York High School - Falcon Yearbook (Yorktown, VA)

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At. Richardson and Scott Trabue ponder an Algebra II problem math department designed to meet needs of all students The mathematics program at York High School was designed to meet the needs of all students and at the same time to encourage them to continue their work ip mathematics beyond the basic re- quirements for graduation. This year a new course, Shop Mathe- matics, was added to the cur- riculum. The Consumer Mathe- matics offering was greatly ex- panded to meet the needs of the general and vocational student. Th is course was available to tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade stu- dents. Mr. Mitkievicz displays a model of a square; no, a cube . . . forgef it! 27

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Miss Virginia Graham B.A., University of North Carolina Algebra II, Geom- etry Mrs. Johnnie G Little B.S., Stillman Col- lege SMSG Mr. Leo Mitkievicz B.S., College of Wil- liam and Mary Physics, Shop Math Mr. Norris Richardson B.A., University of Richmond Algebra II Mrs. Patricia Seward A. B., M.Ed., College of William and Mary Advanced Math and Trigonometry Chairman of Math Department Mr. J. W. Williams B. S., N.C. College Geometry M rs. Little ' s students find SMSG a task. 26 administration and faculty Mrs. Seward constructs a pair of axes on her well-used blackboard. Miss Graham explains a difficult Algebra problem to Don Queijo.

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Mr. Mitkievicz watches as Richard Carneal and Jack Spooner perform an experiment. Don ' t tell me you don ' t know what this is? says Mrs. Ramer. Mrs. Caldwell teaches aspiring young sophomores the principles of flower reproduction.