Marian Catholic High School - Mariner Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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i V! l , Charlotte-Bova tutors freshman Tom Corrigan in Algebra I. Sister Mary Jonella lj , lui H Q H -1? '13 'li pid - 1' .F 'N I 3. 1,1 3 is ' J fl Fred Prindaville was one of thirty-two students Who participated last summer'in the National Science Foun- dation Math Program at the University of Illinois. In our aero-space age, mathematical projection and precision measurement are increasingly important. The student who expects to find a place in an automated society cannot be content to be able to figure out percent rates or the per mile price of gasoline. He must, instead, learn to think mathematically, to handle number, symbol, structure, function, and space with confidence. He must be ready to apply this' mathe- matical language in a disciplined way, or to use it as a basis for advanced study. Besides its program of modern mathematics the department provides for able students by encouraging them to participate in courses for advanced senior high school students held at such places as the Illinois Institute of Technology and by inviting guest speak- ers to address them and confer with them. Geometry students prove complex problems. si . L I Sister Mary Blaise Sister Mary Samuel'

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Mathematics John Becker, Sandra Natale, Art LIINIHIIC display their geometric models. I .25 Sister Mary Clarissa Mrs. Sally O'Hare 'QIYIP' :fl Sister Mary Theophane Sister Mary Theophane explains a graph of inequalities Math IV students, Peter Kelly, John Miskowici, Charlotte Bova, Pat Stanfa, and Carol Sherrick, compute trigonometry problems. Mrs. Monica Quattriiclci

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i jim Wygant achieved first place in both district and state competition. PM I ss - . - - ...LII-I ., ' . 'l , ive,-new ti i I i ' Science Y, V ii' is ' L7 ii' , li l 47 :LX N , cd , b f X Mr. Robert Hunger Si5terVMary Janet Sister Mary Irene Salazar, Henry Wilson, Linda Bojanowski, and Mike Sheridan record data on a biological Chrysostom experiment. Jerry Leach, jim Gengo, and Jana Sales conduct an experiment based on the principles of distillation as part of a discussion on purification of liquids. 28 Since every student is an individual, the courses he takes must fit his needs and abilities. With this in mind, the science department offers courses based on various achieve- ment levels. General Science, part of the freshman curriculum, prepares them for more advanced courses by presenting the funda- mentals. Sophomores taking BSCS biology find it most interesting. This modern course is based on experimentation by which the students can see scientific principles in action. Chemistry is taught on two levels. Modern Chemistry, an excellent course for the average student, follows traditional lines. CBA chemistry, which is of a more challenging nature, deals with graphs, on which experiment results are plotted. Physics, too, offers two courses. Fundamentals of Physics gives the students general, applicable knowledge of physics. PSSC physics, a more difficult course, leads interested science students to fascinating insights through experimentation and discovery.