Scotch Plains Fanwood High School - Culmen Yearbook (Scotch Plains, NJ)

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P. S. S. C. CLUB ENTERS STATE-WIDE COMPETITION The PSSC Club has one purpose: to bring students to a better under- standing of physics. This is accom- plished through informal discussions with the advisor, Mr. Tilley, and lec- tures given by other people involved in physics. Occasionally, a well in- formed student Will lead these discus- sions. The culmination of these sessions are the tryouts for the team to be entered in a state-Wide physics com- petition. The S.P.F.H.S. team has consistently ranked high at the State Day Science Tests at Fairleigh Dickin- son University which are held every spring. Mike, how many particles are there in a Mole? Mike Barnett, J on Ballon. IT'S A CHEMICAL REACTION! Based on the assumption that some members of the student body actually have an interest in the field, the Ad- vanced Chemistry Club forms each year to discuss and discover aspects of the science not ordinarily examined in high school classrooms. With Mr. Tilley's guidance and assistance, the members study a college text, in an effort to further develop their knowl- edge on the subject. Through competition consisting of numerous tests at the end of the year, the most outstanding students are chosen to represent our school for the annual State Science Day at Rutgers University. Mr. Tilley helps Bruce Mittledorf with a difficult problem.

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BIOLOGY CLUB ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENT STUDY Students who wish to study Biology in more detail than that which is cov- ered in the classroom, were invited to join the Biology I Club. Under the supervision of Mrs. Boruchowitz, the advisor, the club hoped to enrich its members, knowledge of this field. The activities of the club were de- cided upon by its members and each meeting was different. The activities included working on projects for the members' own classes and performing more complex dissections than those normally done in the classroom. The specimens were chosen by the students. Representative of these dissections were the Dogfish Shark, the Fetal Pig, and the Octopus. If a club member was interested in doing any other dis- section he could order the specimen from a biological supply house. The club encouraged independent study as the best way to learn new lab techniques and the more advanced facets of Biology. The club also planned several field trips for its mem- bers, to introduce them to the use of Biology in the medical and business fields. Lawson Gunn discovers that his cat has already had his tonsils removed. 192 It,ll tickle your innardsf' Donna Calenda. ...... ' W ww .- . f j's.ff'-:pg -'ffm' 5w:,..sl K - -qi

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The all-time Super Digit. Lynn Hochheiser. SKATING CLUB INITIATED Many students expressed the desire for a skating club where they not only would learn to skate but also have the added pleas- ure of making new friends. This year the Ice and Roller Skating Club was initiated and the advisor, Miss Frazier, is optimistic The skating club holds regular meetings to abgut its future. The club took a trip to New York City where they went skating on the rink in Rockefeller Center and they also held a Skate-a- Date in a rink which was rented for the occasion. discuss their outings. Jody Rawles, Camille Wan, Otto Mayer. An S.P.F.H.S. student learns how to make the best use of the Programma 101. Barbara Jensen types a program into the computer through a terminal in the Math Lab. MATH CLUB ENTERS THE AGE OF COMPUTERS Under the direction of Mr. McHugh, the Math Club of S.P.F.H.S. has provided students with a meaningful program of extra-curricular mathematics. The 1968-1969 school year was the year of the Pro- gramma lOl for the Math Club. The club's major project was instruction on the use of this computer and this was offered to club members and interested students. As a new service, instruction on the Programma 101 was beneficial to the many befuddled students of Algebra II who were forced to tangle for the first time with the complexities of the '4Com- puter Age.