Perry Central Junior High School - Pillar Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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' :H g Il Ill i -lf. 'lil ,,, I ,L- Left: Freshmen biology students, Gail Boger and Jeff Cave, investigated several of biology's mys- teries through the use of their microscopes. Below: This freshman biology class received much first hand information concerning the use of micro- scopes during this laboratory session. -'Y' Qt..- Above: Holly Marshall and Patty Moore learned to interpret what they saw when they looked at biolog- ical specimens through the microscope. Left: Mr. Carson, the head of the science depart- ment, kept the teachers of his department well in- formed about the changes in the world of science. In addition to being department head he taught biology classes. 9

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Curt Robbins, Ruthellen Stegemiller, and Bob Whiffing ventured into a fascinating phase of eighth grade mathemat- ics--the study of space figures. Math and Science Help Us Explore ur World Parents still find 'modern math' very confusing and difficult, but teachers at Perry Central find pupils growing more and more accustomed to it every year. Perry Central has had this program for three years. There were classes for the slow learner, the average student, and students who qualified for the enriched program. Mathematics is a necessary part of general educa- tion and a required course in all three grades. Stu- dents in the ninth grade had a choice between al- gebra and general math. One of the most challenging fields of today is sci- ence, and we find at Perry Central our department growing steadily to keep up with this field. This year both seventh and eighth grade students were required to take a general science course. The seventh graders were taught the basic facts of human physiology and the anatomy of the body system. In the eighth grade, students were taught many varied concepts and theories concerning the physical properties, matter, energy, and geology. Special science courses were offered in the seventh and eighth grade to students who qualified. Ninth grade students could have taken biology or earth science. Both courses fulfill the requirements of one year of science for high school graduation. The mathematics department head, Mr, Cole, busily supervised the teachers of his department as to the most effective meth- ! x 2 in 'I ' ods of teaching mathematics. 4 'ET if llff A ics students continually increased their 'J 6 , X This class of freshman general mathernat- x tl II ji If 1 T f l viii .aff knowledge of mathematics through a me- dium of the most modern methods of mathematics.

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Language Study Improves Our ommunication Bonjour, Buenos Dias, Guten Tag, and alpha, beta, gamma are a few words one might hear while walking by the language lab. Stu- dents find the laboratory very helpful in learning a foreign ln- guage. This year for the first time Perry Central conducted an introductory course offered to all pupils in the eighth grade. This was a study of a foreign language with snress on the culture and customs of the Country. Ninth grade students were offered as in the past, French, German, Latin, and Spanish. , .Hu , . 1, ,-'J Above: The students of this eighth grade German class were taught many basic aspects of this language. Below: Two freshmen Spanish students, Debbie Becker and Diane Jarvis, showed that studying about the coun- try and its traditions was important as studying the language itself. Right: The eighth grade students of this French class learned that much hard studying and long lasting pa- tience is required to study a foreign language. ? 10