to provide more interesting and challenging programs for the students. This includes audio-visual materials, pho- netic practice and increased discus- sion of everyday situations which confront students. In addition, the program is further enhanced by the use of various texts, teacher-initiated trips, and greater exposure to the dif- ferent cultures. These innovative changes have led to a more practical and stimulating Foreign Language curriculum. Scott Connolly shouts Mrs. Sikorski, your name has two T ' s! MISSGIACOBBE French II MRS. IRENE SIKORSKI Spanish 111,1V Susan Allisio, Terri Brand and Lisa Rosen avoid looking at the next week ' s assignments. MR. ALDOCOLLURA Coordinator of the Foreign Language Department. Karen Genkinger hides her Spanish book and reviews Algebra. 27

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IFIC ENT EP • Dr. lekyl, alias Stephen McGuire, plays with his junior chemistry kit. MR. GEORGE BARCLAY Coordinator of the Science Department SCI ST Our basic philosophy is to take secondary school students and make them scientifically literate, says Mr. George Barclay, coordinator of the Science Department. A scientifically literate student is one who knows the basics in the science world, has back- ground in a wide range of scientific areas, and can benefit from this information in the future. The Science Department teaches Science on four steps. The first step is a ninth grade Earth Science course. In this class, students learn about the planet, the weather system and astronomy. The second step ac- quaints the students with the variety of organisms on our planet. This includes anatomical and physiologi- cal studies of plants and animals. On the third step, Chemistry classes study the chemical nature of things. Finally, the last step is Physics. In physics, students investigate the physical concepts of objects. Aside from these four major courses, Dayton endeavors to keep students interested in science by offering many elective courses. Some of these courses are: Environmental Science, Technology and Man. Bot- any, Physical Anthropology. For the science-oriented student, there are courses in topics in Biology, Chemistry and Physics that allow the students to probe deeper into these areas. As one can see the Science Depart- ment offers a wide variety of courses to the student. This coupled with the enthusiastic faculty is responsible for our large percentage of Scientifi- cally literate students. Mrs. Shanahan assists Maria Zotti and Claudine Cohen in a chemistry experiment. 29