Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Lorraine Murray and John Green get ready to play a Beethoven sym¬ phony in the music appreciation class. To create a more stirring interest in music and to de¬ velop the students ' skill were the main purposes of the Music Department at Halifax County High. This year the band was divided into three units. The Cadet Band and the Senior Concert Band used their class time to practice for performance, to perfect their skill, and to learn the mechanics of marching. On the other hand, the Beginner’s Band learned the fundamentals of music, be¬ came familiar with the mechanics of their instruments, and studied the fundamentals of marching. The choral division of the department was separated in¬ to four units. The Concert Choir and the Mixed Glee Club spent all their time for rehearsal and improvement of in¬ dividual skill. Two eighth grade choral classes, organized this year as a performing group for the first time, spent their time in rehearsal. Two eighth grade music appreciation classes used a text book from which they studied modern music, modern composers, broadway musicals, classical music, and the lives of classical composers. Music And Art Art students Barbara Llewellyn, Barbara Buckner, Carolyn Franklin, Sammy Henderson, Sandra Johnson, June Moore, and Margaret Hughes work on class projects. 14

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Miss Frances Aiken shows Margaret Kindley the correct way to type a business letter. 13

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Provided Students Wiffi 3iner Arts Painting and sculpture are the two types of art offered at Halifax County High; how¬ ever, these two divisions are divided into many different types qf art. Among the activities of the student artists this year were oil painting, still-life draw¬ ing, pen and ink drawing, pastel painting, clay sculpture, tooth pick sculpture, straw sculpture, collages, mosaics, and charcoal drawings. The Art Department had two exhibits during the year. One exhibit was at H.C.H. S. while the other one was at the Citizens Bank in South Boston. Also the art classes took part in a poster contest sponsored by the Halifax Cancer Association. Judy Cren¬ shaw, a senior won first place for her poster display. During the year the art students helped with the publicity for plays, dances, and assemblies at the school. Art is offered to grades eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. While the eighth grade students could take the course for only half a year, the other pupils could elect to take art the entire year. A total of 150 students were enrolled this year. 15