Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Mu Alpha Theta: first row: C. Weiss, P. Payne, B. Hanscom, L. Magnusson, C. Chalkley, M. Reidel, M. Grossblat, S Hayes, C. Crocker, second: L. Mohr, A. Zerkin, M. Karll K. Fox, S. Caplan, R. Nelson, B. Conrad, E. McKay, J. Berlin: H. Himelg third: R. Ladd, B. Osborne, B. Rosbe, P. Dennis R. Eisenbery, L. Morgan, D. Koller, E. Horn, C. Brown? Peers of Abstruse Real Knighted at Mu Inducti fourth: J. Shapiro, J. Zornig, B. Hayden, C. Robertson, Y. Huang, D. Weisz, P. Hinkes, T. Conroy. They listened to guest lecturers, avidly absorbing mathematical facts. As a service project for the school, they undertook a tutoring job, helping any interested students with their math. Mu Alpha Theta, the mathematics honorary so- ciety, inducted 10 outstanding math students in a fall ceremony this year. Standards for admission were highg prospective inductees had achieved at least a B+ average in the math courses they had taken, had scored in the top half of the students taking the annual math contest, and had to be planning to take Trigonometry and Solid Geometry. The society engaged in a number of activities beneficial both to the school and its members. Spe- cial Mu Alpha Theta coaches were available to any struggling mathematics students in need of help. These coaches met once a week with their charges to answer questions and work problems. In addition many interesting speakers gave fascinating lectures to the society on such intriguing subjects as Mary- land University's mathematics honors program and the philosophy behind mathematical statistics. Mu Alpha Theta members Martha Grossblat and Harlan Himel concentrate on the unusual ideas of fellow student Dave Malin. 154 Activities III O11

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Button-bangers For 10 points, which way is Jefferson facing on a nickel 7 and Walter Johnson's It's Academic team was on its way to a close victory over Anacostia and Bethesda-Chevy Chase. Two weeks later, after a disputed show, the team came back to down Wash- ington-Lee and St. Alban's by 330 to 305 to 285. On October 14, WJ made good use of its three weeks of experience to trounce inexperienced teams from Western and Gonzaga, thus becoming the first team to qualify for the play-offs. The play-off round with a trip to Puerto Rico at stake found WJ facing Francis Hammond and Mc- Lean High schools for a two out of four contest. In the first game the Spartans made an amazing come-from behind victory in the grab bag period and pulled the game from the fire 355 to 330 to 165. ln the succeeding two weeks Hammond and McLean proved too tough for the Spartans, and in the final game WJ, a little too slow in the grab bag, relin- Noisy Spartan routers, energetic musicians, and Spirit of quished its championship to Hammond. Academic Team Record WJ: 200 B-CC. Wakefield: WJ: 290 Wash.-Lee. St. Albans: ,WJ: 330 St. Albans: Wash.-Lee WJ: 305 Western: Gonzaga: WJ: 355 Hammond. McLean: WJ: 230 Hammond: McLean: WJ: 105 Hammond McLean WJ: 245 Hammond. Spartan Pom pons, Cheerleaders and other well-wishing partisans congratulate the victorious Academic Team after they had just subdued Hammond and McLean on the first round of the finals for the trip to Puerto Rico. Buzz to Success A. f ,, q,,,q.,,,3 K . Q 24 f -as i il A - i A if x Carl Pope Joan Biren Jeff Berlin '76 Zornig let themselves go at a taping of It's Academlc.