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

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ntftiKatmitKgitKMmtiMm m u M s « at It R » j, ,« »w irK» , »e r’r , . t i. « Left: Caught in a maze of computerized numbers. Miss Amy Thomas checks on her scanning sheets at the end of a grading period. The computer necessitated the use of a quarterly grading system. Below: While enjoying the new privilege of freedom from pre-school study hall, Bubby Allen and Leigh McClure converse. Theme Introduction 3

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NEW B4TTERNS make subtle change in school There is an ever-whirling wheel of change that Halifax Senior frequently seems reluctant to ride. There comes a time though, when even the stubbornest cavemen give in to the inevitable. So it was with HCSH. It threw down its stone axe and rolled in a com¬ puter. It used this computer to process report cards. schedules, honor rolls and class rankings. It then abol¬ ished pre-school study hall: the process of shutting all early comers into the cafe¬ teria until 8:45. HCSH now stepped into the actual field of learning. It created new classes (gotta keep up with the Russians!). World lit., consumer chemistry and vo¬ cational home economics — all new. Sadly enough, HCSH then fell prey to overcrowd¬ ing, not new, but a bigger problem than ever. All of these were new pat¬ terns shaped by an immortal wheel of change that Halifax Senior finally decided to ride. 4 i Right: Students jam into the stadium to hear Mr. Vanney during an assembly. Be¬ cause of inadequate space in the building, many assemblies were held outside. Left: Mr. Al Reasor discusses Marlowe ' s Faust with Robbie Wooding after a world literature class, one of the new subjects added to the curriculum in 1970-71. 2 Theme Introduction

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NEW I ES B4TTERNS shape progressive innovations An all-girl SCA was the main artist behind new patterns that shaped activities in ' 71. An unorthodox situation in itself, the SCA led the school in a United Fund drive that for the first time was aided by students going out into the county and soliciting them¬ selves. The plan worked so ideally that it was said by its coordinator that it might be copied on the state and even a national scale. The SCA also sculptured a plan for senior exam exemptions. Submitted by the SCA and approved by the school board, the plan called for all seniors having at least a 92 average in a class to be exempt from that exam. The SCA couldn ' t claim Club Day though. This was an hour set aside each month in which all clubs met It was solely a flash of progressive brilliance on the part of the administration. New patterns in activities; someone worked his pants off.