Mars Area Junior Senior High School - Planet Yearbook (Mars, PA)

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Ile nlups Initiative ' 4'-,ggqv'3' . 'KJ 'Tis' fli ' fewffswjwzf 6 .5: 'iifisiigs Efzif' ' ' 'sig 1 - '.'. 1 r, fri' :ti L 'Q .l?' gtg .git .5 N 5, , ' mu g 'sjnj :f- A 'L ss P .. age .gs Q Z. '- 1 : fs ' f..,,,g f f we' L .,.f:,ri ik ., mg-':r..f Q ff. .fr ' :ee A jail tt: ' W Q X V - 'ft .. ' 5 4y..a A' Mrs. Vide Hudson Mrs. Shirley Kelly Mr. Rinhurd Kemper Mix: Nancy Kozol: Mn. Lois Lutshaw Librarian 9th English l0th English, Reading Business Math 12th English Programmed learning has entered its second yeor ot Mars Area High School. This year, both the number of students in the program and the course selection has increased. Portici- pants first chose from Genetics, Spelling, Human Behavior, Statistics, or Sets, Relations, and Functions before trying any of the new programs. These ranged from figures of speech to calculus, from bookkeeping to chess. During the second semester, copies of these texts were placed in the school library where the entire student body could use them. For the first time programmed materials were introduced to o classroom. ln a pilot study, a class of seniors used The Constitution, How a Bill Becomes a Law, and The Changing City in their second-semester study of sociology and govern- ment. Outside reading, individual reports, and class discus- sion supplemented the programmed courses. Otiise Practice, Typing, Shorthand English Dept. Heed vw in .. Ty Wt! r-fx, X, if ASSOCIATE TEACHER, larry Fisher, explain: u Geometry problem to sophomore students. ie? 1 ' -swim. ...W 2- NVI ' F! wifi .fs 9 CHEMISTRY TEACHER, Mrs. Church, supervise: on experiment. 23

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Prnqralnmed Learning ,so Mali Kem: X .:.x,. :ze ...V- ,bmiv ' .an- IT! y I 4 gf , Q. A7 Mas. GARDNER msrmvs scienn WORK IN the :natal shop intrigues eighth grade students. if it l 5 . l 4 , -.. V Q ll I ,Jw a Q If 'Y fs fjw ? t- Me '. new ,,- A 'email L, project lor Buhl Planetarium. Many educational authorities feel that the Carnegie Unit is o prime example of overstandardization in America's school system. This unit means students must spend a specified time in classroom work for any given subject. Educators feel that such a generalization cannot be made. Some students may need less time to learn an English lesson, but may need three times the required standard to understand a physics problem. They also feel that such a program has a definite lack of unscheduled time. They contend that students should be given a chance to initiate projects of their own. Pressure to obtain good grades sometimes forces students to take on easy subiects. By doing this, these students may be cheating themselves out of knowledge they would need in the future. f .lil - '14 f egf ni- Qt rt. , T - . . ' 5' ' 1 . ty t - P Na Q I t,- , - lf V , gt 3 , . ' 12 ' c , . tc, e so 0 Q R t , . , L, , '- l A ' 45 ' ' 1 , . ia .-5 .-at L ' ,gui i 1 , sf' y v ' 33 . Xlrtfsi lt. , - K . te 1 X : ' 5. 1 t Ms, t f f.'2i? , 1. 5 my ' we , . ' M ll, .. 4 c .vc Mrs. Margaret Gardner Mrs, Jean Hammond Mr. Thomas Hawkins, Jr. Mr. John Henichecl: Mrs, Margaret Horwitz Science Health Dir. of Instructional 7th, Bth Geography Vocal Music Mqiuntif c...i.f, sure: swam nspv. Hua 22

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Mrs. Elmeretta lecrana Economics, P.U.D. 1 I g Q Mr. Keith Magnon Flaxtics, Electric Shep .'.' ' , x . . if' 5 ' it iff il l' . V Q i . , s- P Mrs, Adelaide Mclaughlin French .1 Accelerated Aside from their regular course of study, capable students are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities presented to them to further their academic achievements. ln math and science there is on accelerated program in use. One is also being developed for social studies and English. STUDENTS DEVELOP typing techniques In preparation tor their future in the buxinus world. 1 Mr. James lun 10th English, Spuch ues, 1 x X 1- ..?' Va .ri Mr. sag.. Mess. ammefy. Math Dept. Head Accelerated'math classes are given eighth grade math in seventh grade so that when they become seniors they will receive an extra year of advanced math. This year's seniors were the first to be oFfered such a challenging course. Freshman students taking the accelerated science course are permitted to take Biology instead of General Science. An advanced second-year biology course concentrating on the biochemical aspects of life is then offered to these students in their sophomore year. In the advanced social studies and English courses, home- work is kept to a minimum, so that emphasis can be placed on the learning through independent reading. Discussion of books and magazine articles are included as an essential part of the new program. Plans are underway to augment and improve these courses for the coming years. SANDY WEISSEFT utilizes a pasting machine in amen practice.