Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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Clim- i 415.45 E .f ' What does it mean if I chew gum a lot? ou're not studying history, you're studying yourself and the people around you, re- marks Jeff Land. This is one of the many reasons why students such as Jane Lowenthal consider behavior their favorite subject. The sexual stuff was fun, says Jane. Students discuss sex roles and the sexual revolution, frequently disa- greeing with each other. Differences of opinion create heated discussions because, as Richard Himelfarb com- 56!Social studies ments, There are no black and white answers. A major unit concentrates on cur- rent personality theory. Students study the proposer of the first psy- choanalytical theory of personality, Sigmund Freud, who identified the five psychosexual stages in child- hood personality development, Erik Erikson, who in contrast believed that personality continues to develop throughout one's lifetime, and Erich Fromm, who suggested that culture is the major shaper of personality. Natalie Houchen finds this unit interesting: I started to analyze my- self. Other activities include IQ testing, doodle analysis and biorhythm charting. All of these activities help stu- dents understand the way people are, says Kim Majesky. This inter- est in people's actions has not only made human behavior one of the most popular courses in RHS, but also has made psychology the most popular major in college.

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ophomore Steven Young is quite a whiz kid, judg- ing by his score of 92 on the thirty-second annual high school mathematics examination. I never expected to do it, he admits. Since the contest, Steven's gotten a lot of congratulations. Also, the It's Academic team has recruited him. Current team member senior Chris Chesnakas, who placed sec- ond, with a score of 83, figured that if Steve scored so well on the contest, he must be really smart, so he wanted him on the team. Senior Chris Johnson and Ju- nior Robert Eltenbogen tied for third place with scores of 82. Although the final results are not in yet, preliminary research shows that if RHS's team score Ctop three scoresj is not the win- ning score as it was last year, it's very close. Steve's score may be the best in Baltimore County. Whiz Kid Computer math students normally fill out computer cards with a laundry markerg however, the marker's fumes cause dizzi- ness. To aviod this, Bill Markowitz types his programs on punch cards. Math 10, 11, 12, Consumer Math Trigonometry!Analytic Geometry Geometry, Calculus Algebraic Topics and Trigonometry Algebra I, II, College Algebra Computer Math Geometry and Transformations 2 1 if ,ff .g 3 H i -3 ' , 5 if! , 1 'Q and 1-W 4 Students, including sophomore Brian work on their daily class assignment. This Spencer, in Mr. Ardissonefs Math 10 class lesson deals with measurements. I I I but to really foul computer Mathf55

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Freud identified the first stage of personality development as the oral stage. A baby communicates his needs and desires by biting or yell- ing. If an adult tends to chew gum, chew his arm or grab onto things, he may have failed to pass through the oral stage. He may have been taken off breast feeding too early. Gum chewers take notes Can I see my grade? A conversation be between junior Julie Berman and Mr. Car- roll demonstrates RHS's excellent student- teacher rapport. The social studies depart- ment uses the point system to evaluate stu- dent work rather than the traditional per- centage scale. Qty is as at I Social Studies 10, 11 Public Issues Twentieth Century European Cherise Knotts prepares 8 U.S. History assign- ,Fidgety feet during the eleventh grade So- History ment in the social studies open space. cial Studies final indicates the difficulty U.S. Behavior History gives most juniors. Images and Ideas Social studiesf57