New Carlisle High School - Olive Branch Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

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Algebra Plus Geometry Equals Headaches It appears that Mr. Noel is trying to tell Dick something. Trig is not as hard as all that, June! New Carlisle High School offers a wide variety of math courses. These are highschool math, algebra, plane geometry, and trigonometry. High school math concerns itself with the basic fundamentals of mathe - matics. The course, taught by Mr. Loyal Marker, is offeredto all fresh- men. Algebra, is offered for two years. Mrs. Ruth Crouch instructs students in the workings of equations and the mystery of the unknown. Those who finish first year algebra may enrollin a second and more dif- ficult year. Plane geometry, taught by Mr. Robert Noel, gives students the con- cept of plane objects such as tri- angles, angles, and lines, and theoretical application of logic. Trigonometry is offered for a full year at New Carlisle. Mr. Darle Pfieffer taught the course this year.

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Gib, Sandy, and Mr. Calhoun watch as Mary befuddles Fred. Science... fourney into the Unknown Jean takes a spin around the physics room! Realizing the need for knowl- edge of science in today's nuclear world, New Carlisle High School offers three basic science courses. Biology, the first, is required for all sophomores unless the stu- dent takes plane geometry and plans to take chemistry in his junior year or physics inhis senior year. Under the direction of Mr. Jack Calhoun, each student was required to compose either a collection of leaves or a col- lection of insects. Mr. James Woolsey lead the juniors andseniors in an explora - tion of the chemical world, Two hours a day were devoted to the study and experimentation of chemical reactions, properties, composition, and uses of matter. The third course, offered to seniors, isphysics, taught by Mr. Darle Pfieffer. Students probed the science dealing with natural laws and processes and the properties of matter and energy. Brian, Doug, and Jim try their luck at making oxygen.

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New Carlisle High School, realizing the importance of English for success inany field, has expanded its English Department to meet the individual needs of every student. Everyone received the basic require- ments by completing three years of grammer, literature, speech, vocabulary, spelling, and composi- tion. For the student planning to attendcollege, a fourth year, Senior English, was offered. What? No Funnies? English Curriculum Increased M:aF- wet acd]. Fp3e- Sue and Linda receive a few pointed'' pointed remarks on debate procedure. It looks as if the boys are not fooling Mrs. Bechtel in their research. Remedial Reading, a course that was recently introduced, stressed the development of reading skills and offered individual assistance to those students who had some dif- ficulty with reading. This year, a new addition was made to our English Department, Speech and Debate. This elective offered students a change to express themselves and gain poise by pre- senting formal debates for school andcommunity organizations. The classalso entered the area league, which gave them an opportunity to compete with other schools. iP FU 10