William Henry Harrison High School - Legend Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Enrollment up in many phases of math classes With a wide variety of advanced and vocational courses, enrollment remained high in the Math Department this year. ' Also, enrollment was good enough to provide classes in every math subject in the curriculum. Mrs. Nancy Seib returned to the Math Department staff, after teaching at Evans and Thompkins schools for one semester. , According to Mr. Glenn Ballard, depart- ment chairman, HWe were pleased that mathematics courses continued to be popular electives. The curriculum offered 'courses providing a background for students entering in a business-related, vocational and industrial, or advanced math field. Calculus, business math, and shop related math were taught both semesters due to the increased interest. At the same time, computer math, college algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry con- tinued to be popular electives. In November, six students entered into three levels of math competition at ISUE. All students placed well with David Lourie', Keith Salzman, and David Wright winning awards. The three others who participated were Marty Ashley, Mike Goldman, and J eff Balser. This year was the first year the minimum competency tests were given in mathematics to all sophomores. In order to pass the test, each student had to pass 17 of the 20 objectives with three questions in each objective for a total of 60 questions. When asked about the test, Mr. Ballard stated, HCity-wide only 19 per cent of the students must retake the whole test. Many school officials felt that this was an indication that most students have learned basic mathematic skills. 2WAcademics Above: Receiving assistance from Department Chairman Glenn Ballard on his assignment, Ed Lowery finds goofing off more amusing than math. shop-related Below: Miss Barbara Hobson is enthusi- astic about the progress that freshman Nancy Kelley, Eric Miller, Mike Wagner, and Kevin Knapp are making on the CVIS computer.

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Pausing to answer Cynthia Holtzman explains her grading scale to junior Nancy Hurt. a question, Mrs. American Studies investigates changing roles in todayas society New innovations were made in the Social Studies curriculum; however, history re- mained a basic part of the department's course of study. Much emphasis was placed on social and cultural behavior. American Studies included history, econ- omics, and government actions. The Social Studies Department used the school and the community as a learning laboratory. Students toured various indust- ries and speakers visited classes to bring community involvement to the subject being discussed. American Studies I-IV was a pilot program in its fourth year. American Studies IV classes were student-directed in some units. This innovation combined the subjects of American History, Economics, and Government in a student-centered study of the basic institutions of our society. Time takes a step backwards in Mrs. Doris Allents American Studies class as Randy Mitchell, Kathy Nicholson, Bill Godwin, Karen Linstromberg, and Jeannie Russell, display 1920 fashions. 22wAcademics Electives offered also involved student and community relations, especially classes in sociology and psychology. Faculty members of the department began the evaluation of a new curriculum to go into effect in the fall of 1979. WM'WAV Leading a school assembly was just one of the many job skills Mr. John Williams mastered during his first year teaching.