Mount Vernon High School - Skagina Yearbook (Mount Vernon, WA)

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, a As We Set Our Courses to the Corners of the World - Mathematics The Language of description is what mathematics is called at Mount Vernon High School. Successful courses in mathe- matics teach students to think clearly, using their powers of reasoning to face daily life as well as classroom situations. If a knowledge of mathematics is useful only in class- room arithrnetical calculations, mathematics would not be an important area of study. However, it is increasingly evident each day that mathematics has a major role in mod- ern society. People who attempt to compete in a highly technical society must have a good foundation in mathematics, for with- out such knowledge they are severely handi- capped. Thus Mount Vernon High School plans to add to its curriculum a course for Senior students lacking a good background in mathematics, giving them a last opportu- nity to prepare themselves for intelligent ex- istence in our fast-moving society. Science In the hope that students of MVHS will ac- quire an appreciation for several areas of science, courses in biology, chemistry, phys- ics, earth science, and electricity are offered. Teachers attempt to demonstrate the effec- tiveness of scientific thinking, a reasoning process in which memorized facts are impor- tant only when they can support or refute a theory. High school science study is valuable to the college-bound student and essential to students who leave high school and enter a society in which every individual must be well-informed, with a wide basic background in a variety of Fields. Such a background can make each person a more useful, intelligent citizen. xx. L... 'N FRANCES DAVIS - Washington State University B.A., Algebra. BILL DeHON - Western Washington State College B.A. Ed., B.A. Arts and Science, Geometry. 12 ALLEN EVANS - Western Washington State College B.A., Geometry, Chemistry, Math Analysis. AL RAVNIK - Western Washington State College B.A., Algebra, Geome- try. PAUL REIMAN - Pacif- ic Lutheran University B.A., Algebra, Advanced Math, Honor Society Adviser, Head Wrestling Coach, Assistant Baseball Coach.

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Out New Ideas to Improve Cur Educational System rw-nf? administration has the responsibility to expand school improve facilities, and recruit the teaching stall. the past year much has been accomplished. administration has enjoyed a pleasant year working to the educational opportunities for the more than one young people enrolled in the Mount Vernon high 0 a well-trained and experienced stall, new instructors have added in several subject areas. classrooms, a complete music department, and a mod- ' library help house one hundred twenty-five additional students of Mount Vernon High School are fortunate to live in a country and a community that offer an oppor- tunity to everyone who will accept the challenge to educate himself. Policy and desire dictates that the school board works un- tiringly with the community and the professional staff to keep the schools at a high level of educational service. The board will devote many hours of additional time this year in planning for the proposed new sciences and arts building provided for by a bond levy in 1960. In addition to their usual problems, the board is joining with lay citizen groups to study means for improving and expanding the curricula. , 3 . gi -gt SJ if l ALMA MURRAY - University of Washington B.S., Counseling, Girls' 1 gyygjjs .,f M Club Adviser. F'-f ssvtt' ' V. P . IKR T C H ice rmcipa ay H ,R owe f - Vice Principal Dave E. DuVall - . ,,.-..,t .,,.. R' M... 1'

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We Need Guides - Teachers to Aid Us Along the Way . sxssss. W... G 'A GERALD BOGAR - Western Washington State College B.A., DONALD SUNDEAN - Western Washington State College B.A., B.S., Biology, General Science. JOSEPH NORLIE H- Luther Col- Biology. MALCOLM THOMSON H University of Washington lege B.A., Electricity, General Science, Physics. B.S., Chemistry, Junior Counselor. Dissecting a frog is fascinating work, and if you don't believe it, ask Mark Swan- son and Chris Hanson who are shown here working in biology lab. In addition to such interesting tasks as this, MVHS biology students in Mr. Bogar's and Mr. Sundean's classes study microscopic, plant, and animal life. They start with protoplasm and end their year's work with the study of man. It takes a lot of concentration to get a geometry assignment done cor- rectly, sophomore Allene Ward, above left, can testify to that. Classroom time just isn't enough - it takes a few hours at home each evening, too. After Allene has learned the necessary theories, she will find many of her problems easier to answer. She is a student in Mr. Reiman's class. Working mathematics can be fun - especially when you use some of the devices that help solve problems. Gay Polson, Mary Rygmyr, and Curt Wylie, sophomore students in Mr. Ravnick's geometry class, demonstrate a special problem to their classmates to prove the point. 'h-MN' 65,3- ' 13