Miami Palmetto High School - Palm Echo Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Mathematics Teachers Introduce New Methods Building not only a basic understanding of mam. the Math Department stressed the need of more 1ogica! thinking within their students. In three honors classes. Math Analysis. Honors Algebra II. and Math V. new methods of teach- ing were used. AIgebra-Trigonometry classes experimented with a new book; new suppiies in General Math, plus an overhead projector. were available for the use of the entire departmEnL Students entering the Southeastern USA Na- tional Mam Contest had an opportunity to take advantage of a scholarship offered by the Universiiy of Miami. Hrs. Joanne Fenstermacher smiles as she notes that her Aigebra I students earned A's on a daily quiz. MIITH DEPARTMENT HEAD VIRGTNIA TERRY REMINDS PUPILS OF THE IMPORTJINCE DF HDMEWURK.

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Science Researchers Use College Facilities A new age has emergedean age of great ad; vances where man uncovers and explores many intricate and complex problems in the scientific world. Students learned the wonders of science as the Science Department worked to further the studentsh knowledge and establish a solid foundation. guiding students to reach their highest potential. Dissecting animals, a part of 8868 Biology. introduced sophomores to 3 13!: science. A new Science Research class offered students the opportunity to work on projects individually. OlhercourseSeCHEM Study. Chemistry. Nurses Chemistry. Biology II. and PhySECPpromoted interest in the sciences. While rnnnitering T.V. Binlngy class. Mr. Errol Seegers Mrs. Priscilla Evetett explains through demonstration the gas laws to Billy BOId pauses to answerastudent'squeshon about thelesson. in chemistry.r c1355. Experimentation develops the students' analytical abilities. J. Wayne

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M. A3lan J. Ganida L n. n. A. Frankel M. Hubbard V. TerryI B. Williams Mr. John lnrin uses the ovethead projector to plot points on a staph. He taaches a semester of trigonometry and one semester of analytic geometry.