Nicolet High School - Shield Yearbook (Glendale, WI)

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As Bruce Frank prepared to record the answer, Richard Rubin fed the magnetic data card into the school 's new computer. Amidst several probability props, Norm Matar tested the chances of throwing two sixes. As Mr. Johnson looked on, Madeline Crivello recorded the results to calculate the frequency of throwing like numbers. MATHEMATICS CCMPUTED FO RM ULAS, ACTS, A D FIGURE Teachers performed magic with only logic up their sleeves. Facts organized in a truth table enlightened students once confused by mathematical illu- sions. The new computer hummed out answers as fast as students clicked the buttons. And finally, formal proofs on the board dispelled all mystery. Then students tried their hands at a per- formance, using for props gaily covered geometry models and their own inge- nuity. As Mr. Kottke and Debby Hentzen checked the jus- tifications for his reasons, Herb Wiedemann tried a hand-waving proof. l

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The barber shop was the scene of this original skit presented by the fourth year German class. Through these skits German students were able to apply the vocabulary and grammar they had learned. In this episode of Je Parle Francais film engrossed I-S French students watched Margot excitedly announce to her friends that she was going to France. FOREIGN LANGU G z STIMLILLIS T0 CULTURE The foreign Language Department brought languages and cultures of countries around the globe to Nicolet students. Latin students jour- neyed into the past by reading classics by Caesar, written in his own tongue. Spanish students strengthened their understanding of the oral lan- guage through practice in groups discussing famous landmarks of Latin America. French stu- dents watched and listened to films of the travels of Margot and her uncle, films which taught them how the true Frenchman speaks. Russian stu- dents Iearned the different alphabet of their Ian- guage so that they were able to later write com- positions on the cities of Russia. German students recited dialogues consisting of new vocabulary words which aided them in understanding folk songs and customs of Germany. By varied tech- niques the Foreign Language Department brought their students the spirit of countries - through language. X. I .g . 'X Building vocabulary by playing a Russian scrabble game was the way Rusty Borkin and Mike Winters spent their classroom , X period. 15

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-an Z 2 A . I' Q y.r. I 2 I I I E I I Q Q., Vw-'fw,,.,, A sion. The element of question was something all science students experienced with experi- mentation. Pam Goldsmith, a chemistry student, tested her questions in this experi- ment concerning vapor pressure. I f can ' ...J X4 1 ',,, 1 1 I7 fter making their own investigation about the effect of the moon on Earth's tides, Mr. Larson's Earth Science class shared thoughts in a concluding discus- Sue Frederickson and Judy Thomson tested the logic of their think- ing in interpreting data for random synthesis. A ,z ,I SCIENCE PRQJECTS MQTIV TED LOGICAL THINKING Throughout this year, young scientists with limit- less ideas learned to apply if . . . then logic in form- ing hypotheses. Then planning ways to put their hy- potheses to the teSt, the logical thinkers chose mate- rials to work with, whether assembling a paralax viewfinder or preparing an acid solution to form coacervates. For many days orange liquids bubbled in test tubes, light reflected from mirrors and refracted through water, and organisms grew under the micro- scope. Finally, after much experimentation, students concluded from their observations. The scientists now could use what they had learned from logical thinking and apply this knowledge to new scientific problems.