Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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It s your f responsibility Mr. Carson feels that the class not only benefits the students, but also the enviroment. We need to learn our place in the system or else our system will go downhill. .Ii ' 5 SCIENCE AIDES Frontlrowq Amy Zucker, Mrs. Seibold, Mari Kim. Back row: Lori Korn- berg, Donna Hartman, Melanie Taylor. ww ,..,f4'?f 'iill!ll P,M,V, 2 P,M.V,i the conservation of mo- mentum, P. Mr. Schorr uses a rifle to demon- strate that the force required to fire a bullet forward equals the force pushing the rifle backward. . .,,, ,Mmm y Similarly, heat is conserved. In a physics lab, Randi Kitt is attempting to prove this law. 0 ,., '? 58!Science if, e can't depend on the politi- cians. We have to prevent pol- lution ourselves. If enough peo- ple complain, it can be taken care of. This is the main emphasis of Richard Carson's ecology course. Mr. Carson and another former in- structor, Ann Klingaman, started teaching ecology at Randallstown eight years ago. It was the first such program in Baltimore County high schools. ,v . - M 3911 if ff' I

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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

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A background in biology is a pre- requisite for ecology. Mr. Carson also prefers that students take chemistry and physics. He believes that ecology has become an alternative to ad- vanced science courses. Students learn about energy, ani- mal and plant behavior, soil, water, air and man's place in the ecosystem. The class' special activities include trips to the Ashburton Water Treat- A After heating Mercury, Arnie Mellits trans- fers the solid product, mercuric oxide, into a volatile solution. ment Plant and the zoo. Mr. Carson feels that the class not only benefits the students, but also the environment. We need to learn our place in the system or else our system will' go downhill. By taking ecology, students recognize the prob- lems in our environment. They can then help alleviate them by contact- ing the proper agencies, such as the Department of Health. Mr. Boner demonstrates the first chemistry lab. By randomly dropping a pencil, students create a facsimile of electron distribution within an atom. Senior High School Science Biology, Advanced Biology, Advanced Physics Physics, Projects Physics Projects Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry Ecology, Chemistry Junior Helaine Wienner says ecol- ogy helps her understand how pollu- tion affects her life. She is also inter- ested in learning what politicians are doing about pollution. They do absolutely nothing, the whole thing is really ridiculous, comments Helaine. She recently discovered that the stream water running behind her house was green with pollution. Be- cause of her concern, she gave sam- ples to a chemical analyst. That neighborhood stream is now full of trash. It used to be a really nice place. In conclusion, Mr. Carson believes that pollution is generally a govern- mental problem. As an ecology teacher, he encourages us to stand up and say something about the con- dition of our environment and clean up our world. ,4-Q., . .gpff Ui- Science aide Lelia Siebold is responsible for running off and typing dittos, washing test tubes and maintaining chemical supplies. After receiving the cats from Wisconsin Bio- logical Supply, advanced biology students must skin them. Mr. Wenck demonstrates the proper techinique: Pinch the skin, make an incision. ,I ,T W fi Science!59