Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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’’Now right here between France, Germany. Austria, and Italy, we have Switzerland, land of the Alps.” Mr. Rohrich helps Gail Oss prepare for a map test by pointing out some of the countries involved. Knowing where historical events take place Is an Important aspect to world history, as Karen Knudsen discovers while working on a map. The hardest part is finding places that have ceased to exist over the centuries. M. L. Jaixen Ervin Wentling American History Fred Witte American History Problems Problems ► id 19

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Caesar, Napoleon, LBJ Played History’s Roles Now where would you find. . .? is a question posed to freshmen in social studies. Learning not only the whereabouts of a country, but the political and economical aspect of it, is the goal of this class. Students of sophomore world history learn of the past while at the same time they study current events. Outside reading helps to broaden the student's history knowledge. Here we have the cause. Now who can tell me what the effects are? is often asked of juniors in American history. The why's of history are stressed in this class. GMC 118 1 2 yesterday-up 2.8 today. Maybe I should sell IBM and buy GMC! Students of problems of American democracy learn to evaluate the ups and downs of the economy. Adding the study of the government and how it functions, seniors prepare to take a more active role in the community and the country. Problems classes often discuss current events. Here senior girls get together to Increase their knowledge of current happenings. Now when I was In Hawaii. . .” Mr. Wentllng sometimes strays from the basics of book learning but always relates his personal experiences to American history. Francis Rohrlch Social Studies Dennis E. Newland World History 18

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Wonders of the Unknown are Found in Math Everyday application and use of mathematics is stressed in the freshmen's practical math course. Basic skills and fundamentals give the students a well-rounded background for higher mathematics. If x = 5 and y = 3, find the value of xy + y (x+3). Problems similar to this one are presented to beginning algebra students, while the more advanced classes delve deeper into more complex equations and their solutions. Geometry gives the students a chance to express himself through figures, postulates, theorems, and proofs. The main achievement of this course is to get the students to think out a problem and solve it in an orderly fashion. Rounding out this possible four year mathematics program is senior math. This gives the students a review of what they had in the past three years and a taste of what they may expect from college mathematics. Lee Froehlich does some experimenting before he comes up with the answer for a problem concerning the revolutions of a tire. I know the answer, now, Pam Masters decides she needs the real thing to figure out one of the ' 'tougher problems in algebra. Robert Llnsteadt Algebra, Geometry Practical Math Larry Oltmanns Algebra Practical Math Wayne Hebb Advanced Algebra Geometry Miss Jennie Walker Advanced Algebra Advanced Senior Math 20