Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

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Bob Herman works out a homework prob!em on the board. K . Mrs. Cynthia Mottle Mrs. Eileen Wilson New Math Course Offered . For college preparatory students the mathematics department offers the standard high school courses of algebra,-geometry, and trigonometry as well as math analysis and a new course in sets, probability, and statistics. Accelerated students have the opportunity of taking a full year of college Calculus under the University of Connecticut co- operative plan. Those who qualify obtain six cred- its at the University. For non-college bound students a basic math, al- gebra and geometry are taught. Those girls pre- paring for nursing may take the Nurses' Math courseg while the student preparing to enter the business world may select Business Math. A prize is given after each year to the outstanding math student in the Senior class. This prize is offered by the United Aircraft, and awarded on the basis of excellency and superior performance in all mathematics courses taken. HF 1 -. ,K bm ,J in Mr. Verne Burnett Mrs. Rosamond Toomey Mr. Harold Parks

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N'-e.t Students show interest in a complicated geometry problem f' fi L is Ni, to ? as Q.: Mr. Ralph Boles Mr. Joseph O'Brien Mr, Philip Hyde Mrs. Henrietta Sime helps Dave Mr. Richard Philips. Danielson a ,ff u

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High School Worlcl Reports Weekly Events Every Friday night several thousand people sit down to read the High School World page in the Manchester Evening Herald. Before them are spread the sto- ries of people and events which affect lVl.H.S. each week. Behind the scenes Worldings, supervised by lVIrs. Don and co-editors Helene Kiecolt and Barb Coconi, work frantically to meet their Wednesday deadlines. At the beginning of the year each reporter is assigned a beat, a club, sport, or special events. A special column, the Legion of Honor, is also written to give recognition to wor- thy seniors. Besides providing an ideal proving-ground for students who have journalistic inclinations, the High School World performs a valuable service by keeping the students and townspeople well-informed about the life at lVI.H.S. 7 -A half ai h ....-1.-gif Jim Newton and John Ostrout take a break before pursuing next week's assignment. k R is 3 X K .. .ag 'lf s H Liz Bickley and Susan Royce rush to meet a last minute deadline. Mrs. Joyce Don Helene Kiecolt and Barb Cocconi organize this week's f'World page