Kankakee Valley High School - Kougar Pride Yearbook (Wheatfield, IN)

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Sophomore Marsha McEwan works on a geometric Freshman Holly DeYoung raises a question in Algebra I while Mr. Taylo explains equations to Robert equation. Schlarp on the blackboard. Sophomores Sue Hughes and Charlie Flick discuss a point in Math. A strong math background is essential in today ' s highly technological era. Mr. Taylo prepares to give his final lecture in Math. 27

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Mathematicians Say Good-Bye” To Robert Taylo Mathematics consists of the applica- tion of numbers to our lives. Numbers effect us each day. Their application is as simple as setting the alarm or counting change to figuring the square foot of a room or scientific equations. Courses in- cluded Algebra I, II, Applied Mathemat- ics, Geometry, Senior Math, and Trigo- nometry. As the year grows to a close, numbers play an important part in the life of Mr. Robert Taylo. After 31 years in the teach- ing profession, he has chosen to close the classroom door on this era of his life. Nineteen years have been spent behind a Kankakee Valley desk. While at Teft High School he was the Head Basketball and Track coach. He is still active in the Athletics Department by serving as the Ticket Manager. As Mr. Taylo leaves the staff, he states, Working with kids is a challenge. It ' s hard for me, from the old school, to work with and understand the ways students think. But, if I had to do it over again, I would still teach. Mr. Abbring, Mr. Orsburn, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. Taylo. Mrs. Roberts factors out equations in Algebra II. Factoring is an important step for understanding advanced mathematical problems. Freshman Barb Myers waits for math to begin. Math is an important aspect of every person ' s life from 1 2, 3 to 2x4=9. 26

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Students Apply Scientific Ideas To Modern Life What does a six inch by two inch pick- le have to do with a family of mice and a bug hunt? If your answer is the Science Department, score 100%, in this guessing game. Science, a process of logical deduction, is a never-ending process of discovery and change. As the world battles the problem of test tube babies and cloning, Mr. Tom Risinger challenges the stu- dents to put a large pickle through the small end of a catsup bottle. This process is on display on his desk. Genetics and reproduction are studied with the aide of geneologies and white mice. Frogs, snakes, bugs, and other elements of country fields are brought in from the Entymology Bug Hunts. In Biology, local pig farmers bring in dead piglets for the use of students in dissection. When you open a drawer or cupboard in a science class the warning Be Care- ful is well-headed as mold is grown un- der various conditions. Students also take petri dishes into the halls and classes to check on air borne germs. The process of discovery appears not only in the books but in the labs as well. In Chemistry, students discover the chemical combinations that are found in household recipes as well as test tube formulas. Lasers, computers, chemicals and bunsane burners all play important roles in this highly technical area. Health classes watch an actual open heart surgery on television and then practice heart massage and the resesita- tion process on Annie in class. This is just part of the action that can be found in the Science Department. Juniors Cindy Erwin and Jim Young concoct a bubbling solution in Chemistry lab. Experiments are an essential part of the class. 28