Sierra High School - Oracle Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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Physical Jfdumf lm ln keeping wiTh The naTional sTress on The developmeni' of TunoloimenTcil physical abiliTies, The Boys P.E. DeparTmenT has execuTed ci well-planned program of physical exercises and rec- reofional play designed To improve The healih, sTrengTh and endurance of male Spoirfons. Boys olofain knowledge in The Three maior sporfs as well as wresTling, soccer, volleyball, swimming, Track, gymnasTics, and Tennis. Firsf aid is discussed in order To Teach SparTans imporTgnT hecilTh habiTs. The Boys P.E. Depc1rTmenT sTrives Toward The oTTainmenT by each sTu- denT of physical ond moral quciliTies which will aid Them in The conTinued developmenf of Their me-nTgl cop- nbilifies. Mr. Leo Fessenden Deparfmenf Chairman Sophomore P.E. Mr. Roberl Dugard Sophomore P.E, Government Social Problems Coaching Mr James Snowden Life Science Adv. Biology Freshman P.E. Coaching oachi C ng Mr. Mahlon Ccnly Senior P,E, Varsity Foofball Coaching Mr. Don Sfillwell Junior P.E. VarsiTy FooTball Coaching Science Mr. Roberl Eicholh Life Science Co-orclinaTor Science Club Mr. Andreas Halle Physics Applied Physics Algebra I Mr. James Naughton Freshman P.E. Senior P.E. Coaching Mr. Ralph Boifi Chemistry Life Science Mr. Gordon Crowell Chemistry Applied Chemistry

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Mr. Martin Chodos Geometry Ceramics Mr. Dwain Reinbolt Algebra l Pre-Algebra Mathematics Because of The Technical aspecT of The world Today, mathe- malics has become an essenrial parT of Sierra's curriculum. Ex- perienced insTrucTors in This deparTrnenT aim To give SparTans as much maTerial as possible in preparing Them Tor professional and non-professional vocaTions. Increased emphasis upon This subiecT has broughT To Sierra a new approach To Teaching maTh, Special MaThemaTics STucly Group, currenrly being used in Algebra l, ll, and Geomerry. Mr. Clifford Faye Algebra l GeomeTry Mr. Marion Frasier Miss Verla Bateman Freshman P.E. Sophomore P.E. English l Mrs. Ruth Blake Junior P.E. Senior P.E. Mr. Stanley Ward Senior Math Geornelry Mrs. Dorothy Brewer Senior P.E. Junior P.E. STudenT ProducTions Miss Louise Van Dommelen DeparTmenT Chairman Freshman P.E. Sophomore P,E. Modified P.E. Department Chairman Algebra ll Mr. Lawrence Foster TrigonomeTrylMafh Analysis GeomeTry Mr. Robert Wiggins Algebra l GeomeTry Phy im! Edumfirm The Girls Physical EducaTion DeparTmenT is becoming an increasingly imporTanT parT of Sierra's curriculum due To The.in- creased national emphasis on physical TiTness. SparTaneTTes are offered an all around sporTs program, including swimming, Ten- nis, Tlag fooTball, baskerball, modern clance, TirsT aid, soTTloall, and archery. A major change Took place This year in The deparTmenT. SixTh period gym classes were seT aside for girls especially inTer- esTed in inTra-school aThleTic cornpeTiTion. Mrs. Jacqueline Warren Sophomore P.E. Senior P.E.

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Mr. Lester Hufford Life Science Sophomore Class Athletic Coach Mr. Mervyn Bloom Government Psychology Economics Mr, Richard Chamberlain World History U S. History Geology Club Mr. Joseph Adler Life Science U. S. History Folk Singers Miss Daria Bonomi Social Studies l Special Education Themisians Science Club Mr. Orville Hinshaw Government Social Problems Band Science Because of the increasing demands of a modern in- dustrial society, science is playing a larger part in peo- ples' lives than ever before. At Sierra, students are offered both college prep and applied science courses. Life science, chemistry and photo classes are among the most popular courses in the department. Mr. Sol Taylor Advanced Biology Life Science Mr. Edgar Brandt Social Studies I English I Mr. Otlo Guli Department Chairman Applied Chemistry Freshman Science Sacizzl Studie ln today's world it is important for the young people of this country to understand their country, their culture, and themselves. lt is important, too, that they understand other nations and peoples, and their relationships to the United States. The Social Studies department here at Sierra has'undertaken this great task of aiding Spartans toward a better understanding of their own society and those of foreign countries. Headed by Mr. Howard Lane, Mr. Eugene Leach Government Social Problems Regents