Nevada High School - Nevamo Yearbook (Nevada, MO)

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For H zglaer Educatzon Studying such basic courses as geography, English, math, and history at the Safeway build- ing, the eighth graders learn under the guidance of the four core curriculum teachers, Mr. Ham- blin, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Pickens, and Mrs.Dahmer UPPER RIGHT: ,Dale Herren studies the globe in Mrs. Picken's room while Linda Leer awaits her turn. CENTER: In Mr. Hamb1in's room Johnny Rob- inson, Betsy McDermott, Janice Beisly, Sue Ann Harpold, and Cheryl Ralston hold a round table discussion using the rules they have just learned in their English class. LOWER LEFT: Putting into practice the math principles Mrs. Dahmer has taught them, Tommy Woolverton and Ann Swearingen measure the floor so that the class can determine the area of their room. LOWER RIGHT: All is quiet in Mrs. Co1e's room. The history assignment seems to be really absorbing as everyone looks for the answers to the study questions.

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WTHK ilf 5 , umm' Hzgla Prqmres .... At the Nevada Motor Company Building the four home room teachers guide the seventh graders through geography, social studies, language, arts and math courses. UPPER LEFTQ Lily Winters points out the con- tinents on the ma in Mrs. Teel's room while Rob- P ert Selsor calls the names of the places from his book. CENTER: ln Mrs. McGovney's room Evelyn Leedy serves as moderator while Douglas Breen, Donnie Belcher, Diane Byram, and Barbara Shaver debate on statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. LOWER LEFT: Listening carefully for mis- takes, the' spelling Bees , Beverly Simmons, Billy Farnham, and Gary Knoblauch are waiting with Mrs Barkell for Erle Frye's rendition of rabbit . LOWER RIGHT: Of course. It's easy once you see it, thinks Larry Ware and Paula Wright while Helen Walker demonstrates her solution to a tough thought problem in Mr. Curry's math class.

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fl A ,fx .. ,mg e it 'QRTHYX ni YM! ' ,I- aff ff ' 5 X Q X-Y-f-ff'--' The Sciences and Mathematics . . ln this day of motion, medicine, and muttnik, the need for scientific knowledge is more compelling thanever. N .H.S. stu- dents have flocked to the science classes taught by Miss Jackson, Mrs. Gregory, and Mr. jones, who have a combined enrollment of 248 students. UPPER LEFT: Freshmen in Miss Jack- son's general science class pursue the weath er and other subjects of interest in their newspapers. UPPER RIGHT: A lot of intriguing work is displayed in a typical grasshopper collec tion that we borrowed from the biology closet in Mrs. Gregory's room. BOTTOM: Actually we think Mr. Jones trusts Jerry Janes, Virginia Pearse, and Linda Loy more than his handy first aid kit implies! They are learning a lot of chemis- try and don't seem very much disturbed by the occupational hazards .