Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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W, 'wwf W! 44 f X fresh 41 W-Xa, 'T..., ' Prctured from top to bottom are Mr Boyce Ashford Mr Cham Atwood Mr Bull Boyd Mr Ogle Clrbum and Mr Gnlberr Cook Sklll are developed The Trades and Industry Department of MHS provrdes mstructron rn the followmg sublect mat ter areas auto mechanrcs, auto body electnctty, machrne shop, mechanlcal drawmg prmtmg, wood work and general shop In the general shop 1n structron IS grven rn woodwork metalwork arts and crafts, and plastxcs 7 s Durmg the freshman and sophomore years the shop courses are exploratory 1n nature and are lrmrted to one hour tn length Some students may choose to specrallze ln one occupatronal sklll, and they wlll enter the pre vocatronal or vocational classes of thexr chorce durxng the1r Junlor and senlor year The Trades and Industry Department IS a strand of great rmportance to the fabrlc of school hfe Dur mg the year 1ts contrrbutes to many school events whether rt be prmtlng programs or bu1ld1ng frames for a float Students ln thls department enter varlous fm nshed products nn an annual Craftsmens tournament A Craftsmens Club enables students to partlcnpate rn many act1v1t1es mcludrng freld trrps Department head ts Mr Lester Peterson Mr Bull Boyd and John Sullrvan rake a mrnure out of then: work to look at our photographer Pnctured from top to bottom are Mr Robert Huber Mr Harry I1Nlothe Mr Lestr Peterson Mr Sam Prxce Mr Charles Vaughan and Mr Ed Work 19 f W -'hav .-Q, SR' ...Q Su x 'X 'ev ti X l x 'Rav' 'ss-Q. wt w ,V , : 1 Q, , f ' f ' ' f . 1., X .... 1 s 'N . . ' . . . . 2 L gm . at y J ,Q 1 - - . 'W A s if l a I I if b l -..J gl' I.. p .xl l . . ,v TT' . A . I ,Q

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Y' Prctured from top to bottom are Mtss Catherine Doherty Mr Kenneth Frtch ner Mr Loren Horton Mr Leonard Mnley and Mtss Barbara Mcjrlton History I reviewed Strands of hlstory play a large part rn mans lrfe, as everythxng he does and achreves IS recorded for future study and use A knowledge of the past IS rmportant rf a student rs to have a well rounded educanon The Hrstory Department at MHS trres to grant students thrs knowledge as rt teaches them hrstory as IC has come down through the years Students learn how therr country and other coun tr1es of the world have grown not only physrcally but mentally and spmtually as well, along wnth the trmes Besldes hrstory students study and analyze the happemngs whrch take place rn our modern age and era Socral Studres classes usually take a freld trrp to Columbra or San Francrsco Each year rt IS the usual procedure for the Semor Problems classes to vrsrt the Modesto State Hosprtal They learn to understand the problems whrch exlst today Classes offered rn the Hlstory Department are Socral Studres, Amerrcan Hrstory World Hrstory h Current Affarrs and Senror Problems Department Kr' JJ 'head IS Mr Leonard Maley W ml Mr John Whrtaker shows a locatron to Dave Montgomery Prctured from top to bottom are Mr Reneau Reneau Mr John Sample Mt Lawrence Steenwyk Mr John Whrr aker and Mr Thomas Yonker Q O 0 O W . I .l . - . aryl, . ' . . lflfyjflja 'W' - If 211. . il S 1 . .

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For the college preparatory student and for those students who are plannrng to follow a career rn engrneerlng, scrence, mathe matlcs, and related frelds, the Modesto Hrgh School Mathemathrcs Department offers courses ID algebra geometry, advanced alge bra, trrgonometry, and soltd geometry For those students who de srre further study rn mathematrcs before startrng algebra or for those who do not mtend to take algebra but wish some mathe matrcs beyond grammar school arrthmetrc the department offers general mathematrcs Last, but certamly not least, rt offers practrcal mathematrcs for those students who wrsh to rmprove thexr sk1ll rn the four fundamental operations of arxthmetrc therr hrgh school years unless they fall a mathematrcs test glven to them rn therr Junror year rn whrch case they are requnred to take senror mathematrcs College preparatory students, however, are requrred to take two years of mathematlcs 10 order to com plete therr major Business mathemaucs 15 a course whlch students majorrng rn busmess must take Advanced algebra, trrgonometry, and solrd geometry are the more advanced mathematrcs courses Department head 15 Mr Eu gene Mould Rrtchrc Verhaegen and Lanny Copeland ponder over a Ing onometry problem ..n. is-N O , - l Students are not required to take a mathematics course in i Math IS solved