New Castle Chrysler High School - Rosennial Yearbook (New Castle, IN)

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Small group discussions prove to be some- what comical at times. .. .f - ,,, ff f f x . Wa Wlyy A t is Www: an its Conversations develop into heated argu- ments when discussing politics. 25 mall Groups Are Lively ln Social Studies Numerous changes have been made within the Social Studies Department this year. Special areas were set aside for large and small group instruction. The concrete wall between rooms B214 and B215 was removed and a folding partition added to form a large group area. Small group rooms were achieved by dividing B204 with folding walls. Again this year, Student Council and class elections were conducted by history students. A mock election also was held during the time of the gen- eral elections last November. Out- standing social studies students were selected to attend Boys' and Girls' State at Indiana University. Applying correct voting procedures, john Younghaus casts his vote.

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Resource Center Spurs Thinking Resource Center is helpfiil to Wayne Mitchell and Perry Gates. Imiividzmlism Is Stressed In English WVith every student taking three years of English, this department had the biggest enrollment of all. Making the most of flexible scheduling, teach- ers used more resource materials and audio-visual aids to encourage stu- dents to express themselves in speak- ing and writing. A habit of good read- ing and an appreciation of literature also were encouraged by members of this department. NVhat used to be the Reading Lab became the English Resource Center, Bl08. Bookshelves and tables were added as well as many small desks for studying. Magazines, books, records of literary works, and a nearly com- plete selection of plays by Shakes- peare were added. - Trying to express himself, john Stonerock uses creativity and skill. 24 Writing summaries of stories read in class helps pupils in self-expression.

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I I Using answers on the lab door, Scott Witt and Wayne Tague correct mistakes. A study in concentration, Montey Holloway is absorbed in Trigonometry. Innovations Modernize Math N ew Closed Circnit Television Ceeinerns Shaw Ancient Principles Geometry, technical math, senior math, and algebra were all offered to students this year. The geometry course provided sophomores with a world of axioms, theorems, and geo- metric figures as their first high school math course. Modem algebra was offered to juniors who liked being challenged with logarithms and slide rules. Seniors who elected to take trigonometiy or senior math explored imaginary numbers and trig functions. Technical math was open to anyone who had successfully completed one year of mathematics and was particu- larly helpful to students in practical arts classes. This year, sophomores learned ge- ometric fundamentals in large group lectures over closed circuit television. Small group meetings also were held each week as were lab sessions so that students could obtain more individual help where needed. Attentive listening and understanding are necessities in Algebra.