Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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A practical solution What subject adds to our knowledge, subtracts from the frustrations of daily life, multiplies our job oppor- tunities, and divides us from the undereducated? The answer - math, especially when it was taught by the capable Math Department, consisting of thirteen teachers, all of them ready and willing to help students understand and apply math to their daily lives. According to department head, Mr. David Vera, he and the other math teachers endeavored to find a more effective means of placing students in the math courses appropriate to their needs and abilities and to increase the number of students pass- ing the state assessment test. One of the ways the depart- ment did this was by exten- sive use of individual instruc- tion in the functional math classes. Another way the math teachers strove to help the students was through the use of the microcomputer laboratory. The computers were not only used in the teaching of computer pro- grammingg they were also us- ed in the teaching of the Algebra II classes. Our com- puter programming classes used the microcomputer lab to write programs for use in various areas throughout the school, stated Mr. Vera. The purpose was to en- courage students to work on meaningful programming projects that they found in- teresting and that would be useful to others within our school. Since math is such an integral part of our lives, it is helpful to have it presented to us in such interesting ways. :Mt .W Problems, postulates, and proofs all contribute to the complexity of geometry. Paul Vrablic, an Advanc- ed Geometry student, gets a little help from Ms. Barbara Bohne, while Iulie Ioviak patiently works on problems. To the nth degree! In geometry, drawings and measurements must be accurate, so Ms. Susan Smith teaches her students to construct their angles with the greatest degree of precision. Computer wizard! Michael Fit- zgerald may not be able to perform magic using the school's computer, but he can manage to write a com- puter program with ease. MATHEMATICS 177

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At the touch of a button. Allen Garen learns to program a computer during his Computer Math class. Working overtime! Becky Gray, Ioe Iaskiewiez, and CeCe Driver par- ticipate in the Florida Math League Test given after school. Students take this exam six times a year to test the development of their mathematics' skills. Math on the mind. A believer in an individualistic approach, Mrs. Gladys Cummings teaches math un- til it is well understood by the students. Mrs. Cummings assists General Math student Sheri Bailey. 176 MATHEMATICS

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More than just books What exactly is the media center? When most students think of the media center, they first think of books. The center, however, offers more than just books. It is a collec- tion of magazines, newspapers, records, and filmstrips, as well as books of pleasure and reference. All of these things were provided to help and benefit all students and teachers who wanted to take advantage of them. The center also offered a library assistant program and a course in television media to students interested. Through the assistant pro- gram, students were in- troduced to and taught library skills. The television media course, according to Ms. Hope Botterbusch, class instructor, was designed to teach students television production techniques and also to be a service to teachers and students. Us- ing the center's portable equipment, students par- ticipating in the class were able to film all home sports except varsity football. They also filmed presentations for other classes on a first come- first serve basis. With a redesigned control booth for better broadcasting efficien- cy, the center was able to transmit programs to up to ninety-two classrooms. Among these programs were educational programs from St. Petersburg junior College and live productions from the center's television studio. Video taped programs, films, and slide shows were also available through this class. What then is the media center? In short, it is a center that strives to give a wide variety of services beneficial to all students and teachers who need them. 178 MEDIA CENTER What's the latest gossip? Whether students want to read, browse around, or just quietly share some school gossip, the media center pro- vides a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. Reports, reading, and research seem to go together, and when it comes time to prepare a research paper, james Quigley and Paul Vrablic go immediately to the reference room to get the job done. QSC .