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

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Biting his pen in concentration, Clyde Womack (right) works on mastering English grammar, while E. C. Lewis and Richard Doss (bottom) converse at the end of the class period. Student 16

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effort, individual study Almost five hours a school day find all students in class. Classes, then, are the most widespread example of how students work individually and co-operatively to achieve their goals. Each student is responsible for his own understanding of a class. He must pay attention to lectures and class discussions and do his own classwork and homework. Together, the whole class shares ideas in group discussions and oral reports. Each individual’s contribution is important to the group effort. The teamwork of the teacher and each student is also impor¬ tant to his complete understanding of a subject. Students them¬ selves co-operate in working on special projects in many classes. Often students work together and help each other on difficult homework. Helping Virgil Slagle understand his algebra problem, Mrs. Zelma Daw¬ son (at top) exemplifies co-opera¬ tion between student and teacher. At left, Ronnie Chappell and Del¬ bert Lester are completely absorbed in an algebra class. 15

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faces show concentration,interest, amazement Absorbed with their magazines in science class, June Cheek and Elizabeth Creath concentrate hard on their reading. This individual reading time precedes the class discussion in which each individual participates. Both individual and team effort are thus important to this and other classes. 17