North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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hanging the ' Thirty-seven trig. problems + four bags of chips -+- two bottles of pop I two aspirin X three hours of hard work I one completed assignment. Let this one assignment I one A+. This was a formula that many Wildcats accomplished during the year, or at least they accomplished the prod- uct of the equation. No matter how the other variables changed, one stayed the same: hard work. Students complained of the long assignments, complicated proofs, and impending tests to puzzle over. Said sophomore Kim Entwistle, 4'Garfield once told me that lasagna squared + geometry I proof of one hungry catll' But in the end: success and understand- ing. i 'T z 7 f' pl . I lrr M XT A at f ,.g- 1 I .,,,. ! f I 42 We M1 CDetermination + skilll time I teaching. This was the formula for teachers. Their goal of preparing students for the next year was reached after much hard work and many answers to questioning students. The department banded to- gether, and Carol Baldry commented, The math department is highly moti- vated and well trained to bring in as many experiences as possible. We share a lot of our materials to help students in any way we can and try to bring comput- er tech into the classrooms both as teacher aids and student-oriented appli- cations. Whether you took geometry, inter- mediate algebra, pre-calculus, or com- puter basic, whether you sat at a desk WIV V a ,vm H ,, I Nm Calculators sure came in handy opposed to long division as Greg Hester computes his work. Photo: R. Semlow. Just because he doesn't have a college degree doesn't mean Keiffer Burrage can't contribute some of his knowledge to this Algebra class. Photo: R. Semlow. 'Mathematics ariables with a pencil and paper in hand or at your computer terminal with a keyboard in front of you, you benefitted from your mathematics course. As senior Staci Sanbach said, Intermediate algebra is helping to increase my knowledge. Junior Ray Glazek admitted, 'Tm thoroughly enjoying the mathematics course. I am currently enrolled in math because it is preparing me for a future college educationf' Amy Pitman, sophomore, sighed exasperatedly, Math would be perfect, if only the numbers would listen to mel So, the final equation for the year was simple to understand: Math I a good basis for the future.

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F M Vi?, , 7 , 4 .V iw' ' trim. , 4 f Q f . .. ai ww' 'Wea dfwwi 3 ' I Q! I V' V,V. V ' 'mfg' ' ,J ., -,f.,i utting it together Once upon a time a little mouse, Speedy Gonsawdust who lived in the Industrial Arts Hallway, crept out for his evening adventure. As he wandered down to the metal shop, he found mountains of scraps he had yet to conquer. He greased his little paws, climbed to the top, and slipped down the other side into the woodwork- ing shop. The smell of turpentine nearly knocked him out as he staggered to the auto mechanics room. Jumping onto an old bar of Lava soap, he slid off into a river of grease. Next he ventured to the electronics room, where within the forest of wires he tripped, catapulting into the large, grey plastic wastecan. In the midst of the great white mass of trash, he found grey marks in this shape which read, I took metals because it's a fun class and the effort is worth it, signed junior Eric Van Oteghem. Finally he escaped by climbing on to an old pair of safety goggles. He flipped himself onto the floor and scurried to the woodshop where he read, George Pitcher's note to the yearbook staff: Students will ac- complish a feeling of unity in this new schoolf' Springing onto the counter next to the circular arm saw, he found a note exclaiming, This class indulges in many future plans, and it is very structured. We will need skills later in life because everything will be industrializedfl signed senior Rich Kline. Well, let's see . . . concentrates Bob Filson as he calculates the next move for Shawn Blink during welding. Photo: R. Semlow. P ' d ' Optlmistically responding with his impression of North, head of Industrial Arts, Chuck Barrett exclaimed, '4Lots of work! So far so good! Lots of potentiallv From the excellence achieved within his department, the poten- Chuck Barrett -I tial definitely reached new heights. Though usually thought of as guiding the designs of architectur- Pat al and basic wood projects, he enjoys sailboating, traveling, studying, and participating in historical community projects as a member of the Scott County His- toric Preservation Society. Family activities rate highly on his list of priorities as his wife and three daughters share vaca- tions and other activities through- out the year. Industrial Arts

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Semlow. Skill and perfection are only two qualities that Kim Battles uses while doing proofs. R. Semlow. Compass in hand, Steve Ankum aligns ruler and pencil point for a perfect construction. Photo: R. .wr Wnfam. A MMP M r 5 Wifi.. ,fi A 1 H 1 Steve Rich Fun with Friend Mr. Steve Rich, department head of mathematics showed that he didn't stereotype students by saying, I've discovered students are the same regardless of what school building they're in! During the summer he liked to travel with his family and he said that his best trip was to the 1984 Olympics. His college teach- ers influenced him and he admired Ronald Reagan for proving the old proverb, You can fool most of the people some of the time . . . One of his hobbies was card playing. He stated that he espe- cially liked taking money from Mr. Robinson in a poker game! Mathematics