Niles Township High School East - Reflections Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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These boys use library facilities to compile information for their history term papers. This year the main goal of the Social Studies Department was to divide all courses into ability groups. This plan was carried out with Honors programs in Non-Western Ci¬ vilizations, World History, and United States History. Juniors and Seniors who wanted college credit for their work in history were able to take APP American and European History. In this program, the students had the opportunity to pe rform individual research projects and to attend many out-of-school conferences. Field trips became an impor¬ tant part of this year ' s curriculum. Classes were taken to visit such places as the Orien¬ tal Institute and the Newberry Library. Social studies classes utilized materials from AVA. This year, programmed learning was introduced into the Social Studies De¬ partment. Under this process, the teachers made their own filmstrips concerning their respective subjects. In the extra-curricular level, the International Relations Club was formed for students interested in current events. Guest speakers and reports given by members acquainted the club with im¬ portant world situations. International Relations Club, whose subject is the modern world, is handled by David McQueen (presi¬ dent), Brad Ellison (vice-president), Joel Goldman (parliamentarian), and Joanne Sonn (secretary).

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These students concentrate before answering the difficult test questions on the Civil War. al Studies tours the societies of the world. This student listens carefully to the history lecture to make sure he gets accurate notes.

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Reasoning is the key to success at mathematics for Larry Cohen and Al Gitlis. To prepare its students for whatever fields they choose, Niles offers a variety of mathe¬ matics courses. The one year mathematics requirement may be fulfilled by taking either General Mathematics or Algebra I. Students may then take Plane Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry to complete a four year sequence. Honors classes complete these courses in three years and may then take an APP course in Analy¬ tic Geometry or Calculus. In its continuing drive to modernize its mathematics instruction, the department this year has introduced a modern algebra text¬ book to all first year algebra classes and a modern geometry book to the classes in Honors Geometry. Through constant effort to keep abreast of new developments in the teaching of mathematics, Niles is effectively preparing the students of today for their roles in tomorrow ' s worlds. f Deep concentration is the only way to solve problems.