Millbrook High School - Laurel Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Mrs. Dalton, our librarian, is always busy keeping records and helping students. In some ways the years are hard, but we have faithful friends who help see us through. They want the best for us and have so guided our steps. Ever ready to show the way . . . ■ Ar Jane Proctor has done it again. ' She has honored M.H.S. by being a National Merit Semifinalist - look out fellow finalists! Teddy Parrish finds the new library type- writer a valuable aid. . . . With Good Guides Mrs. Dalton shows a freshman class how to use the library. Mrs. Johnston aids Eric Lortz as he seeks help while planning for college. 9

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While teaching the subjunctive mood, Mrs. Pollard manages to keep her happy smile. Linda Norwood acts out Lady MacBeth ' s famous sleepwalking scene. Meet Julius Caesar and Brutus. Wait! That looks like Dana Prokos and David Berry. Learning by Doing . . . Miss Irving looks over Elizabeth Stimpson ' s shoulder as she takes an English test. For some, Shakespeare has been interesting. For others, it was dull. But regardless of the attitude taken, everyone learned something. Learning through acting or watching, but learning . . . Witches? Yes. Luther Dishman, Danny Connell, and Anna Jones act out a scene in senior literature. Beverly Byrum and Tisa Loizou dramatize a scene in junior English.

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Are these students really studying algebra? Geometry students apply geometric reasoning” on a test. It ' s so easy I can do it with my eyes closed, says Vicki Alford as she con- structs a triangle. Colon Terrell points out the steps of a tricky geometry problem to his classmates. New Ideas in Mathematics . . Millbrook’s mathematics department prepares stu- dents as they train for their futures, in hope that they will be fully equipped with not only an understanding of math, but also a power of reasoning. Seniors apply what they have previously been taught in general math and Algebra 1 as they study geometry and advanced al- gebra. In doing so they realize that math is an impor- tant step in the preparation for a future in any field. Mr. Farthing explains an algebra problem to a bewildered class. Miss Pate has help in finding the right paper. 10