W T Woodson High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fairfax, VA)

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To those who were willing to learn, the de¬ partments of mathematics and science at Wood- son High School offered a curriculum and a way of learning essential for advance in an increas¬ ingly demanding world. Always the emphasis was on training the individual to think for himself and to relate his knowledge. The Science Department, with a staff of twelve teachers, seven separate courses, and a total of fifty-one classes, stressed fewer lecture-dominated classes in preference to greater student activity in the classroom. Science students had a tremendous advantage in the well-equipped laboratories of Woodson. With such equipment as geiger counters, spectroscopes, kimoscopes, and even physics slin- kies , classes were a continuous challenge. Also a source of pride in Woodson ' s science program was the planetarium, one of two now in use in Fairfax County. In the Mathematics Department also, the variety of courses and the methods of learning reflected modern trends. Characteristic of the department ' s goal to meet the varied interests and needs of all the student body were the two new courses of¬ fered this year: Consumer Mathematics and Trig- Functions. Setting up a new display of the stars at Woodson is part of Mr. Fagan ' s everyday chores as planetarium coordinator. Mrs. Bank ' s freshman science class unearths a three-dimen¬ sional map of the Western Hemisphere. Bob Thompson and Cheryl Vetter watch the undulation of a slinkie while studying waves and energy in physics. CLASSROOM 29

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Math and science innovations modernized classes Punster Tom Roehr smiles at his display of the evolution of mathematics on his ciass bulletin board. Nancy Bilger examines green biology while Jane Hough- ten looks on. 28 CLASSROOM

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With courses varying from drivers ' education and first aid in the freshman classes, to archery and golf in the senior classes, the Physical Education Department achieved a well-rounded schedule. Boys participated in gymnastics, track, and field events, while girls concentrated on modern dance and free exercise. Sports including volleyball, basketball, soccer, and football helped to stimulate the efforts of students toward team cooperation, as well as to develop their physical stamina. While juniors and seniors stuck to their day-to-day gymnasium or outdoor routine, freshman and sophomore classes alternated three weeks of classroom health training with three weeks of physical education. Outdoor basketball catches senior boys up in the air, but never while holding the ball. P.E. developed fitness through athletics galore Spotters on all sides reach for a flying vaulter as she mounts the Swedish Box. It ' s a bird, it ' s a plane, no, it ' s superball! Swing your partners, four hands round. 30 CLASSROOM