Prairie Du Sac High School - Prairie Pride Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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Learning in Science part of the American Institute of Biological Sciences: the Blue Version on the molecular ap- proach, and the Yellow Version on the cellular ap- proach. Both courses emphasize laboratory work with the basis of the science on inquiry. The ob- jectives of this study is to develop the student's skills and attitudes as well as his knowledge. A new member of our faculty, Mr. Kenneth Powers, is also a member of our biology depart- ment. He and Mr. Richardson make up our fine biology department. Put your books and papers away; take out a pencil. These words, so familiar to trigonometry and geometry students, ran a chill up and down many a back; for this signaled the coming of one of Mr. Kostroski’s famous surprise quizzes. Each Look it's working! Jim Clement ex- geometry student was required to make a project claims as he demonstrates his Physics demonstrating a theorem or a geometric idea. experiment at a P.T.A. meeting featuring Another member of our faculty who attended the the science department. University of Wisconsin this summer was Mr. Rodencal, our general math and algebra I instruc- tor. His studies included a course on statistics and the teaching of math in secondary schools. Along with the new physics course comes many problems. Ken Baars, Marilyn Luck, and Phyllis Carncross discuss an experiment at a Thursday night lab session. MR. CLAIRE RICHARDSON Biology MR. KENNETH POWERS Biology MR. WILLIAM CARY Science n Sponsored by ZICK'S BAIT STATION

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P.S.S.C., B.S.C.S.; Advance The Physical Science Study Committee, a new approach to physics, was introduced into the cur- riculum this year. In order to keep pace with the ever-expanding science study, Mr. William Cary, physics, chemistry, physical and general science instructor, attended this summer Rutgers Univer- sity, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Contrary to the usual science procedure, from textbook to the laboratory, the P.S.S.C. work is from the laboratory to the textbook. In this way more practical physics is learned, rather than a great deal of technology. The goal of this P.S.S.C. work is for the student to gain a better under- standing of the physical universe through thorough understanding rather than the memorization of facts. Mr. Claire Richardson, biology instructor, also attended summer school this past summer. At the 1962 Summer Institute at the University of Min- nesota, he studied Radiation Biology and also pre- pared for the teaching of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. As a result of his summer studies, Mr. Rich- ardson introduced two versions of the B.S.C.S., a Pointing out the different root systems of plants to Sandy Anderson, Pam Whitt, and Brian Bass is Mr. Richardson, one of the biology instructors. MR. GIL RODENCAL Mathematics MR. RON KOSTROSKI Mathematics

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MISS MARION MILLER MRS. ARLENE BLOCK MISS JILL ERICKSON Library and Journalism Home Economics Business Education Vocationalists Attend To keep informed about new trends in the book in- dustry, Miss Miller attended the University of Minnesota last summer. Besides keeping track of the present twenty seven hundred books, she selects and processes two to three hundred new books each year. Courses in methods and clothing introduced me to new ideas and techniques, Mrs. Block, home economics instructor, recalls of her summer session at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Food preservation, sewing, marriage and family living, and cookery were studied this year. Fingers flew--or did they--over the keys as students learned to type letters, centering and tabulation prob- lems, and manuscripts. Miss Erickson kept her students busy with one and five minute speed charts which allowed them to compete with themselves and their classmates. Here we find Nancy Deischer giving a few sewing tips to Mary Grotophorst and Elaine Bannon. Concentration seems to be La Vonne Markley's theme; but Marie Wilhelm, a little unsure as to which key to hit, takes a glance at the keyboard.