North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Math and science classes keep pace A skate, an unusual freshwater fish comes under the scientific observation of Rick Denner- line, Rick McComb and Kathy Lehr during a six-week research project in Zoology II. Sensitive equipment makes ii possible for advanced chemistry students Mike Wright and Steve Springer to determine the radioactivity of specially prepared elemental isotopes.

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communication skills in English classes Bob Smith and Barbara Fiesel feel like language detectives as they check on Latin and Greek roots from which English words have been derived. 21

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with modern ideas Math and Science Departments placed greater emphasis than ever on student inquiry and responsi- bility this year. Two new survey courses were offered. One of these, Chemistry Survey, was primarily for students needing the subject but who did not want a lot of theory. The other, Biology Survey, was a terminal course for those who have to fulfill a requirement in the Science Department. Both Math and Science Department faculty mem- bers felt that it was the modern trend to stress con- cepts rather than facts. The Math Department found this method especially effective, and as a result eighty-four of North Central ' s best mathematicians competed in the National Math Contest. The top team composed of Charles Bahne, Robert McPhee and David Martin placed first while sophomores Charles Bahne and Robert McPhee individually placed first and second respectively in the state. Making use of new concepts and theories introduced in the Modern Algebra 5 class, junior Bruce Whitehead solves a trigonometric problem involving sine and cosine. The final step in a physics experiment, set up to determine the amount of force concentrated on a certain point, comes when Bob Newman enters the results on an analysis chart. 23 ii