San Benito High School - El Chapitel Yearbook (Hollister, CA)

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The Math Nightmare Have you ever found that the sum ofthe angles in your triangle add up to a lot more than l8OO? Or, per- haps, that three times two has equalled five? Do you have night- mares about syntax errors? If so, you have probably also had the privilege of Mr. Chen, the Math Department Chairman, laughing over your test paper. Math blows us awayl agreed Julie Miller, Mary McCul- lough, and Rosendo Perez. We have had more than l,2OO stu- dents enrolled in math classes this year. These classes range from Gen- eral Math, to Computers, to Trig. And why do you ask, are we suffering through these trials and tribulations? Well, it is because the math units to graduate have been raised from twenty to twenty-tive units. So we dust off our calculators and protrac- tors, and read up on our calculator manuals. At least we will always know the meaning of the Pythagore- an Theorem. But you know you are really in trouble when you have to spell it! 28 Math Academics l l. Todd Graham, thrilled to death to be in class, decides to come back to Geometry l5 minutes later. 2. Watch out freshmen! More math books are coming your way. 3. Mr. Chen's class listens semi-attentively. 4. l bet no one can do this! 5. Mrs. Spencer enthusiastically instructs Computer Programming. 6. One day Mr. Dunn may be laughing at your test paper instead of Brett Burrows,

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cience A Better Science Year! Science is better this year! The Sci- ence Department is one of the most im- portant departments in our school. The science classes stress the concepts of study, observation, and experiments. Science is taught to inform us about life and our environment. According to Connie Guaracha, Science sometimes starts out boring, but as the year goes on, you learn a lot. The science classes consist of Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Phys- ics. Marietta De La Cruz says that she can't wait to start dissecting. Earth Science is based on our solar system and the world around us. Hu- man Biology explains the system of our bodies and our growing years. Chemis- try is more of a mathematic based class which explores the atoms and chemi- cals in our planet. One of our school's newest science classes is Physical Science. lt is also based on the atoms of the earth and the study of protons. Hopefully this means the science department is getting BIG- GER AND BETTER!!! 30 Science Academics K '