Waterford High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Waterford, CT)

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Mr. Griffin organizes his material before presenting it to the class.

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Mathematics: The Universal Language Elizabeth Kenyon, Department Head Mathematics is the universal language. The language of numbers can be understood by anyone. Math stu- dents are offered several courses of study depending on their choice of a college or general level. On the gen- eral level, students may take general or business math. General math covers the fundamentals of the number system, while business math teaches math as it is used in the business World. On the college level, students may study Algebra, Geometry, Senior College Math, Trigonometry, and Math Seminar. In these courses, students are taught the basics of advanced mathematics and then go on to learn more intricate uses of the num- ber system. New this year is a mathematics club in which interested students may study advanced and com- puter mathematics. Thus the math department gives all students a fundamental background in the universal language. Clockwise: William Rubino, Georgette Croteau, Helen Brogan, Karen McDermott, Elizabeth Kenyon Glenn Rupert, William Griffin, Jerald Yuhas, Helene Rymash,

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Science: ci Course of Concentration john Belbruno demonstrates. The students of Waterford High School, along with the science department, headed by Mr. Carlton Klocker and Mr. Gerard Rousseau, can now boast of two new efficient biology laboratories. The new laboratories con- tain the latest equipment that is readily available when- ever experimentation is needed. The new labs will heighten a studentls ability to learn through individual experimentation. While the earth science classes con- tinue to study geology, astronomy, and earth history, other students communicate on various levels of physics, chemistry, and biology. Biology consists of the study or organic elements. Chemistry on the other hand, deals with the study of organic and inorganic elements. Physics includes the study of electricity, vectors, motion, force, color, and light. This year Lloyd Drinkard, accompanied by Mr. Carl- ton Seybolt, attended the conference on the atom in Chicago. The science department has also selected three candidates to attend the Connecticut Science and Humanities Symposium at Yale. Through the coopera- tion of the Science department a student develops a scientific understanding that will better enable him to become an active part of tomorrows, scientific world. Gary Browne contemplates the wide scope of Physics.