Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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“HA! HA! ... Janice Dotson and Kim Jessee wait for the bell. You think I’m wrong ...Mr. E Sword tells his class how it is. “That almost sounds reall’ 3 So Angie Smith thinks in Govern- ment, “Oh, Will we ever get it!’ ... Barbie Notes! Notes! ... Vickie Tarr and Aprille Austin listen closely. Meade, Karen Crawford, and Carmen Hurd take notes in History class. “| think | got that!’ ... as Stephanie Peterson recalls U.S. History Class. =) Academics 4 q

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16 Academics Everyone wonders why history is a required subject. Is history only a subject dealing with the past? Actually, the history of today is being recorded day-by-day, year-by-year, and reflects changing trends within one’s cultue. Students planning to be a doctor, a lawyer, or a teacher may and will use history class- es, Others which are planning to be blue collar workers may be aiming for a mar- riage, children, or could just care less about college. In this case one may ask, “When will we use this? Why do we have to take it? This is only a useless Course!” History isn’t a useless Course, nor does it only deal with the past. Most high schools offer four history classes: Government and U.S. History, which are re- quired; World History and Civics are also available. Seniors are expected to have a Government course, and Juniors must have a U.S. History class. Although World History isn’t required, students must take either it or World Geography to graduate. Eighth graders may just be getting used to high school; thus, they may want to experi- ence history before really starting into it and making the points count. Major debates in history classes include talks for World Peace and argumentive reasons of why students are for or against war. The discussion of the changing role of women is another frequent discussin. As one can see, even history isn’t as easy as it looks. Rachel Hurd

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Taking It Home Most people learn skills to prepare them for careers in the outside world, but some learn skills that they can use in the home. These are people who are interested in being a farmer or a homemaker. IN preparing for these jobs, stu- dents take Home Economics and Family Living. To learn to improve their homemaking skills, Kim Taylor said that she took Family Living so that she would be better prepared for the future Others took agricultural classes to help them become more equipped “Okay men, let’s get this show on the road!”’ ... Bobby Woods, Matt Hale, and John Baker 4 8 Academics with skills in farming. Benny Jessee said that he took agriculture classes because he liked learning how to build things. There are some classes that are required which help students in the outside world. These classes are Physical Education and Driver’s Edu- cation. In these classes, students learn the rules of many games and the road. The amount of time that is taken up with these classes is evidence that it’s not as easy as it looks. Sandy Phillips take hold of their hammers and look over the SCrap-woOod box. Vroom, Vroom, Stitch, Stitch, ... Kristy Tignor adjusts her sewing machine for her Home Ec. project.