Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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Three flights to the science office is too far for Mrs. Jamison. After an annoying series of interruptions, Miss O’Dell casts an eye of dis¬ approval at a nosy photographer who dares to intrude Bi-Phy-Chem Club sponsor, Mr. Smith, prepares refreshments for a meeting. Miss Hurt seems amused over a new “Peanuts” joke. MB 23

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Physics stu¬ dents view moon launch The Physics classes acquired a LASER which enabled the students to try some new optics experiments. Inter¬ ested students also got a chance to practice purely scientific “stargazing during several night astronomy classes at Mike Good’s home. One of the highlights of the year for ten Physics students was the opportunity to join students from five city and county high schools on a trip to Cape Ken¬ nedy to view the launch of Apollo 1 7. With the gleam of an overhead projector in her eye, Mrs. Coulter explains another experiment. Hovering over a hot Bunsen burner, Doug Scaggs waits patiently for the silver nitrate to dissolve so he can complete his Chem¬ istry experiment. 22

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8 : 40 ! Between distributing surveys and questionnaires the homeroom teacher tries to check the roll and make any necessary announcements. Some stu¬ dents are seen catching up on the lat¬ est gossip, others trying to cram two hours ' worth of studying into five short minutes, while still others are only beginning to wake up for the new day that’s ahead of them. Senior English teachers occasionally take ad¬ vantage of the time to announce up¬ coming tests and themes in Senior homeroom, which is also visited by salesmen pedaling such items as cloth¬ ing bags. Juniors as well as Seniors receive many forms concerning col¬ lege applications and appointments with their guidance counselors. And students from every homeroom get lunch menu surveys and question¬ naires making such inquiries as “How far do you live from school? and “Do your parents work for the gov¬ ernment?” All students also receive numerous overdue book slips, and, of course, every nine weeks, their report cards. Above the pandemonium of home¬ room, varied voices boom through the intercom:” . . . homeroom will be extended five minutes this morning . . .” (this being followed by a mix¬ ture of groans), . . the Pep Club will have a meeting Thursday after¬ noon in Room 1 03 . . .,” “the entire yearbook staff is required to stay ev¬ ery day this week today we will be following Schedule C . . .” and “will the following people 4 , , , „. A desolate hall is evidence that no one escapes homeroom. Next, a well-known voice reminds us to move only on the sound of the tone, which rings only after various human imitations. Homeroom is over . . . it’s 8:45 . . . the first mod of the new day has begun. please report to the office: First bell . . . second bell . . . , it’s Daring late arrivals dash down halls heading for their respective home¬ rooms, while less courageous ones stop by the office to try to obtain a pass to homeroom. The halls are empty and students are sitting alpha¬ betically as a voice calls “Good morn¬ ing school!” to begin the morning an¬ nouncements, homeroom itself, and the school day.