William Fleming High School - Colonel Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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o This is the receiver, says Pat Karnes as she explains her Science Fair exhibit. Mrs. Painter explains the com- l plicated organic structure of , the' human body to M. A. Sub- , le ln a Sputnik-concious era, Fleming students prepared themselves for the future by adding Science to their studies. A general science class found many younger students learning basic principals to be applied later in physics and chemistry. Courses such as biology and atory work, although those with squeamish stom achs felt weaker and weaker as dissections be gan. swag pportunities Through Science advanced biology offered much valuable labor-

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Gif Wwvfifw silk Wx xl high :school is classcs. lt is must- cring an nlgc-hm problem, pc-rlornxing ii clxcmisrry L-xl-crimcnl, la-arming tu typo gi business ln-ru-r. The lives, thc nttitudcs. thc prin- ciplvs of our faculty :amy inlluc-nyc our clmrnctcrs, but it is our own ilnily upp- ronch to our stuilics which xll'IL'l'llilllL'S our .uastcry of the subject matter. lflcm- ing's well-balanccd curriculum gives each of us an opportunity I0 make the most of our abilities. 0 LUM

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Line Q R is equal to line P Q says Richard Crist to Sue Martin and Mrs. All forms of math- matics, from u+l:zm + LOQX are covered by Fleming's curriculum. For the bus- iness students there is a specialized courseg and for college-bound students algebra, college algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry make the student think. Although we Some- times find our nerves frayed in seeking the solu- tion to a problem, the re- lief we gain in finding 'the answer makes thestruggle worthwhile. Tucker in geometry class. The intricacies of the slide rule are explained to mem- bers of the advanced math class by Doug Drumheller. ath Prog ram Broad