La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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A geometry figure is explained by Jon Tonsoni to his solid geometry class. Mathematics - important in future Study period in general math class. be included in plane to eliminate the solid course. Exceptional students in mathematics are offered an accelerated course of advanced algebra. Students in the senior year arc able to study either trigonometry or college algebra. The two mathematic courses are usually taken by the col- lege bound students who find them very help- ful. Two special senior mathematic classes were added to the senior curriculum this year. Every student's graduation requirement is to take at least one year of mathematics. Many stu- dents have found mathematics so beneficial in many of life’s vocations, that they have taken much more than the required amount. 29

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“This is how you divide a line into equal parts,” explains Lester Kamp to his geometry class. In the course of four years at LPHS a student is offered many different mathematic courses, most of which are electives. In the freshman year, a student learns that he must choose which mathematics course to take. He may take general mathematics or algebra. In the first year of algebra, all of the basic funda- mentals are taught. An accelerated freshman algebra is offered to those especially gifted in algebra. Dennis McConnell finds it is hard to take a test in the hall. Plane geometry is a course that is usually taken during the sophomore year. It deals mostly with flat surfaces. Advanced algebra is offered in the junior year. More complicated equations are found in the advanced algebra course; how- ever, there is another choice of mathematics in the junior year. The alternative is solid geometry, which deals with three dimensional objects. This will be the last year solid geometry is offered. In the new school, enough solid geometry will Mr. Jack Hyde gives a hint to Judy Jasinowski for an extra credit problem in trigonometry class. 28

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30 The conjugation of 'ambulo’ is an important one to rememberexplains Mrs. Florence Gross to David Harris. Foreign languages help our English