Springdale High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Springdale, AR)

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Suzette Brawner William Merrifield Harvey Morter Ruth Ann Shelton Lois Slusarek Sandra Wilson 2O!Mind Expansion .aw L jf- 1- 1 I M i 5ggg!Zg,w.1f ' , wa. l l

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i Long hours ond no i ' l - W , i .,, f ' P .. 4' at 4:5 if A poy-only reword is ci better system Upper right: Parents, townspeople, and students line the walls of the board room waiting their chance to be heard. Left: Student Council Presi- dent, Barry Smith, attends the School Board meet- ing on behalf of the student body. The Springdale School Board tried to solve educational problems while representing ideas from students, parents and concerned citizens. Though the business at hand often covered everything from special classes to the type of steel needed for school canopies, only certain issues drew the attention of SHS students. Feeling that they had freedom of speech, students spoke out against lunchroom price hikes, closed campus and a dress code that baffled them and startled parents. Opinions often differed, and the final decisions may not have pleased everyone, but young people and adults alike knew that every second Tuesday the doors of the administration building were open to them and their ideas. The System! 19 i i Y

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New approaches and S7000 worth of equipment were used to help students understand science concepts. Physics classes adapted Harvard University projects to demonstrate theories in motion, sound, and nuclear energy. Students could be found taking pictures of toy tractors or standing transfixed as a vacuum cleaner blew a ball along a track. Biology I courses offered 3 topics of study and Biology ll became completely lab-oriented, subjects being taught only through investigations. Genetics topics had students breeding fruit flies and moaning over dying corn shoots. A great deal of boredom and apathy towards science was gone, but often students were told what should have happened but didn't or were forced to borrow someone else's data. Lab techniques were learned, but college bound students were frightened by the slow material coverage. Everyone planning more education needs chemistry, and students whose college plans were spouses, sports, or society, had classes lagging. Students genuinely interested in chemistry found themselves finishing chapter six during the second week of the third quarter. Science: ci growing technology Far loft: With the aid of a polaroid camera, Gordon Lindsey is able to study motion in physics. Top: Disecting appears to be the highlight of the biology courses. Above: Mind and Body students find assembling a body is like putting together a puzzle with several pieces missing. Left: Certain precautions, such as goggles, are taken in Chemistry in case the student turns up with something unexpected. Center: Mike and Pat Bozo, pets of the Biology Department, take advantage of their freedom by doing a little exploring of their own. Mind Expansion!21