Simley High School - Spartan Yearbook (Inver Grove Heights, MN)

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Seniors were real jurists at William Mitchell School of Law. Bob Hamburg rises to a point of order in Senior So' cial. wir ri: , . G :Nbr A ' A As preparation for Senior High history courses, Junior High Students study geography, SOCIAL STUDIES Congress, Speakers F ill Senior If ear The Social Studies Department added two new teachers this Year: Miss Snustad and Mr. Woods. They both taught junior high Social Studies, The junior high Social classes worked hard with panel discussions, oral reports, and the usual amount of hard studying. Senior Social Problems proved to be an interesting class again this year. Mr. Luebke was added to the staff of l2th grade teachers. The Seniors especially enjoyed the Simley High Congress, Threeefourths of the class became the House the Representatives, and oneffourth, the Senate. The Congress did not succeed in passing any bills, how- ever, during the three-week session. The trips to William Mitchell School of Law were informative and worthwhile for the Seniors, 21

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LANGUAGE German Posters Con use Students This year, as in previous years, German I, ll, and Ill, and Latin I and ll were taught. The students particularly enjoyed walking dovvn the halls and trying to figure out what those posters written in German vvere really trying to say. For example: Kommen Sie Nach Das Eis Hockey Spielf' The German Banquet, on April llth, vvas the highlight ofthe year. German students and club members planned the event, held forthe second time this year, A good time was had by everyone whether they knevv howto speak German or not. M3515 s RM!! Att! 0 o 0 L. Although a dead language, Latin still requires con centration. Q f2.:Sj1., - -- , . , 11:1-1: : - K Y WF ,. . , C . ttt. i -- '- 2--: ,. .. t fi A S! 2 ll, if sH19 A'vs Lu 512' N nicest? H Q 20 A. ad?

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SCI E N C E Science Department Expands The Science Department had a number of new teachers this year. Mr. Becke taught 8th grade Science, Mr. Classen taught Chemistry and 9th grade Science, Miss Gustum taught Practical Biology, and Mr. Lobben taught 9th grade Science. For the first time this year, an Electronics course was offered, taught by Mr, Bjorgaard. The course is taught in a two year sequence, mak- ing it possible to take Electronics I and ll. The objectivesrof the course arei to develop the basic concepts of di- rect and alternating currents and their application to various areas of electronics: to develop understanding, through lab experience, of scientific knowledge and skills directly related to the students emf ployment potentialg to properly use test instruments, which is one of the basic skills necessary in this field. IVIATH Seniors Use Computer The Computer Math class, consisting of eleven seniors, was in its second year of existence under Mr. Morrison. The class studied from a new textbook, Introductory Analysis. Senior High classes gained experience on the UNIVAC 422 Training Computer which was at Simley for about four weeks during the third quarter. The Math Department added two new teachers this year. Mr. Becke taught 7th grade Math and 9th grade Math, and Mr. Hanson taught 7th grade Math and 8th grade Math. The highlight of the school year for both the Science and Math De- partments was the Math-Science Fair, held on March 13. Out of the 140 entries in the Fair, fourteen were awarded blue ribbons, sixteen, red, and sixteen, white. Students in grades seven through twelve were eligible to enter. Mr. Bjorgaard was in ch.arge of the Fair this year. Chemicals + Mischief : BOOM! 22