Groveton High School - Tigerama Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Standing: Mr. Panagos, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dew, Mr. Mierzwa. Seated: Mr. Henderson, Miss Wood. “Iley . . . that’s tough!” These and other en¬ thusiastic exclamations of discovery became a fa¬ miliar part of the science department as the year passed. Although not an entirely new approach, the increased use of lab work was introduced in the chemistry, physics, and biology classes. Since em¬ phasis was placed on the comprehension of concepts rather than on the memorization of facts, students were able to conduct “open end experiments which illustrated the ideas being studied. Aiding Miss Wood in the always difficult job of teaching unscientific-minded students to think scientifically were: Mr. Mierzwa, teaching chemistry; Mrs. Kelly, teaching science nine and one section of regular chemistry; and Mr. Panagos, teaching a section of regular biology. 23 4 %

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Two new programs, Personal Typing-Notehand and Business Communications, were initiated into the business curriculum this year. The former was introduced to aid the college-bound student; the lat¬ ter provided business majors with a knowledge of vocabulary and composition used in the business world. The I.C.T. and V.O.T.-C.O.P. programs continued to provide guidance for the bu siness student in an actual working situation. Shorthand classes had the advantage of a special tape recorder which allowed students to proceed at different rates of speed. BUSINESS Standing: Mrs. Makay, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Braden. Seated: Miss Lacy. 25