Western Guilford High School - Amici Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Science Fair winner, Tim Rogers, poses, with his project, for annual picture. Science ls Not just Classroom Study pw , 95, -.df Khl junior Wins Top Entry In District Science Fair Tim Rogers, a junior and a chemistry student, was the winner of the 1972 Science Fair. Tim's winning project was entitled Scotchgard: A Qual- itative Analysisf' This con- sisted of a poster explaining the urpose, and test results of thne project and also the strips of material actually used in the project. Because of his success, his project was en- tered in the District Science Fair. Unlike past years, Western Guilford's Science Club be- came more active in school and community activities. The aided ecology by selling ecollogy patches to the student body and giving the profits to the proper organizations. They also took a trip to UNC- Chapel Hill to visit the science center and Dentistry School. They finished a busy year by holding a bake sale in order to help put next year's club on a sound financial basis. Thus, the Science Club members certainly made their club one of the more active clubs at Western. Science Club: left to right, Denise Grimm, Terri Tesh, Sec.-Treas.g Sid- ney Baker, Debbie Grimm, Pres.j Dale Clement, Mr. johnson, Advisorg Steve Ramsey, Tommy Capps, Debra Duncan, Kay McDonald, Gaynell Lindsay. SCIENCE

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Hestwood Lindley Mr. Decker explains the properties of heat to an attentive Girls take a gossip break atend of class lecture. class. . . But First the Basics-Physical Science Last summer Bernie Zim- merman attended the National YQ. Science Foundation's Student Science Training Program, 1 conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was one of the 62 students from 15 different states that participated in the program. For six weeks she attended classes in chemistry, biology, computer programming, mat- rices and astronomy. This 3 x included everything from tap- ping out data for computers, to conducting exasperating experiments in chemistry, to viewing the heavenly bodies S in the Planetarium. All in all the summer proved to be a valuable experience t for Bernie, in college life and Wltll PG0Dle. Bernie Zimmerman happily shows her relief as the school day ends. SCIENCE

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Logarithms and Proofs For all students,mathematics was essential whether the stu- dent was going to further his education or just drop out of school. Students took math for such reasons as needing a good mathematical back- ground or simply enjoying the sub'ect. The math courses of West- ern were all varied, about as varied as the teachers and students themselves. They all, however, contained the many hours of working problems. These long hours were neces- sary since math rovides the basis for many other subjects. The General Math and Pre- Algebra courses consisted mainly of working problems Such as H'l.9742'l'7.3269: 9.3011 and 3x27:8'I. They also rovided the basic groundilvork for the other math courses. Mr. Hollifield and Miss Smith tried their hand at teaching these sub- jects this year. Algebra l was the students' first chance to work and rea- son with mathematical eqlua- tions. Algebra ll was simp y a tougher version of so ving m2-l- 2mn -l- n2 2 lm-l-nl2 type problems which the stu- ents met in Algebra I. Mrs. Hop er and Mrs. Solomon taught these courses for the third consecutive year. Students became aware of a new phase of math in Geom- etry. These students, for the first time, had an in-depth study of geometrical figures and proving equations. Mrs. Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. Hopper, and Mrs. projects. Lindley You see? Mr. Parker questions in explaining a math problem. 54 MATH ,-....-- K Lail pause for picture while grading : A Study in Terror Hopper and Mrs. Lail took on the task of teachin Geometry. College bound students got a taste of the ttypes of prob- ems they would aceint efu- ture in Advanced Math class- es. Mrs. Lail enlightened the students in this subject. Eve Rallings, Tim Atkins, and Steve Bell participated in a new independentstudy course during the first semester to further their knowledge of math. They studied various areas of math. Mathematics turned out to be more than just combinin numbers as students worked day after day in the various math courses in their search to become more aware of the world around them. Lindley The compass proves useful for Gor- don Brewer and Kenny Almond. Second period Algebra listens attentively as Mrs. Solomon discusses common logarithms.