New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Math Team Competed at Red Bud This year eight math courses were offered to students. A minimum of two math credits are required to graduate. Practical Math, Fun Math, Algebra I, Geometry, and Individualized Math are taught by Mr. Germann. Mr. Trotter teaches Technical Math, Business Math, and Algebra II. For the first time, NACHS organized a Math Team which competed at Red Bud High School. Through many hours of work, the students were taught to solve many different types of problems. At the contest, each student had to answer as many of sixty questions as they knew were correct. MATH TEAM: (Front Row) Lura Rettinghouse, Chris Boyett, Carrie Magill, and Jodi Bayer. (Second Row) Mary Rose Birkner, Karen Jansen. Amy Litteken, Don Hall. Dan Stoops, and Laura Parker. (Back Row) Jeff Short, Rhonda Kinzinger, Paul Pannier, Connie Wesolik, and Tom May. (Not Pictured) Jeff Parker Mr Germann listens to a student as she explains to him how she got Technical Math students busily work on their mathe-an answer. matical formulas. 16

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Students Learned about Past and Future While some students read their ROOTS book in U.S. History, one takes time out tor a nap. Through Social Sciences, students gained a better understanding of what has happened in the past, and were given the opportunity to prepare for the future. United States History told of past happenings. American Government and Consumer Education prepared students for their future. 15 Dan Koenigstein smiles after finally balancing his checkbook

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Biology Bought Pet Boa Constrictor Chemistry Made Ice Cream (Left) Amy Litteken and Laura Parker gossip while Ken Walton and Todd Ziegler work on an experiment. (Middle) Kyle Walker and Jim Woolford set up equipment for a chemistry experiment. (Below) Teresa Gale and Suzanne Seigfreid prepare a raccoon for dissection Students can choose from a range of Earth Science to Physics to fullfill their Science credit. Chemistry and Biology prove to be the most popular. This year Chemistry has had its largest class ever. The class had studied such things as distillations and compounds to making ice cream and Christmas bells. At the end of the year the Chemistry class took a field trip to Monsanto and P. D. George Paint Company. The Biology room has come alive with various animals such as tarantulas, snakes, turtles and tropical fish. The newest addition to the collection was a boa constrictor, which was bought from money collected from the students. Projects undertaken during the year have been bug collections and planting trees on Arbor Day.