St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Senior Alon Zobel. David Hwokowo. Gary Word. Pool Werniek and h«'P tfudcnt underjtand tho principle which they ore learning by Jock RosmuHon work together to vcce fully conduct on experiment with putting them to practical use. the oid of a force apporotu in their Phyik clou. Experiment ore to Senior Jack Rasmussen begins his doy with the study of Physics, o science that explores energy and the nature of matter. In attempting to learn more about the nature of energy ond matter the students in Physics study mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, light and the structure of the atom. Second hour brings Jack back to the time of Roman togas and feasts in his Latin II class. Conjugating verbs, learning new vocabulary ond gaining on understanding of grammar constitute important factors in learning the old ond classic Latin language. Shokespeare's majestic characters come to life again in Jack's English class. Third hour is a time for reading and studying old and modern English literoture. It olso is a time for the necessary drill on grammar, vocabulary, spelling and writing skills. The Prince, Wealth of Notions, Antigone, The Age of Reason and Lycurgus and Numa ore just a few of the selections Jack and his classmates read and write papers on during his fourth hour Humanities doss. After everyone has read the selection and written their paper, the class discusses the work to pool their ideos on the author's meaning and purpose. Jack's fifth hour Social Science class is not only a time to learn about people and government, but it also teaches the responsibilities that every person should carry as a citizen of our state, country and os a citizen of the ever shrinking world. Sixth hour finds Jock confronted with the mathematical problems of Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. The first half of the year is utilized in the study of Solid Geometry which is tho mathematics of geometric figures in space, and the second half of the year consists of Trigonometry, the study of triangles. Jock tolect one of Ih« mony reference book which aro ovoiloble fo him. He will ute it to continue hi work on a government unit in hi Soclol Science do . 25

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Tronslotion call} for concentration, ord Jock and his classmates aro using the time allowed in their lotin II (lou to work on it. These Humanities students ore oil ottompting to state their views in one of the many discussions held in the Humanities doss. AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS ... 24

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Mr . Moffa gives o helpful hint to Senior Jerry Oilier, who Is editing on orticlo for the school poper during his Journalism II doss. There ore over 90 different courses available to the students. In the previous pages mony of these courses hove been presented; however, there are still many others. The numerous shop classes provide students with an opportunity to improve their skills which will always be useful to them. Among the different shop courses available are: machine, print, metal, electricity, drafting and wood. Many moth courses hove been illustrated in earlier pages, yet there are still more. Refresher Mathematics is a review of the basic skill of arithmetic, consumer mathematics, fundamentals of algebra and geometry and instruction in the use of the slide rule. Senior Mathematics is a course for students who have already taken Elementary Algebra, Freshman Mathematics or Plone Geometry. For students interested in speech there are two courses that they may take. Dramatic Arts consists of a reading survey of a large range of dramatic literature, and Speech where the emphasis is put on the developing of speaking effectiveness. Speech also includes units on public speaking, discussion, parliamentary procedure, persuasion and oral reading. THERE ARE OVER Team teaching, a now 'technique being used In the Social Science clones, consists of lecturos and group work. Sonlor Roger ;ornstad gives on oral report o port of his group work. 26 Speech students eogerly watch slides of Denmark that Morten Kclstrup. our foreign cxchcngo student, is using to help moke his speech more Interesting and informotivo.