Limestone Community High School - Amulet Yearbook (Bartonville, IL)

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THE SCIENCES CHALLENGE STUDENTS Today's great emphasis on science is demonstrated at Lime- stone by the large number of stu- dents taking Our various science courses. A course in chemistry is very popular with the students. The first few weeks are spent in learning the valences and symbols of the. most important elements out of the 104 known ones. After accomplishing this challenge the students study the reactions taking place between various substances through experimentation in the lab and through writing and bal- ancing formulas. Later in the year the students begin learning the basic fundamentals concerning atomic energy. They learn home safety factors and the use of the Geiger counters as Kathe Hedum and Steve Stevens are doing with the aid of Mr. Wyzlic. All Sophomores are required to take Biology. This interesting course consists of studying living things. The students begin their study with plants, then they study the simplest one-celled animals and work up to the most complex animal, man. They are required to make leaf and bug collections to augment their studies. The Biology classes are well known for their dissection of frogs and that smelly formaldehyde. The organs of the frog are similar to man's and the dissection helps the students to understand how they themselves tick. Laboratory equipment plays a big part in helping the students understand the fundamentals of Biology. Here, Mr. Richard Ingram is explaining the respiratory sys- tem to Linda Farrow and John Ector, by using their new skeleton. 22

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NUMBERS MAKE OUR HEADS GO ROUND The Mathematics department at Limestone offers a rather complete education in the field of math to interested students. For Freshmen, a course in math is required, either General Mathematics or Algebra I. The first offers more teaching of basic arithmetic, while the latter introduces a new concept of using letters instead of numbers in work- ing problems. The second course in math is Plane Geometry. In the picture Evie Grafleman and Chris Tenney are trying to prove twc lines parallel with the help of their instructor, Mr. Dick Barnett. The elective offered to Juniors or other students is Algebra II. In this class, the students delve deeper into the knowledge they gained in Algebra I. The seniors take a semester of Solid Geometry and a semester of Trigonometry. Office machines is one of the many interesting courses in the business field at Limestone. It is very important that the students learn to use these machines if they are seeking a career in business. They learn to use the adding and calculating machines; the dupli- cators, both the ditto and the mimeograph; the ediphone; and the electric typewriter. At the left, Mrs. Rosemary Lynn is supervis- ing as Karen Dawson puts into practice her knowledge of stencil- ling by making programs for bas- ketball and football games. For projects, the students make pos- ters depicting phases of the busi- ness world. These future secre- taries help the newspaper staff by addressing the school papers that are sent home to the parents. 21

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LCHS STUDENTS DEVELOP NUMEROUS SKILLS Metal shop is a favorite subject of the boys. The- freshman course consists of learning the names and the uses of various hand tools and simply knowing their way around the shop. The importance of safety is stressed throughout the course. As a project the boys, using hand tools, make household equipment such as cookie cutters, dust pans and match boxes. In the advanced courses, the students learn to use the power equipment in the shop. The boys in the picture are using the shaper with the assistance of Mr. Eugene Gire. They also learn to use the milling machine and the lathes. Welding is also taught in advance courses. These boys make equipment for their future workshops such as hammers, chisels, clamps, and vices. Basketball is one of the many sports offered in Limestone's P.E. department. As shown in the pic- ture, Mrs. Smith, acting as referee, begins the game with a jump ball. Other sports include archery, bad- minton, baseball, ping-pong, shuf- fleboard, and volleyball. Social dancing and square dancing, which the students look forward to each year, is also offered. Physical education keeps the stu- dents in good physical shape, teaches them good sportsmanship, and helps them to understand the importance of teamwork. It in- creases their skill in playing and brings them in contact with a va- riety of sports. The girls are tested on their knowledge of the rules throughout the year. 23