Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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Jeff Miller 88 and Don Worley '88 w rk on their English assignment while Mrs. Irma Zapf observes. 12 V Social StudieyEnglish wwmmlwmwwmwwwwm WWW. Miss Alison Worley lectures her American History class. David Gay 87 while Carla S T ere wer grams introduc year. One, the Literature Cur designed to hel and teachers, Sandy Messne English depart The long ILQ is to studenty Englis ed Messner. Mrs. Kay teacher, stated gram will hel: because we ve help the stude ledge?

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ail Mark Austin 85, Rob Wise 86, Mike Kiekhaefer 85 and Richard Miller ,85 conduct an experiment during Inquiries in Science. Hmm. One across - an eleven letter word that includes the systematic treatment or magnitude, relationships between figures and forms and relations between quan- tities expressed symbolically? Ahh! Mathematics. Two down - a seven letter word which begins with an is and has the clue of tta branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically ar- ranged and showing the operation of general laws? Of course, science. As we continue this crossword puzzle, we come to a nine letter word that both one across and two down utilize. What is a nine letter word which both mathematics and science put to use? Weive got it! Computers. Believe it or not, computers may be used and are being used in the fields of mathematics and science. Savannah High uses com- puters in these departments in certain advanced classes. According to Mr. Tom Lewis, head of the math department, a computer is tla tool that allows people to organize and utilize information quicker. Some of us may wonder why the computer classes, Introduction to Computers and Advanced Com- , puters, are considered math classes. Lewis replied, tlThey probably shouldnt be, but there is no other department to put them inf Most students enjoy the com- puter classes, according to Lewis. itThey mainly don,t know what to expect before they get to the class? Daren Throckmorton i86 en- rolled in Introduction to Computers to learn the basic fundamentalsll of a computer. Paula Bevirt 87 took Introduc- tion to Computers itbecause I wanted to learn how to run a computer? Since shels been in the class, Bevirt has ltlearned how to operate, the parts of a computer and how those parts workf, Another region which uses computers is the science depart- ment. According to Mrs. Julie Adams, head of the science depart- ment, the science classes have been using computers for ltthree years, but we got the department com- puter last year? Adams commented that com- puters began to be used for science Chris Dawson classes timainly because of the science and investigation class? She went on to say, the research paper tfor the science and inves- tigation classi is required to be written on the computer. They tthe studentsl have to know how to use the computer? Lora Trapp ,85 stated, using a computer for Inquiries ttis nice. You can correct errors before you print - itis faster! , According to Adams, the students enjoy working with com- puters. liThe younger ones would like to use it more. In the introductory classes, the computer is used as a type of reward system. If they get finished with the book, they have a lesson on computers? As we end this crossword puzzle, we come to a nine letter word which begins with an tteii and is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge and of developing the powers of reasoning and judgment. Education - that ttstuff we acquire when we enroll in classes like those in the math and science departments. - Hazel Noble Matthcience J11 86 and Mike Todd examine a microscopic organism while Mrs. Julie Adams observes during Biology.

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lres her American David Gay l87, asks Mrs. Kim Davis for help on his English paper while Carla Slaybough 787 waits for assistance. There were many new pro- grams introduced to the SHS this year. One, the Implementation of Literature Curriculum tILCl, was designed to help both the students and teachers, according to Mrs. Sandy Messner, chairman of the English department. ttThe long range plan tof the ILCl is to help improve the studentst English skills? comment- ed Messner. Mrs. Kay Tucker, English teacher, stated that the new pro- gram will help the high school because ttwetve got new books to help the students and their know- ledge. ttI hope it will improve rela- tions between the students and teachers also, not just the studentsl knowledge of the English field? stated Mrs. Kim Davis, English teacher. According to Mr. Bill Luce, chairman of the Social Studies department, the Carnegie Listening Experience tCLEl, experimental eXercises used by the Social Studies department, will help the students with their listening and learning skills. Mr. Craig Hill, Social Studies teacher, stated that the new pro- gram tCLEl will help the Social Studies department in many areas. ttThe new program will give Mr. Bill Burns, Librarian, helps Jeff Majerus l88 with his English assignment. new ideas to the teachers to make. their classes more interesting? commented Miss Debe Barnhart, Social Studies teacher. Hill plans to use cassette tapes to help him improve the programs and his classes. The English and Social Studies departments at Savannah will try to improve the skills of the students and teachers, but it will take a lot of hard work to make these programs successful. ; Cindy Fun- - derburg while Sherri Wilson 87 observes. Lori Were '87 is assisted by Mr. Bill Luce Social StudiestEnglish J13