Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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science experimental classes promote new methods Mike Wilhoite and Steve Oldfather are seen working on a problem in the BSCS physics class. Mark Roberts takes one of his many snakes out of its cage for a little exercise. He also has many other creatures in his bedroom. Students interested in the many differ- ent phases of science enrolled in science club. Guest speakers lectured at club meet- ings, and some members went on field trips during vacations and on weekends. There are five areas of science that students could take: biology, advanced bio- logy, chemistry, industrial science and physics. In the chemistry area special experimental classes were taught by Mr. Watson. Biology and physics classes also had experimental classes, using the new series of BSCS. The physics class was the only one being taught in Kansas under this new method of individual reasoning. Liz Rowland works on her cray fish dissection for biology under Mr. Roth. 26

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Advanced sections were held within each social studies class. One special 'AA' class of The history of Modern China and Japan was taught by Mr. Mehlinger. In the class guest speakers were heard and a field trip was taken to the Kansas Legislature and to the Nelson Art Gallery to see the East Asian collection. After school students also had the opportunity to hear seminar speakers and take trips. A student committee, with the guidance of Mr. Mehlinger, was able to enlist speakers coming to K.U. to talk to the LHS students. Mr. Finkleston reads up on his American Government to prepare to grade ne of the discussion groups. Seniors Colleen Wright, Mary Bodin and Satia Turner get a little extra study time in during 'A' period in preparation for their discussion in advanced course China and Japan.

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Taking notes from Mrs. McReynolds lecture are Robert McGee, Cathy Hyder, Janet Milleret, Judy Denton, Col- leen Wright, Nancy Ulmer and Mike Lewis, during calculus third hour. Mr. Racy is available to help the students with their homework problems. Mathematics, the universal language of numbers, includes algebra, geometry, trig- onometry, statistics, and calculus with analytic geometry. Students in the various classes are challenged by trapezoids, quadratic equa- tions, sines and cosines, square roots, and velocity and acceleration. From these, stu- dents acquire a new vocabulary, a new way of reasoning, and a new knowledge of mathe- matics . 27