Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Plan Varied Futures THE SIGN SAYS MATHEMATICS, and so do these teachers whose job it is to provide students with a strong mathematical background: Mrs. Nora Gregory, algebra and geometryg Mr. Shelby Adams, geometry and consumer mathg Mrs. LaVerna Kiefer, trigonometry, elementary analysis, and probability and statisticsg Mrs. Martha Taylor, algebra, trigonometry, and elementary analysisg Mr. B. O, Wisener, algebra and gcometryg and Mr. Hobart Ward, algebra and geometry. Mr. Ward is also an administrative assistant at TJ. Honestly, l've never seen such grades! Math. courses at Tl are designed to meet the needs of all pupils, regardless of their future plans. College-bound students may take four years of mathe- maticsg they study algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and elementary analysisg those in the accelerated program study more advanced math. in the twelfth grade. Students planning to work after graduation may take consumer math., which will equip them to handle mathe- matics in everyday life and in the busi- ness world. I7

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KEEPING UP-TO-DATE on the latest developments in the complex field of mathematics is no small task, but Miss Lavern McMillan, chairman of the Math. Depart- ment, has a wealth of newly-published books for use as source material. GRADING FINAL EXAMINATIONS is often as tiresome to teach- ers as is studying for them to students. Miss Mah Lynn Hill and Miss Irene Smith, two of TJ's algebra teachers, find the job lighten- ed somewhat when they see some of the amusing, if incorrect, answers written by students. I6 ath Helps Students BULLETIN BOARDS AND charts often help in teaching mathematical concepts. Evaluating a student's project are three new teachers in the department this year: Mr. Gary Corley, geometry and consumer math.g Mrs. Myrtle Arnett, geometry and consumer math.g and Mr. Michael Johnson, geometry.

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Science Courses Kee AFTER A YEAR of teaching in Germany, Miss Martha Butler returned to Port Arthur to assume the position of head of the Science Department. Miss Butler uses this human torso model to illustrate biological principles. I8 MRS. REVA WESTERMAN, Mr. ,lack Sell, and Mr. Darrell Ardoin, T.l's chemistry teachers, find mod- els of molecules helpful in teach- ing the complex structure of sub- stances. In addition to chemistry, Biology I and the new Biology ll are taught by Mr. Sell. Mr. Ardoin also teaches classes in biology. ln the fast-moving world of science the value of a top quality education cannot be ovcremphasized. Basic courses, such as biology and chemistry, provide students with a sound scientific background, more advanced courses, such as physics and second-year biology, en- able those students truly interested in science to explore new areas and Work on individual projects. m i