Yale High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Yale, MI)

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Solid Foundation This year the math department objectives include aiding the students in the development of logical and orderly thinking, pre- senting students with fundamental mathematical ideas and con- cepts useful in daily living, preparing students with fundamental understanding of high school mathematics and to enable students to study higher mathematics in college. General Math, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Consumer ' s Math are all offered to help students reach the goals. Logical and orderly thinking is taught in Geometry and Advanced Topics. In these classes, students make hypotheses and use deduc- tive logic. Students think for themselves and learn fundamental principles. Useful, daily math skills are an important part of Consumer ' s Math. In this class, students learn unit pricing, correct completion for income tax forms, and comparative shopping. Useful, daily math skills are an important part of Consumer ' s Math. In this class, students learn unit pricing, correct completion for income tax forms, and comparative shopping. With the combined efforts of Mrs. Hedge, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Rathje and Mrs. Silverthorn, students gain better mathematical under- standing. This year the Math Department has a new computer, a TRS-80, model III. This computer will be used for self-paced computer programming instruction. Students will greatly benefit from the computer. With the teachers and resources available, Yale High School students will have the necessary mathematical foundation. Science: New Outlook The Science Department at Yale High has a new outlook. They not only have a new teacher, Mr. Egan, they also have new text books for Biology I and a class called Advanced Topic in Physi- cal Science. The science teachers this year include: Mr. Dams, Mr. Egan, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Little, and Mr. Smith. Each of these teachers ' goal was to acquaint the students with varied forms of the natural world. The teachers this year were very pleased with the classes and hope next year will be as good as this year. 24

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Let ' s Get Physical Physical Education is a way to learn the fundamentals of several sports and also have fun. Some of the sports played in physical education classes are: basketball, floor hockey, soccer, track and skeet shooting. This year new equipment has been added in the scooter hockey and health units. Health is one unit offered in the Physical Education de- partment. Alcohol, drugs, and nutrition are some of the topics covered. Guest speakers are also brought in to in- struct the class. This year ' s teachers are: Mr. Darin, Mr. Egan and Ms. Goodall. New this year, to the department, is Mr. Nagy. With all of the new equipment and the variety of classes offered, P.E. can be fun and educational. Top: Mr. Darin gives directions to students in skeet shooting class. Above: Gerry Krenke has mastered the sport of skeet shooting; he is participating in the final competition. Above Right: Ms. Goodall is horrified to see the new scooter hockey equipment getting its first use.

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New Dimensions This year the Social Science Department has added sev- eral new dimensions. Miss Allam, Miss Bromberger and Mr. Nofs have added Social Science classes to their regular schedules. World Geography, American History, Government, Economics and Citizenship are some of the offered courses. One new class, Sociology, has been added. The department has received new American History texts, Economics texts and World Geography texts. The new books are more up to date and contain relevant in- formation. With the addition of teachers, books and a course, the Social Science Department has new dimensions. Above Left: Mr. Presnell pauses fora moment during his American History skits. Far Left: Mr. Robinson ' s class teams about the three branches of government. Hear Left: Mr. Nagy proudly states, During the second semester, I ' ll show you my infamous Viet Nam slides. Below Left: Made a mistake? Correctotype is the answer. Practical Education Business classes help prepare stu- dents for the future by offering classes that may lead to successful jobs. The classes that are being offered are: Shorthand, Typing I, Typing II, and Of- fice Practices. Typing II, Office Machines and Office Practices are being taught on an indi- vidual manner. This is for the students ' benefit, so they can learn at their own speed. The Business Department has re- quested a few new typewriters for the years to come. Hopefully the students that take these classes will benefit and take care of them. 25