Mount Hebron High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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Sensing our surroundings Imagine a school where no one had the ability to see , hear, smell, taste, or feel. Obviously, the barriers op- posing a student in such an environment would be nearly insurmountable. What could pos- sibly be accomplished? Thus, we can appreciate the impor- tance of something often taken for granted - our senses. Separately each sense contributes to our knowledge in its own unique fashion. Together, they are the engi- neers of our total learning experience . For though we sel- dom stop to think about it, exiled from all our senses we would be nothing. Realizing this, contem- porary educators have formu- lated a teaching process which aims to appeal to our five senses. And though, more than likely, it fails to occur to us while we are sitting in class, the roots of our entire educational system are planted here , amongst these five path- ways to the mind.

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Ac demics The real reason behind a school is academics, the courses one studies. The subjects fascinated and bored students and in their own way prepared students for life. Keeping with this and the idea of transition there were new graduation requirements and minimum competency tests for perspective graduates of the Classes of 1979 and 1980. Twenty credits were necessary for graduation along with four credits of '72 hours of physical activity. New courses such as Gymnastics, Karate . Team Sports and Outdoor Education met the influx of students. The addition of Advanced Placement U . S. History met the demand of the college minded student. And Title IX, which mandated that all courses would be offered co- educationally resulted in the sexes clashing on fields and courts and in kitchens. OPPOSITE TOP: Recording data from experiments is a large part of Chemistry student Laura Steiner's class which relies heavily on observation. Students are expected to keep notebooks for this purpose. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: The media center is a place for studying, socializing and occasionally, daydreaming. LEFT: Preparing for a practical on the systems of the human are Vicki Jones and Carol Ziegler. Advanced Biology students are to learn about the human anatomy through the dissection of rats. INSET: As one of the many participants in the Science Fair, Jeff Meredith's project dealt with rocketry. ACADEMICS 123

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OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: A concert in thc audi torium gives Steve Payne a chance to calm the savage beasts. TOP MIDDLE: Chemistry student Dave Compton practices technique in one of his frequent visits to the lab during lunch period. ABOVE: A Travel Day in Spanish III provides a unique opportunity for Alita Reyes. Robin Bishop, and Tammy Wirth to air their Spanish by ordering a meal in a restaurant. FAR LEFT: The rich earthy odor of the greenhouse at Vo-Tech embraces Craig Heckathorn Horticulture students raised both vegetables and flowers as part of their study. LEFT: Precision of hand is one essential skill taught in the Industrial Arts Department. Gary Simmons exhibits this skill in the use of a saw. ACADEMlCS!ln!roduchon 125