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

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GEORGE ESPOSITO JOAN BYOREK DONALD CABABE FRANCIS DeSALVO CHARLES DETTMAR RICK MUSSER Dear .lohn . . . Cindy Boofh. JEAN POQUETTE

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Let's play math. ALAN YURKSHAT L, i LEONARD ZANOWICZ Yfv - I -51 f:,f :,, Xl:-9, L? as innagodcla? Geoff Ramsden. CHARLES X 1' FRANK VOLPE JOHN WALL NANCY WINTERBAUER glad -L-is we 716V 1 + 1 : More Than Meets the Eye The 1970-1971 Math Department, headed by Miss Linda Alvord, illustrated the idea that mathematics added up to more than 1 -l- 1. Although basic principles were taught, the main goal of the department was to help students think creatively and logically. This goal was fulfilled through entertaining, yet educational projects, hard work from involved students and faculty, and a genuine concern of Math teachers to aid the students. Because the members of the Math Department felt there was always room for improvement, many changes were initiated this year. Math was presented at a recreational levelp an Independent Study area was provided with math puzzles and games, where interested students could test their powers of logic and accuracy. A change was also made in the academic curriculum. In lieu of Algebra II or Ge- ometry, all sophomores were assigned Math I to provide them with the fundamentals of Math. Pro-iects were designed for modern math students as the department planned to utilize a computer which authorized persons could operate. Use of this computer to calculate answers and prove theorems would ultimately give the student a better under- standing of Math. Through the curriculum and its related activities, students realized the subiect dealt not only with abstrdcts, but also with the practical aspects of math in life. 29

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Combining business with pleasure. Business Reaches Out to All The Business Department opened its doors this year and welcomed all students to its new loca- tion. In these new surroundings the faculty felt that they could more readily aid and advise students in matters of business achievement. Included in the new area was a business machines room where students made use of the typewriters, adding machines and dictaphones to improve their typing and shorthand skills. Courses offered this year were bookkeeping, note-taking, data processing, accounting, typing and shorthand. The Business Department also offered experi- ence in two work programs: the Co-operative Work Program which included office experience before graduation, and the Distributive Educa- tion Program which offered advice on working in sales, retailing, and merchandising. Both pro- grams, which offered students practice in the business and service worlds, opened four months earlier than previous years to enable students to profit from additional work experience. 2 i 5 E fi t i 'W'-sv 'Y' al A sad lass asks a dad as a salad falls. Mary Reilly. 1 That makes six times yeu've cut this week. Mr. Poquette.