Westwood High School - Green Years Yearbook (Westwood, MA)

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Viewing the world of today through the past Mr. Peter Case Miss Priscilla Congdon Mr. Philip Flaherty Mr. .loseph McCoy Mr. George Parker Mr. Thomas Reis SOC. STUDIES Recent international conflicts have promoted an overwhelming interest in comparative history. The Social Studies Department provides courses in Civics, World History, M.E.H., Economics, Area Studies, Psychology, P.O.D., and advanced placement courses in U.S. History and Western Civilization. This year a sopho- more pilot course in Western and Non-Western Civilization was initiated. The department has con- tinually proven its excellence by the phenomenal number of quali- fying marks on advanced place- ment exams. The World Affairs Club is under the auspices of this department. Mrs. Freclerica Richardson Mr. Richard Stack Mr. illiani Davis Department Head

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Business skills prove invaluable BUSINESS Not oiilv !iult ' iil headed lor business careers, but also roll« ' »it ' -lK)im(l -tii(l ' rit- bcnrlit from the courses }ii en b the IUi ine» Department. Modern eijuipment arul eapabh ' instruetioii aid students in sueli courses as bookkeepinji. txpinji. notehand. and shorthand. aluabh ' asset to those uho plan l)u ine careers is the practice and instruction lound in the ollice practice course. The de|)artment also sponsors the Business Club. ofPia li. ll).rl olaii Mr. !harl ' h lahi c Mr.-. C.aroUii |{rr}; Mi Mr-. Marion llfaK. Dcpartinciil Head DRIVER ED. Driver Education, under Mr. Mr. Lyman ' s competent super- vision, has again met the demands of many upperclassmen by pro- viding them with a class in the fundamental techniques of good dri ing. In accordance with Mass- achusetts laws, thirty hours of class instruction, six hours of ob- servation, and six hours of driving are presented. Mr. Lyman makes good use of audio-visual aids to emphasize defensive driving, and class discussion is informative. Mr I lidina- l, man

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Stiniulatinjr; curiosity in the computer age MATHEMATICS The g routh ol technol ogN has tMnphasized all types of mathematics. An extensive variety of course ranjiinfi from basic aljiebra to a(l anced placement calculus constitute the Math Uepart- tnents curriculum. Long known for its excellence, the department has been instrumental in obtaining a computer for VI estwood High. A course in com- puter M-ience and controlled experiments in com- puter-aided learning are conducted. Ihe math team and biennial Math Olympiads are directed by this department. Mr. Jame I ' emler. Di ' partini-iil Mead Mr. Kdward Baker li)i»i Judith Bolles Mr. Richard Harfjreaves Mr. Harxcv Fischler Mr. Ka mond kodzis Mr. Lawrence allancourt Mr. David Walsh 20