Shadle Park High School - Sporran Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Social Stud'es Program Adds Sophomore Humanities Above: Pam Schoch explains a theory while others consider it dur- ing one of the twice-weekly semi- nars held in senior humanities. Below: Some of the 60 members of the sophomore humanities class hurry to complete an assignment dealing with Oedipus the King. A new class, sophomore hu- manities, appeared in the social studies curriculum this year. Though humani- ties has been offered to, and widely accepted by, se- niors for four years, this is the first year it has been available at any other grade level at Shadle Park. Taught cooperatively by Mrs. Georgiana Sutherlin and Mrs. Betty Partridge, sophomore humanities employs three main teaching methods in presenting concepts of world history and literature. Lec- tures to the entire class of 60, 15-student seminarsg and lab Cexperiments in writing and large group discussionsl were all used in the new 10th grade study. Basic courses in the social studies area were offered as usual. Mr. Donald Miller emphasizes a lish-history class in a discussion point as he leads his junior Eng- of the Vietnamese war.

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E fi Above: Senior Donna Paschall stops to answer a question during her required oral report for Nlr. Larry Clark's government class. Above: Janice Dishman pauses to check a question on a make-up test she is giving to other students in Mr. Larry Clark's government class. The test, taking place in in the hall outside Mr. Clark's classroom, is similar to many of the objective tests included in the departmen1:'s examination pro- gram. dr' Above: Concentrating on a lecture dents in Mr. Evan Bells US his about the Civil War are juniors tory class. Larry Mulette and Jan Warner, stu-

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Math Helps Students Gain Logical Thoughts, Skill We of the Math Department feel a great responsibility as we realize no other genera- tion of young people has ever needed mathematical educa- tion more than the one en- rolled in our schools today, stated Mr. Wayne Eacker, De- partment Head. He went on to say, Our aim is to teach these young peo- ple to think logically as well as acquire the basic mathe- matical skills needed to pur- sue further studies in math d ' 11 an science. This has been Below: Junior Christine Stinnett looks to her book for help as she tries to solve one of her algebra accomplished by the use of overhead projectors and the urging of more oral response and participation in class. Mr. Eacker added that even more important than the ac- cumulation of knowledge of a subject, is the development of an appreciation for that subject. instilled with a de- sire to learn, students are encouraged to further their mathematical education and prepare themselves for a fu- ture where math is a must. problems in Mr. Harvey Loch- head's second period class. Above: Students listen attentively ate math class as he explains ad- in Mr. Wayne Eackerls intermedi- vance equations and illustrates Above: Bob Bettinger, senior, is math principles in Mr. Robert- deep in thought as he learns new son's senior math class.