Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Addins A New Course And Interest For Math Students Miss Ferguson checks her book for problems in her Analytic Geometry class. Analytic Geometry is a college course offered to Seniors. Mrs. Steiner explains a problem on the over-head projector to Willie Scott. Roger Hamilton explains a mistake in programming to Pam Moberg. Computer math was a new addition to the Math department this year. While waiting for the assembly to begin, Col. Baxter grades a student’s test. 29 Bob Lawson talks with Mr. Fleck about a Varsity Club Project.

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Computer Takes Over The Math Department 13 Carl Salnoskc observes as Janet Wikan prepares her program on the card punch. The computer was a new addition this year. Mr. Baxter and Mrs. Orser discuss Algebra as they await the start of the teachers’ meeting. The Math department offers excellent courses for college bound students. It offers television lecture courses, computer oriented math, and Probabilities and Statistics besides the typical subjects— Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and Calculus. Pembroke High School is the first school in the area to get a computer. Math is taught using the computer. Computer programming is taught by Mrs. Steiner after school for all interested area students. Using all the most modern techniques and equip- ment, the Math department is one of the largest in the school. Besides teaching Math, Miss Ferguson is actively involved in school activities. She sponsors the Cheerleaders and the Pep Club. 28 Mrs. Steiner shows one of her students how a homework problem should be worked.

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The Social Studies Department Gains Two Mr. O’Toole takes questions from the Government book to use on a future test. “History is a traditional subject taught in new ways with emphasis on the modern world and the background of today’s issues.’’ Because Social Studies is a required subject, all students are in contact with the department. Therefore it is vital to have co-opera- tion and co-ordination between members of the department and in the sharing of special materials. The courses offered are World and American His- tory, International Relations, Economics, and Person- al Finance. The department head is Miss Phyllis Taylor. Mr. Parks and Mr. O’Toole were new teachers for the ’69-’70 year. Mr. Parks grades a test from a student in his Government class. Nancy Christian smiles at a joke told by Mr. Bennett. 30