Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Smal Sciences Wyomissing High offers to its stu- dents varied Social Studies courses with Mr. john Reitz and Mr. Charles Goodling teaching the junior high pupils and Mr. Charles Gebensleben and Mr. B. Henry Shafer instructing the senior high. In seventh grade, Mr. Reitz intro- duces the students to basic geography and history. The eighth grade ad- vances to American history taught by Mr. Reitz and geography of the United States and other countries under the direction of Mr. Goodling. Mr. Geb- ensleben and Mr. Reitz share the teaching of the ninth grade civics classes. On the senior high level, Social Studies becomes more specialized. Here the students examine their sub- ject matter more thoroughly. The tenth grade receives world history and the eleventh grade, American history, both of which are taught by Mr. G. Once a student becomes a senior, Mr. Shafer's Problems of Democracy class- es prevail. Our democratic form of government is discussed on the local, state, and federal levels.

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Behind closed doors. Do you agree? Mathematics ll In order to give each student a suf- ficient background for college entrance, Wyomissing offers a varied program in mathematics. junior high students in the seventh and eighth grades are introduced to high school math by Miss Thelma V. Brunner. In ninth grade the pupils are confronted with literal problems and the well-known Miss Brunner-'s Binomialsn. Mr. Henry Y. Brubaker takes over in tenth grade with second year alge- bra. In plane geometry the juniors carefully consider the theorems and axioms which are applicable to problems involving triangles and circles. Taught by Mr. Brubaker, seniors in the scientific course study trigonome- try and solid geometry. These stu- dents are given the opportunity to elect a two period per week advanced math course which is conducted by Mr. Clarence Weik. Mr. Brubaker has charge of the senior review math course during the first semester.

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Will it work? Sciences In its science department, Wyo- missing High provides excellent op- portunities and facilities for studying the sciences. The seventh, eighth, and ninth grades are taught general science courses, under the instruction of Mr. Randolph DeWitt and Mr. Clarence Weik. Here the pupils learn about the human body, matter, energy, and the importance of industry. Mr. jesse Sheetz teaches the tenth grade its first laboratory science, biolo- gy. The students are confronted with the dissection of worms, clams, fish, and starfish. In physics, Mr. DeWitt stresses five major topics: light, sound, heat, me- chanics, and electricity. The eleventh grade students can often be seen strug- gling over difficult physics experi- ments. For the seniors who want a science without emphasis on mathematics, a senior science course is offered, under the direction of Mr. Weik. In the field of chemistry, Mr. Sheetz conducts the senior classes. Twice a week these seniors have a lab per- iod where they apply various chemi- cal principles. Mr. Weik's Wizards lsn't that right?