Western High School - Friendship Yearbook (Parma, MI)

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1. With the assistance of Janet Harbottle, Mr. Southwell can relax behind his desk. 2. Wendy Sauber holds the attention of Mr. Powers, while giving an oral book re- port. 3. Attempting to explain a film strip to Modern American History is Mr. lVlc- Clintic. 4. Mr. McCready sits back and enjoys a presentation in his Psychology class. 5. Before class, Mr. Hinckle takes time to prepare a film for his Early Ameri- can History class.

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social science Teachers Open Doors to Social and Political Areas for Students A strong effort was made to help the student understand himself, his past, and his future in the social science department. The courses were evalu- ated and the requirements changed. Early American History was replaced by Modern American History as a grad- uation requirement. A new course called Community ln- volvement was introduced by Nlr. Russ Roelofs. its main objective was to help the student better understand his pre- sent relationship to his culture and its institutions. The resignation of lVlr. .lim Gumper, in the fall, resulted in the addition of lVlr. John Powers to the Western Staff. 2 2 Z 2 K l i 5 E E e S l E 2 l I r

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lndivid.ia mpl' math Needs asized There was a day when arithmetic meant addition, sub- traction, multiplication, and division. However, it would be difficult to convince Western's students in math that this is true. Algebra, geometry, and trigo- nometry have replaced the simpler forms and modern math is a foreign language to parents who try to help write homework. Yet, in spite of its complexity, the faculty in math feel that a knowledge of numbers is necessary in modern society. Mr. Rice, Mr. Williams, Mr. Childs, Miss Terry, and Mrs. Miller all do their best to make sure students will be able to correctly balance their checkbooks. More and more the math depart- ment is trying to help the student. Courses are aimed toward the individual so everyone can learn the type of math they need. Students have flexibility in the classroom with the development of individualized in- struction and now can progress more at their own speed. i 1. Miss Terry's math class concentrates on tomorrows' work. 2. Mr. Rice is working diligently? 3. Mr. Williams gives students help with math problems. 4. Scott Ulsaker washes dishes, while Frank Disley dries, during Bachelor Living class. 5. Mrs. Price helps Vicky Smith with her yarn work. 6. Mrs. Bush lectures her class on good home economical procedures. 7. Little friends visit for a day. 32