Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Chris Davis is a direct result of the past year's mathematical studies. She shows total concentration while she's constantly swamped in her lessons. Kristi Walker listens intensely as Mrs. Larson verbally and visually explains her trigonometry lesson on the board. Math 75 .,..-,

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The Good and the Badg We all share in the pi ' C C ' 7 7 P1ece of the 1 C l' ' llvr Staff ooner or later it is bound to kick in. The math-aholics of today are a sure result of the Pi Syndrome . Symptoms are: 'I5 repetition of 3.14 25 having the urge to divide everything 35 seeing the symbol H everywhere 45 feeling the need to add and subtract all the numbers on the speed limit signs 55 wanting to multiply all of the test scores by 100 65 substituting the letters D and F with A and B Some students feel that they will never need the arithmetic that they have learned. I think I already know fmath5, but I'm just taking this for a credit. It's not go- ing to do me any good, Larry Steliban said. There are more stu- dents that feel their math- ematical needs are being met. In just about every area of business, arithme- tic is going to be needed. The Business Math class offered helps to prepare students for this area of careers. I think it will help me to make good financial de- cisions. I believe it can give you an edge over the mi- nority population, It will help me reduce the chances of me making a business mistake. Balanc- ing a check properly will be easier to do, Terry Piggee said. The challenge of arith- metic intrigues some 74 Academics while it baffles others. There are students that thrive on mathematical equations. It truly inspires them to figure out prob- lems. Without these peo- ple near-impossible prob- lems would never have an- swers. I look at math as a chal- lenge. I plan to go to col- lege and major in Engi- neering. This math will re- ally help me and it keeps me from wasting a year, Norman Dunn said. All of the math students share' one thing in com- mon. In one way or anoth- er they help or hurt others around them. Helping by encouraging them to take on challengesg hurting by diminishing the will to study. It is a sad, but true fact. For the most part, helping is prevalent. Mrs. Person's student teacher checks over Ronnie Robinson's shoulder to help him complete one of his home- work problems.

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Discover the biological aspects of life and WW Gain New Understanding Staff ' ll love science! It helps me to un- derstand what's really going on around me! Christy Hal- loway said. A science course is one that will be used for the rest of a person's life. It teaches students about things that have confused them in the past and pre- sents them with knowl- edge of their surround- ings. In science class I can study about something that interests me and then I can go out and relate it back to what I have learned, Linda Lowery said. For the great variety of interests in the many sci- entific fields, there are dif- ferent classes for the stu- dents to complete. Biolo- gy I is the basis for all high- er level biology classes, such as Zoology. The oth- er sciences classes, Chem- istry and Physics, require an efficient mathematical background. Chemistry is the study of the composi- tions of substances. Phys- ics is the study of work. These are only the most basic definitions of two very complex subjects and for the student taking these classes, a great amount of devotion is necessary. Ill Ive taken Chemistry for three years and I feel like each year I gain a deeper understanding of the material that is cov- ered, Keith Couch said. These classes are the first steps into the knowl- edge of science. Some stu- dents who accept the challenges of the science classes are the scientists of the future. Science is the key to the future. Without peo- ple trying new things, where would we be? I'm glad that there are people out there who are willing to experiment and find out new things, Charlotte Burris said. lay Heflin and Kelly Ziegler work dili- gently on an experiment assigned to their Chemistry class, fourth period. Mr. Earleywine instructs his Biology I class on the fundamentals of the human body cell and its functions. Coach Runyan sits and listens to the questions asked by his students, then, prepares an answer for them. FW 6 Academics