Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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the course was revised to include more graph reading and to put more emphasis on the calculator. During the second semester stu- dents had math problems given to them on tapes to help improve their listening skills. These changes were not due to the addition of the ninth grade but initiated to help improve the department. The Math Department offers a wide variety of classes for different levels of interest and ability. These courses range from Gener- al Math, Pre Algebra, Informal Ge- ometry, Algebra I 81 ll, Plane and Sol- id Geometry, Trig, Pre Calculus, Problem Stat, Math Analysis, and Computer Programming. The Math Department isn't all work. The Math Club sponsors a number of activities. The club participated in a trip to Iowa City to tour the University's Math Department. On January 7 the department held Math Career Day where representatives from NIACC, ISU, UNI, and the University of Iowa made presentations related to Math. Post graduates of MCHS also talked to students about college and how their high school math benefit- ed them. At the end of the day the high school teachers sat down with post grads and lecturers to get new ideas on how to improve the math pro- gram at the high school. calculation. IT'S RIGHT HERE -Mr. Macek explains that , . lt's really very simple. A MATH STUDENTS BEST FRIEND - Kristy Frieden uses her calculator to figure another problem. THAT FIGURES -Sara Dixon completes her i is

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lVlath Department tries new innovations to help students The Math Department added two teachers to its staff this year when the ninth graders moved to the high school. Mr. Robert Macek trans- ferred from John Adams while Nlr. Gary Mott also made the switch from Roosevelt. Other changes in assignments saw Mr. Yarrow and Dr. Martin teaching General Math this year. While these two teachers were not new to the high school the change meant a change in preps. However, THE RESULTS ARE . . . -Senior Kevin Smith concentrates on his computer programming. gg xv YOU SEE -Mr. Meskel explains another ap- COMPUTATION -John Jamison works on the prgach, YIGXT pI'0blefT1.

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Social Studies strive to shape future from the past, present Students in social studies courses at MCHS attempted to learn from the past and present to shape the future. Many of the courses in the department helped students gain a better understanding of the things that influenced the world they live in. Students also had an opportunity to take courses which dealt with un- derstanding themselves. Courses READY T0 WRITE -Willie Willis and Shaun Roach ready for the next batch of notes. MORE INFORMATION -Mrs. Morse provides more information for her ninth grade class. 5? tif? M Rx g . M...-:CJ