North Branch High School - Bronconian Yearbook (North Branch, MI)

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the inquiring faces The ability to learn knowledge in classrooms is a rewarding experience. To gain knowledge is valu- able to every student who has high expectations for a successful vocation in his future life. Everyday a person is confronted with something new to learn. Through class participation and understanding be- tween the teacher and the student, a new world is discovered. The student who gains the knowledge that is made available to him has a rewarding back- ground to take with him into life. ... Education in the spirit of life must recognize and use the great active forces that control living . . . Life is progressive. Education must discard the outgrown categories of thought of a by-gone age, and acquire a scientific attitude in order to under- stand and carry forward the amazing discoveries of our age . . . Life is dynamic. Education must be vital, alive, active . . . Life is practical. Education must be usable . . . Life is recreative. We must train for leisure . . . Life is friendly. Education is not a cold austere duty, but a journey down a friendly road . . . Life is co-operative. Education has a twofold duty to the community. It must re- flect the will of the people, and at the same time strive to raise the standards of life of the community . . . Life is idealistic; education must aim high. --Frank Cody SEEING THE INVISIBLE Jane McLaughlin takes her turn at observing cells from her own body during a Study of Cells in Biology, a required class for all Sophomores, under the guidance of Mr. William Potter, Biology Instructor, while Sue Schank sketches die cells from her cheek.

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Mr. Verderese helps with parn Aldridge and Debbie Lake watch as a lab experiment on how Greg Baker names the skeletal bones of the to put filter paper in a cat. funnel. Mr. Bedell explains to his Algebra II Class how to cube a quantity involving negative exponents. At North Branch High School science is a continually broadening field of study. If offers five classes of Biology, taught by Mr. William Potter, Chairman of the Science and Math department. Mr. Potter has taught at NBHS for five years. The study of Biology is an exciting adventure for students. All are interested primarily in themselves and in everything related to themselves. They want to know how their bodies work, how bacteria and infectious diseases affect them. They are interested in their behavior and how they change as they mature. Three classes of Chemistry and one class of Physics are taught by Mr. Leon Verderese, in his first year here. Mr. Potter, Mr. Verderese, Mr. James Cowan and Mr. Len Schuneman each teach a class of General Science. These classes are taught to give students a general understanding of the natural phenomena in the world in which they live. It is also to prepare the Science student with the necessary background needed for continued succes in Science at the college level. Mr. Schuneman has taught in they system for three years. Algebra is one of the first steps to a good understanding of more advanced mathematics and sciences. Algebra is of value not only to those who will be studying more advanced math and science but to everyone who takes it because it heps develop logical, systematic thinking. Teaching Algebra I and II is Mr. Den Bedell, who has been with us two years. Mr. John Schneider, new this year to NBHS, teaches three classes of Geometry and one class of Trignomety. Geometry offers experience in logical thinking and reasoning. In the first semester of Trig, students cover basic concepts needed for higher math. Mr. Schneider is the advisor to the Math Club, where students share knowledge of various areas, such as new math ideas and relativity. Exploring Tomorrow’s World and Challenging the Minds . . . Judy Kuzma watches as Jorja Sanborn replaces George's heart. Mr. John Schneider looks over Don Blum- erich's geometry problems. Mr. Schneider Mr. Verderese demonstrates how to also teachs Trigonometry. wash out a test tube correctly.