Western Beaver High School - Aurora Yearbook (Industry, PA)

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PLANNING PERIODS for teachers aren't always free. As Mrs. Hyte relaxes in the women's faculty room, she corrects SRA booklets. A BIG PART of Mrs. Walsh's Seventh Grade English classes is the buying and reading of TAB books. Jackie Van Court obliged by adjusting the drapes. E GLI H Broadens Our Horizons .ii COMPLETE ATTENTION is required in College English class, especially during one of Mr. Marchion's frequent lectures. 32 An educated person is one who has a conspicuous knowledge of his language. The purpose of the West- ern Beaver English Department is to help each student acquire this knowledge and to discover his in- dividual style of writing, his unique insight in interpreting literature, and his own method oflogical think- mg. Optional to seniors are General or College Prep English taught by Mr. Marchion or Business English taught by Mr. Braheny. Seniors, as well as underclassmen, may also enroll in Mrs. Hickey's Speech classes. Students of all grades are encouraged to improve their read- ing and vocabulary. Thus encompassing more than its name implies, the English De- partment endeavors to give every student the most beneficial cross section of commutative skills and worthwhile literature. Mrs. Patric- ia Stillwagon serves as head of the department. Q , X .4 si X xx W

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. . - is .:,. his it I Q3 P PRECISE WEIGHINGS are essential for accurate experimental results. Mr. Dominici shows proper procedure to Patti Eichler. of SCIENCE A major goal for Western Beaver science students is to develop the ability to reason through carefully planned laboratory problems and ex- periments. This capability enables them to view new problems ob- jectively and to think critically in the solution of these problems. Recently an addition was built to the high school building. Part of this addition contains a Physics- General Science room and an Earth-Space Science complex with a large room for lectures and lab- oratory work, a room for weather observation and forecasting, and a planetarium. Course offerings were increased this year with the implementation of Meteorology and Astronomy. In addition, the department oders General and Earth-Space Science, Biology, Lab Biology, Academic, General, and Lab Chemistry, and Physics. Mr. George Mastrovich is department chairman. - .NYS BUTTERFLY COLLECTIONS are only one of the many annual projects prepared by the Advanced Biology students. Mr. Hromanik explains one to sophomores Louis Poff and John Nola. NEW PLANETARIUM facilities are frequently visited by other classes. However, they were designed primarily to aid the astronomy classes which are taught by Mr. Mastrovich. 31 is-5.

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Y xvm, I ,5,, t 1, . , r W-f , I n,, af J BEFORE CLASS Tyrone Jarrett, Cathy Hanshaw and Martha Ferrebee chat with Mrs. Hickey, Tenth Grade English and Speech instructor, as Donna Anderson prepares to explain her homework on the board. '-.MMG 0,444 at 7 V 4, titti f , WRITING COMPOSITIONS isn't easy, even with an outline, but Mrs. Stillwagonls Junior English Classes found they did a better job with her assistance. PERSONAL CONFERENCE between Karen Powers and Mrs. Doyle helped to clarify a point in Eighth Grade grammar. 33