Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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f man were to record history, he would need to date the records. To do that he needed to count. So he invented a number system and rules to follow. This system became ............ . Glad that they figured it out, Sopho- try teacher, Mrs. Sue Wells, find the Junior guss Han discusses his six more Andy Swanson and his Geome- answer to a puzzling math problem. Weeks grade with Mrs- Doroyhy gre- ward. 76 mathematics mutbematirs Although only two years of math are required for graduation, many students took math throughout high school. Courses included everything from Fundamentals of Math to Calculus. l liked teaching math, concluded Mrs. Gayle Burns, because you can apply your knowledge to every day problems. Mrs. Burns taught Introductory Algebra, Trigonometry and Elementary Analysis fTrig.! E.A.J, and Computer Math. Math is an objective course, explained Mrs. Burns. Students aren't graded on their creativity, i but their understanding of concepts. Junior Philip Leitao, one of Mrs. Burns' Computer Math students, thoroughly enjoyed the course. lt's like a puzzle, said Philip. You have to use logic to solve everyday problems. It allows you to approach everyday problems from a different point-of-view. In computer, you not only get to think out the problems, but you also get to work with the machines. Especially this year, commented Senior Tom Davis, Calculus student, you can really get to appreciate the course. lt's easy in its own way. Many students participated in the numerous math contests throughout the year. I like the chaIlenge, said Senior Lynn Forthaus, also a Calculus student. lt's especially fun to go on the trips to Richardson and San Antonio because you have to rely on the first team to get their answer right before you can get yours. At the end of the year Calculus students could take Advanced Placement Tests to get credit for college math courses. Overall, math proved beneficial to most students. l'm glad ltook it, commented Tom.

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Mr. Free Enterprise , Rolland Sto- rey, President ol the Free Market Edu- cation Foundation, visited Mrs. Evelyn PaImer's second period government class, and lectured on the free enter- prise system ol America. Angus Hill, freshman, reads a hand- out in his American History class. He recalled, There were lots of films on World War ll which made it pretty interesting. We also did book reports. ldid mine on The Grapes ot Wrath. In Mrs. Tyson's sixth period World History class, sophomore Mona McChesney, did a report on Hanni- bal the Horrible. l was looking at the map of the places he conquered, she said. history 75

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rn-'wr r 1' ft in Zwfwi Lai ,,,,,,, 5 A V W :fi Uniting together to make studying for year end finals more enjoyable, Juniors Lee Ann Leneveu, Tom O'Brien, Caroline Sullivan, Linda Suchochleb, and Danny Farley share their algebra information with one another. Freshman Chad Rowdon gives a cynical expression as he looks up from his work. W. 5: ,G 'W .RM . hsswllli' 'nj Freshmen Mike Brown and Kyle Medlin help each other study for an Algebra l test. 1 N 3 1 Q ,iii is , at mathematics 77 t en