Riverside High School - Pathfinder Yearbook (Ellwood City, PA)

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MATHEMATICS Instilling into each student the ability to perform basic and complex operations was the goal of the mathematics department this year. General math supplied the fundamentals, but because math is the language of science, excelled courses were necessary to fulfill the needs of the science-minded student. Riverside provided a diversified program which helped each student to prepare for the future by offering courses in Business Math, Algebra, Plane Geometry, and Trigonometry. This program, plus an outstand- ing teaching staff, gave each student a sound math- ematical background. Let's see-if only we could find the value of X. Mr. Allan, Bob Anderson and Jeff Dwyer. HEALTH To be healthy one must know the fundamentals of good hygiene and the basic make-up of the human anatomy. This leads to a better under- standing and regard for the soundness of the body. Through the health courses, the students were led along this path of knowledge. Textbooks, models, and films were used to enlighten the mind on the subject of health and its many sub- topics. Having learned a multitude of informa- tion concerning their bodies, happier and health- ier individuals were created during the course of the year. 30 FRANKLIN R. BLANCHE C. MATHEWS MARZIANO, B.S., M.S. English Trigonometry, Algebra ll Chairman Mathematics Department .,., .... . A Hey John, is this the way we really look? John Barnhart and Roger Kelasky study the human anatomy in health class.

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Www Students spent anxious moments from September to April anticipating the completion of the pool. PHYSICAL EDUCATION With greater emphasis on physical fitness lately, the need for physical education classes has been stressed. At Riverside, students learned the value of physical exercise while en- joying a refreshing variation from the mentally exhausting work of the day. Improvements were evident in such sports as basketball, volley ball, and soccer. One highlight for the boys was the obstacle course. On the other side of the curtain, the girls were actively engaged in an introduction to modern dance. Murder ball was one of the more active seg- ments of the boys' gym program. 'wlsafswfh li Girls mastered the skills of volley ball through class period games. The whirl of an election year prompted many classroom debates. Mr. Lindeman picks a winner for Jim Dripps and Mark Jones. 29

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MARY MCELWAIN, B.A. American History Chairman Social Studies Department WILLIAM R. MELFI, B.S. Geography VERN L. MCKISSICK, K. M. MCPHERSON, B.S., M.S. B.S., M.D. Office Practice, Typing, Physician Business Exploratory Chairman Commercial Department v , ' L,Vk 1 I I iiii I' f it i.. A I 1 I. L '..' i x M DENISE MILLER, B.S. LESLIE MOONEY, B.S. Typing I, Consumer Business Education, Economics, Typing, Business Math General Business JAMES A. MEEHAN, B.S., M.S. Biology, Earth and Space Science we u mfff... Weiwmf.. B it me 3 X . X ' fy, 1, 5 ,tsp 355,324 :fir fig ar:- ff, MARY LYNN NEWELL, B.S, Home Economics FGREIGN LANGUAGES Through foreign language study, many students gained an understand- ing of their neighbors around the world. Having mastered the grammar of Latin, French, or Spanish, the stu- dents then learned to speak fluently. The capable staff utilized the new language laboratory as well as. visual aids so that scholars were also able to become acquainted with the cul- ture associated with their language. 31 Students get relief from normal classroom pro- cedure as they enjoy a tape in the language laboratory.