Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

Page 71 text:

FOREIGN LANGUACE 67

Page 70 text:

F OREiGN Language Apprendre une langue etrangere, c ' est decouvrir en meme temps un pays, une histoire, une civilisation. ' ' To learn a foreign language is to discover, at the same time, a country, a history, a civilisation. With English as the native language, the Foreign Language Department, headed by Mrs. Jean Ol- stin, strives to expose students to a wide variety of foreign languages. The department not only pro- vides instruction in formal language communica- tion skills, but also places special emphasis on the cultures of the countries where the languages are spoken, in order to graduate, students must com- plete two years of French, Latin, German, or Span- ish. For students who enjoy and excell in a lan- guage, upper level courses are available in French and Spanish. The Foreign language curriculum permits students to expand their knowledge and usage of the languages of the world. 1. To properly learn a foreign language a student must concen- trate. 2. Kevin Brumlow has found that Spanish requires a great deal of verbal repetition. 3. Even a French essay requires careful researcltas Susan Kim has discovered. 4. Miss Richard- son gives detailed directions for a difficult Spanish test. 5. Mrs. Olstin allows only French to be spoken in class. 6. Mrs. Olstin ' s French class watches as she shows the difference between feminine and masculine gender of nouns. 7. Mrs. O ' Neill listens as a student conjugates a verb in Spanish. 66 FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Page 72 text:

M ATHEMATICS Mathematics is a creation of the human mind concerned primarily with ideas, processes, and reasoning. Mathematics encompasses the language of symbols and relations: the study of shape. size and space; the study of change, limits and infinity. Mathematics is an essential element for success in the world. The Woodward Academy Math- ematics Department, directed by Mrs. Mary H. Walker, instructs students to recognize and suc- cessfully complete various computations. There are many courses offered by the department with Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry being the core curriculum courses. Additional courses available for interested and qualified stu- dents include Advanced Algebra, Finite and Dis- crete Math, Pre-Calculus and Calculus. The de- partment seeks to stimulate a curiosity into math- ematics so that the student will enjoy exploring new ideas, learning mathematics and is motivated to continue this learning. 1. The two major loois of mathematics — a pencil and a calculator. 2. Jeff Wood works his math problem with the aid of a calculator and an eraser. 3. Many times Mr. Paul Myers will design on the computer math problems to be worked by his math team. 4. Mrs. Sandy Adamek shows her students that fractions are not as difficult as they seem. 5. Mr. Jeff Floyd uses his chalk to place emphasis on the concept he is explaining. 6. In tutorial, valuable extra help is given to Maria Brown and Stacy Feldmar by Mrs. Mary Walker, department chairman. 7. Renowed for his explanations that make word problems easy, Mr. Steve Reed takes his class slowly through a problem. 68 MATHEMATICS