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The overhead comes in Exploring the versatility o
Moving AgaiN handy when teacher Judy Ivy ex- free time are Seniors Jeevan Poi one
the Macintosh computers during thei
plains the Pythagorean Theorem to her
Joe Christopherson. (5. Alukonis)
geometry class. (5. Aluk onis)
-beth peterson-

Every year changes must be proaches introduced into the
made to keep up with the cur- curriculum, the math teachers
rent developments in each were once again moved to an-
subject. Curriculum changes other part of the building. This
and moving the prep area year the students could find
were major concerns for the them in the old 9-10 counseling
math department. center. This made the fifth
Early last spring , The National move for them in the last ten
Math Association introduced years. They said they did not
14 math standards into the cur- mind moving; however, they
riculum . These were introduced did mind not having keys for
in hopes of finding a new ap- their offices for three months.
proach to teaching. Depart- When the students were asked
ment Head Paul Sanders said, how they felt about the move,
" It should be -an exciting time Senior Jason Emry said, "It's a
teaching because the stan- more positive learning environ-
dards will bring more technolo- ment for t~e students and with
gy into the classroom to aid stu- the expanded counseling
dents in critical thinking skills ." area, everyone benefits."
Although this plan was intro- After all , benefits to the stu-
duced last spring, it may be a dents was the prime concern
five to ten-year project, which of the administration, when
in the end will create a better they decided who was to
learning environment. move. •
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Besides having new ap-