Puyallup High School - Viking Yearbook (Puyallup, WA)

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if L 11 BOYS SWEEPSTAKES GIRLS SWEEPSTAKES BIOLOGICAL DIVISION Proudly drsplayrng hrs sweepstakes trophy Julrus Judy Mrller scans the poster whrch explarns her Rugs Bef prctur d w h h frrst p Brecht stands besrdes hrs protect drscussrng the study of tumors rn chrckens prorect ayrng the olutron t ve rdentrfrcatron of the elements chrcken embryos pun' CROWDS FLOCK TO SCIENCE FAIR As early as January scrence students could be seen plannrng drscussrng and worryrng over therr scrence forr prolects As the deadlrnes crept nearer more trme was spent wrrrng, transplantrng mrxrng parntrng hammerrng and glurng March 3l drsplay day for the some 75 prolects of the second annual scrence farr found crowds lammrng the gym throughout the day and evenrng Students parents, townspeople all flocked to vrew exhrbrts and questron exhrbrtors Then came the trme for the award of the shrnrng new cups and plaques donated by the local Krwanrans Wrnners of the sweepstakes awards were Judy Mrller wrth her prorect studyrng chrcken tumors currng them and transplantrng them and Julrus Brecht wrth hrs spectroscope used to rdentrfy elements BASIC PHYSICAL DIVISION Jeannre Mller beams as she rs announced pace wrnner wth he project o the growth of chrcken embryos Placrng second wrth hrs exhrbrt of flower preservatron chemrcal bonds was Tom Reeder Honorable mentron went to Sharon Lyman and her tree of zoology Jeannre Mrller captured frrst place rn the basrc physrcal drvrsron wrth her drsplay of element combrnatron Alden Wrebe came second wrth hrs prorect showrng solar power Ray Johnson even though the lrght bulbs rn hrs prolect contrnued to blow out took honorable mentron wrth hrs Atom An Electro magrc Frlm Developer took frrst place for Jerry Busrck rn the applred physrcal drvrsron Ron Arndt was second wrth hrs prorect automatrc phone dralrng Janrce Reeder and her drgrtal computer won honorable mentron Twenty frve students then traveled to the College of Puget Sound Regronal Scrence Farr to brrng home fourteen honors Janrce Reeder won the grrls sweepstakes award entrtlrng her to a trrp to the natronal farr at Hartford Connectrcut early rn May Judy Mrller took frrst place rn the brologrcal drvrsron Second and thrrd places rn the applred physrcal drvrsron were won by Julrus Brecht and Ron Arndt respectrvely Jerry Busrcks frlm developer won hrm a ten day crurse on a navy destroyer Takrng top place rn the brologrcal drvrsron was Russ Berg wrth hrs prolect showrng An orrgrnal automatrc frlm developer won r ce rsron to Je Busrck above MARCH 31 LEFT Crowds ot students flocked to the 97m 10 s e the projects of 75 ot therr classmates These projects ranged from a sheep skeleton to ar drsplay of hearrng ards 21 ,Jin VY . . 4 1 A i QL - . ....r, ...... . 1 ,... . J .'1lI.7I.Z.fI1 'l..i.'l'.. , ' L - I' - .- ,1a1.1tr U, . , is 5 f- 1 H v - I. . ' Q. V H .S ' i ' Z:. I' 5 ' 1' I ' ' ' y .A ' ' I I ' ' g is ' e it is ' lace ' . displ ' ev ' o li , . - 1, 1, . 1957 ,,.g.,rKID1' ' ...-.. A u--1.. D l . I 111:11 . ' ' ' .Nw-.f . . . . . . . . . www I ' ' ' ' -...r . . . . . . . . . A--I Nun , , , . r- .. Ulf- I . - I I 1 AN. . fu' - f I I ' I I ' ' . ' t n first I ' i r n . , . . . . . I ' ' ' Il Il . , . . - r - . - , , - , . . , . . , . frst pla rn this div r rry

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FROM VOLTS T0 PETRI DISHES TOP Ray Prevost physics teacher explains the workings of a Tesla coil ts Judy Denris MIDDLE The balance not the scale is being worked under the watchful eye of Don Henry chemistry teacher CORNER General Science teachers John Durr left and Harlow Cook check a chart on the water cycle RIGHT Sterling Harshman points to a specimen an a petri dish as Caryn Chervenka looks on wtf! 20 S F CIENCE CONCEPTS RANGE ROM KITCHEN TO SPACE The complexities at the lunar probe rocket as well as the re action of certain acids in aluminum cooking utensils were studied by youthful Puyallup scientists General science time introduced the in the one semester required for freshmen this year for the first students to all phases of science Students course taught by Harlow Cook and John Durr studied weather astronomy and sound waves among the many topics covered Biology the science of living things was taught by Sterlmg Harshman and John Durr Here the students learned about the human body as well as other forms of plant and animal lite They peered at minute bacteria through microscope and deftly dissected unborn baby pigs The smell ot rotten eggs seemed an important part of chemistry as summer neared In May the chemistry students attempted by means ot special tests to determine the chemical contest ot a test tube of an unknown liquid To better prepare the students for college organic chemistry was studied for the first time this year Metallurgy and chemical reactions were also studied .Iubiliation mixed with the vapors in the lab as it was an nounced that Don Henry chemistry teacher had been named as one of the two science teachers of the year by the Washington Heart Association Mr Henry advised the Future Teachers of America and the smoking committee as well as coaching the tennis team Energy was studied by the physics students instructed by Ray day life as well as in their preparation for college Energy in the forms of heat light sound electricity magnetism mechamcs and atomic energy was demonstrated and investigated Optical i u sions provided some amusing twists to the course M P t advised the sophomore class and the rifle team ff N , fr ' 7 ' sz Prevost. This course was designed to help students in their every- ' ing? - G . r. r s , A Q i M AH Oy! fx 1 . W t 1 E to Mf- ' Q' I I . I I f k r I Sf Wy I gt 1 ll'

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V SHOP TALK From blueprint to boat Bob McGrew left and Carl Sparks B S KEEP BUSY W H WOOD AG SHOP PROJECTS Mechanical Drawing l featured three view drawings first in pencil then in ink Second year students studied protections and sectional views A complete set of house plans was drawn traced and blueprmted in the third year Sheet metal patterns are also developed Carl Sparks the instructor was also the athletic director and a guidance assistant First year woodshop students learned the basic steps of hand and simple machine woodworking In all three years certain prolects were undertaken some are re quired others the boys chose themselves Each third year student must give a demonstration on a machine for the class Freshman class adviser Robert McGrew was the mstructor for the woodshop classes right check details of one of the student protects made n AG MECHANICS woodshop Agriculture protects and studying dairy cattle were lust a part of the agriculture course The boys also obtained a basic knowledge of insects diseases and fertilizers. They learned the basic steps in constructing and repairing machinery and studied feeds feeding weeds grasses and marketing steers hogs and sheep. Individual shop proiects were the next step along with farm management. Metal shop teaches fundamental and advanced metal working techniques. The course included study and prac- tice of welding cutting and operating the steel lathe. Metal work units were included as were instructions on care and upkeep of the metal working tools and equip- ment. Mike Mowrer and Duane Kaiser, the instructors, were the advisers of Future Farmers of America. Mr. Mowrer also taught general science and Mr. Kaiser instructed the class in metal shop. 22 As Duane Kaiser adjusts the valves on a small tractor Mike Mowrer looks on giving his advice