Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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'i L,'.-,,, 1-wwf f.. .... f :ff 5 rc. x l ls Wests 2 if l , , I. F 4 if ' SCIENCE Science acquaints students with what is going on in life and prepares them for the increasing number of science occupations. Presently thirty percent and, in five years, an expected fifty percent of Poly graduates will pursue careers related to the different areas of science. The Science Department has grown con- siderably with the addition of B lane phys- ics, C lane chemistry, and college chemistry courses, The new Research Observer Post program has given thirty students the op' portunity to specialize in a scientific field by working with a local scientist two times a week. They attend Wednesday night sem- inars where the scientists speak and Friday morning classes where the students discuss their projects. The present science facilities at Paly, though relatively new, were built prior to Sputnik, and with the fast pace of scientific discovery they are now out of date. With fifty percent more space, the new science wing at Paly will allow individual lab work in separate laboratories. Students will be equipped to pursue all the new and excit- ing fields of science. Science teachers are: Mr. Bunton, Mr. Barr, Mr, Shugart, Mr. Martin, Nlr. Hagen, Mr. Englecke. Not pictured: Mrs. Rodman, Mr. Shroyer. 'W . stf.-NN, -,ws-.

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MATHEMATICS ThetuuneiwHlhoM benerconwnunmo- Hon ond underyonding behNeen rnoth teochem ond Mudenm ot PoW,lQolonger will o Confused student be torced to knock on the closed door ot o big, cold, uninviting moth room to seek out-otecloss help, The new Mothemotics Center will hove gloss- endosed othcessurrounding olorge group study room where students con colloborote on problenw, The teochers othces wnH be open to encouroge students to come in with their gueshons. A soundproot roonw tor pnvom Mudy B oko donned The Poly Moth Depoirtrnent is now one ot few in the country to otter o speciol com- puter closs os yyeH os hoving seniorlevel rnoth students progronw the conwputer to sowetharhomewok modems The deporhnent hopesto ennch Us pro- gronw by extending the odvonced ploce- nwent colculus course to seyerol tunes im Cuwent Sze ond by de9gning o tenninol nwoth course to expose the non- momemohm mowrto mom modeniond soptushcoted rnothenwohcs Mothemotics teachers ore: Mr. Hep, worth, Mr, McConn, Mr. Esse. Not pictured: Mr, Jenkins, Mr. Mortin, Mr. Porker, Mr. Ruble, Mr. White. , f' Foculty