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Hands-On Learning

U A t first when we had to dissect spent doing lab experiments.
A » cats in Human Physiology Taking blood samples and figuring
class, I didn’t look forward to it at all, out what type one had was an exper­
but after awhile the cat loses its identi­ ience done by the Modern Biology B
ty. I don’t feel it’s cruel because we classes. Dissection of worms, crayfish,
are learning a lot from it. These cats and frogs was also completed.
are the ones that were going to be put Science classes offered a variety of
to sleep anyway,” said junior Sandy study. Students not only studied from
Klaebisch. text books but also did hands-on ex­
Dissecting cats was one of the major periments.
experiments the Human Physiology
classes completed. The last quarter of
school was dedicated to studying the
different parts of the cat.
For those sophomores, juniors, and W orking independently during B iology, sophomore Tim
seniors interested in going on to col­ Enfield, freshman Jeff Charboneau, and sophomore Jeff Modlin
complete their assignment. Science instructor Duane Ross
lege, chemistry was usually required. stands ready to help students if they have any questions.
Unlike Human Physiology classes,
Com paring the d ifferen t blood types is an experiment done
chemistry students did several prob­ by the Modern Biology classes. Dave Contreras, science teacher,
explains the process to freshman Troy Staroscik.
lems dealing with rates, equilibrium,
chemical bonding, and systematics of
chemistry in terms of the periodic ta­
ble.
Two days a week, chemistry was a
double-block class. These days were

It’s not th at bad! Sophomore Mary Dopheide looks away as
freshman Jeff Bietz pricks her finger. The Modern Biology B
students took blood samples to find out their blood types.

Laurie Neely
Todd Nyquist
Loren Owens
Carolyn Palmeiro
Carol Panique
Jeff Pardew
Cheryl Parson
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Mary Pedrosa
Tom Peistrup
Tim Peitzmeier
Annalee Peters
Dave Peterson
Hope Peterson
Michelle Peterson