Prairie Heights Community High School - Galaxy Yearbook (Lagrange, IN)

Page 33 text:

Mickey Shaffer and Scott Reese tape a WPHS TV show during their communication class as Diane Shumaker says, You ' re Jeff Claussen presents a speech which is being taped on closed circuit TV to be reseen for self-evaluation.

Page 32 text:

Communications Closed Circuit TV Offers Training Ten students from the TV class visited Marion High School where they toured the building. This included the television studio where they were al- lowed to operate Marion ' s equipment. The TV course not only teaches television production to the students but also prepares them to assist the faculty in the classroom with the operation of our camera equipment. Among the equipment the students learn to operate are the video recorder, modulator, vidio mixer, and the TV camera. Every person has at least one area in which he can excel. The English department used this idea to incorporate a unique method of teaching into our school system. Each student was allowed to choose the way he preferred to present his study to the class. For example, along with a report, he might want to use construction, bring articles that re- ferred to the report, or conduct surveys to supply him with extra information. Many students de- cided to study the handicapped. To be more au- thentic with their ideas and feelings some spent a day handicapped by being constantly blindfolded. During the year the English classes was host to ten special speakers. They all added spark and zest to the area of study and contributed to the learning efforts of the classes. y ' French students use the language lab to hear and respond to ALM Tapes. The instructor may, through his console, talk to any particular student or all of the students. Junior High English students are placed in a Remedial Reading course which attempts to improve the reading ability of the stu- dents who have definite problems in this field of education. The machines aid in both speed and comprehension.

Page 34 text:

Ruth Glasgow and Chuck Huff demonstrate to the class Ihe proper use of the slide rule for multiplying. Math 16 Major in Math The math courses offered at Prairie Heights are as diverse as business math, which involves using the basic mathematical operations in practical situa- tions, to senior math, which includes trigonometry and analytical geometry. This year 16 students completed a math major by successfully learning algebra, geometry. Algebra II, and senior math. These students also visited Tri-State College at Angola, Indiana. There they were allowed to work with an IBM-1620 computer. The geometry class learned to use the slide rule to simplify operations of math as will be of certain importance for those students later enrolled in Physic and Chemistry classes. They also learned to prove mathematical statements formerly accepted as basic rules. A polar graph with applications from a polar equation is drawn by Karen Parsel in Analytical Geometry. Values for (r,q) are plotted in solving the problem.