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                                                                            t  all  “adds  up,”  if  you  know  what
                                                                          I I  mean.  It  would  be  a  “plus”  to
                                                                        take  math  courses  throughout  your
                                                                        high  school  years.  The  courses  that  are
                                                                        offered  vary  from  general  math  to
                                                                        calculus.
                                                                          Computer  math  also  is  offered  to
                                                                        help  students  learn  how  to  run  and
                                                                        operate  computers.  “I  am  taking
                                                                        computer  math  because  computers  are
                                                                        coming  on  strong  and  I  wanted  some
                                                                        background  in  computers,”  said  junior
                                                                        Julie  Gray.
                                                                          You  can  join  many  clubs,  but  has
                                                                        anyone  heard  of  the  math  club?  The
                                                                        club  meets  every  month  to  take  the
                                                                        Atlantic  Pacific  Math  Tests,  taken
                                                                        nationwide  by  all  high  school  students.
                                                                        There  are  six  to  seven  questions  on
                                                                        one  test.  “Math  Club  is  more  of  a
                                                                        learning  experience,  it  helps  the
                                                                        students  who  are  headway  into  the  real
                                                                        world,”  said  senior  Jon  Talamante.
                                                                          Many  students  are  now  taking  math
                                                                        courses  throughout  their  years  in  high
                                                                        school.  “Preparing  for  college,  I  feel
                                                                        that  four  years  of  math  are  adequate
                                                                        for  getting  ready,”  said  senior  Dana
                                                                        Davenport.


                                                                        Showing  how  to  do  the  day-to-day  problem s,  Mr  Peterson
                                                                        demonstrates  to  his  class  the  technique  used.
                                                                        Handing  out  te sts,  math  club  sponsor  Mr.  Reiff  tells  his
                                                                        students  what  to  do  in  their  math  club  competition




















                                                                                                           cki  McGuire
                                                                                                          David  McIntyre
                                                                                                          Cindy  McLaughlin
                                                                                                          Cori  Miller
                                                                                                          Dave  Miller
                                                                                                          Linda  Miller
                                                                                                          Chris  Mona
                                                                                                          Robin  Moninger
                                                                                                          Terese  Moody
                                                                                                          Terri  Moore
                                                                                                          Jamie  Moreland
                                                                                                          Tracy  Morey
                                                                                                          Jo  Moschell
                                                                                                          Therese  Nanson
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