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

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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

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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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debate—forensics investigate and present negative and or affirmative Many students, who were in- terested in public speaking, attended the debate and forensics class which was held late hour. The first semester was focused on debate, while interest was on forensics the second semester. As a result of the practice the students gained, the debate team earned profitable experience in speaking on the spur of the mo- ment to defend either the nega- tive or the affirmative. Students in forensics showed their talent in duet acting, ex- temporaneous speaking and comi- cal reading. The results of this came to the eyes of the student body when the participants re- ceived excellent ratings at the district and state level. Debaters Connie Stucky, Connie Cooper, Mike Bar-Levav, and Mr. Rhoades meet in the hall before starting out to a debate meet. Steve Oldfather, Sarc Paretsky, Connie Stucky, Connie Cooper and Eric Wright discuss their accumulated information during practice.