Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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Scientific fun raditionally, students have had an aversion to taking science classes because science was supposed to be boring and more than a little gross. But science students had several reason to think oth- erwise. lt seemed that every supposedly boring class one walked into had something going on that was interesting and new. Mr, Hampton's Bi- ology classes were treated to a disection of the frog which seemed to be a source of excitement for many freshmen and sophomores. Chemistry students had fre- quent labs in which they learned how to properly use scales and balances, bunsen burners, and how to handle a glass beaker without break- ing it. But the science class that saw the most action was advanced biology. Mr. De- Ridder took responsibility for the class when many stu- dents complained after its Taking inventory. Freshman Fay Larson examines the in- side of her amphibious Biol- ogy project. removal two years ago. I wanted to make the class a difficult one so that when tnese students get to college biology classes, they'll be prepared said Mr. DeRid- der. Needless to say, the class was difficult. All the bones and muscles had to be memorized and tested on, I wanted to make the class a difficult one not to mention the cycles of glycolosis krebs, and NAD. But when the brainwork was over, the fun began. In order to figure out their resting heart rate, students took part in a step test which in- volved stepping up one stair, down one stair, and over and over for three minutes. Grey's Anatomy coloring books could be bought to help students with memoriz- ing exactly where all the blood vessles were and ever- ybody looked forward to the end of the year when the cat was disected. A Though at first the pros-. pect of- earving up what might oe someone's pet made many students squea- rnish, they soon got used to it and became interested in the project. lt's kind of fun once you stop thinking of it as Morris or Garfield lying there, one student was heard to say. The science classes were anything but boring and opened new horizons of learning to students who might one day become the second Einstein.

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2 2 YM' Av 41.5, 1 ., , xiii f, fin, ' Bullseye! Watching to see where their arrows will land are, sophomore Ar- mando Flores and junior Lynn Malloque. Their ad- vanced P,E. class is learn- ing the basics of archery before going to the range, Under the hood. Fixing the dis- tributer on one of the Auto shop's cars is junior Robert Brown. Plywood dreams. Eddie Tellez goes over the plans to his wood- shop project with Mr. Clifford before he starts hammering.

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gi 5 4 X S ,ff . SNS 4 f SR rw mmf Mad scientist. Careful not to spill any, senior Scott Evans pours a chemical into a tun- nel during a chemistry lab. No bones about it. Using a skeleton as a study guide, Teddy Poindexter and Rich- ard Crandall cram for an Ad- vanced Biology test. F' 'L rrr rlrr rr . A rainbow of muscles. Care- fully outlining a picture ofthe scapula is Becky Dudley, who can't resist testing out her new Advanced Biology coloring book.