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

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Maybe your computer is. trying to tell you something. Mr. Richard Hargreaves Miss Judith Richardson Mr. David Walsh 17

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MATHEMATICS ) Mr. James Pender Head of Department Mr. Lawrence Vallencourt Small classes held in the computer room provide individual attention and direct ex- perience with working the computer. A sec- tion on computer programming is now includ- ed in many of the regular math courses. Innovations in teaching methods include continuous progress and team teaching, which allows students to progress at their own rate. The Massachusetts Mathematics Olympiad Test is given in the fall. This year Bruce John- son and Joe Marinelli were finalists while Daniel Baltin, Paul Ekiund, and Derrick Wong Miss Judith Bol tes Mr. Karvey Fischler were awarded Certificates of Merit. The Math Department also gives the M.A.A. National Mathematics Exam and sponsors the successful Math Team. 16

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Mr. Christos Sarris Head of Department Mr. Raymond Keegan Mr. Edward Marx Mr. Gail Thwing Constantly striving to understand nature SCIENCE 18 Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics all have both traditional and modern approaches. Laboratory experi- ments have been expanded to allow the student to discover basic principals for himself, rather than take some authors word for them. Occasional field trips prove that there are industrial uses for many of the seemingly impractical topics that are covered. The Science Depart- ment is constantly sending students to conferences and assisting them in various local and national contests. It also spon- sors the Astronomy and Photography Clubs. HP