Valley Forge High School - Archive Yearbook (Parma Heights, OH)

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MATHEMATICAL AND SCIE TIFIC PROGRAMS Miss Doris Allen Mr. Louis Buchanan Mr. Kenneth Buser Mr. Loren Castor As a part of a space-age school, the mathematics department, headed by Mr. Loren Castor, offered courses which pre- pared students for the technological voca- tions of the space age. Some of these courses were four courses in algebra that developed the modern study of quantities, three courses in geometry that studied the problems re- lated with angles, surfaces, and solids, as well as a course in trigonometry which treat- ed the relationship between angles and sides of triangles. The most progressive course offered was advanced topics, which was a preparatory course for calculus. Mr. David Kaiser Mr. Walter Schlemmer Chairman 1 i I i Concentric circles and right angles are all part of plane geometry as explained by Sharon Bush and .lim Horvath. Mrs. Katherine Szmagala Miss Christine :xc Q x f lx , C, 23

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OUR SPACE-AGE SCHOOL HAS SPACE-AGE Mr. Michael Barrick Mr. Paul Kirby Mr. Robert Parilla Mr. James Pike Sue Meeth puzzles over the complexities of physics. The science department, headed by Mr. William Schreiner, offered four advanced courses to qualified science students this year. In addition to the already familiar CBA chemistry and PSSC physics, CHEM- study, a new concept in teaching chemistry with the emphasis on laboratory work, was offered for the first time this year. Science topics, the most advanced science course at Valley Forge, was offered to seniors who excelled in other science courses. Students who studied science this year were offered outstanding and excellent lab facilities which included one of the few high school planetariums in the state. Mr. William Schreiner Miss Anna jean Slater Mr. Donald Strater Mr. john Uhlin Chairman ' 22-

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INDUSTRI L RTS PRO IDE MAN Mr. R0ll8ld Calabria Mr. Virgil Cqcklin Mr. Donald Criffing Mr. Carl Grolle Mr. Jack ,lisa Mr. Robert Jones Mr. Robert Kovacs Chairman Industrial Education students are taught the fundamentals of electronics by their instructor, Mr. CarlGro1le. 24 The department of industrial education, headed by Mr. Robert Jones, offered two courses of study to the students interested in industrial education. The technical courses included the study of drafting, graphic arts, woodworking, general metals, electricity- electronics, and transportation mechanics. These courses were designed to prepare students for working in an ever-changing so- ciety. The vocational courses offered were printing, electronics, and machine shop, which prepared students for work as skilled craftsmen. One of the most popular courses offered by the industrial education depart- ment was driver education. The newest course offered by the department was dis- tributive education, which enabled students to get actual work experience in their chosen fields. This was the only such course of- fered in the Cleveland area.