Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Department expands opportunities New ideas and more student interest were keys to the devel- opment of an expanded Sci- ence Department. Two classes were added and two previous- ly riffed classes returned to the curriculum. Consumer Chemistry, one oi the new classes, was a spe- cialized lab study which did not incorporate algebra into its curriculum. Consumer chem- istry was my favorite class. We had labs very often, and that made the class fun and inter- esting, stated Laura Baugh, sophomore. An Environmental Bowl was the highlight of the new envi- ronmental science class. Stu- dents read magazine articles in classy then teams were select- ed and competed by answer- ing questions on what they had read, The best teams from the school were sent to competi- tions within the STCA confer- ence. l'The Environmental Bowl was a successful event and was helpful in teaching as it gave students initiative to read the articles, said Miss Shelly Peretz, department chairman. ln view of the greater stu- dent interest, Chemistry ll and Qrnamental Horticulture classes were taught again. The expanding department brought in three new teachers, Mrs. Rhonda Best, Miss Dor- elle Ackerman, and Mrs. Kath- leen Kreidler. Science is an everchanging field, and the department grew with the field by offering new opportunities and exper- iences. Top Right: Mrs. Kathleen Kreicller, a new chemistry teacher in the depart- ment, checks the calculations of stu- dents lanet Harding, and Lynn George. Above: Studying images was enlight- ening for Mike Bayr in Mr. Charles Wiecherns physics class. 52 Science Department Middle Right: Taking part in the re- vived ornamental horticulture class, Laluana Myles, Cory Scott, and Devita Cathey learn how to transfer plants. Right: Exploring the world ol chemi- cals, Todd Nicholson conducts an- other experiment in Chemistry ll. M. 'li -stew A Nui, J -M i t-' it or ' l ia rs I e f 5? Q .... c S K .f

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Left: Trying to remember R C Cola for rows and columns in matrixes, Rich Whittington works in front ot his Cole lege Algebra class. Above: Collecting homework papers, Mr. William Stockdale answers Mi- chelle Framptons question on a prob- lem she did not understand. Left: Mr. Robert Sullivan uses an overhead proiector as a way to help students take notes in his Algebra l class. Math Department 5l l u

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,.,..,,v--f Left: Chtclcens tn Bloloqy Class? Heather Hutchlnson ts nntruquerl hy the results of Anamarie latndes sci- ence expertment. Below: Darlene Washlnqton and Don- ald Gtbson, working as a team in Anatomy, examine the knee loint ol a call. 1 3 s is s LM Nei iiiag w,y. xt QM,,,.....-'Q SX ,L Science Department 53