Henrico High School - Totem Pole Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Twenty. years meant different things to different people. To the teachers who had been at Henrico since its opening, it meant thousands of students and millions of grad- ed papers. The campus, altered and added to over the years, had seen changes in numbers of students enrolled each year. During the twenty years, the curriculum had been through a hundred additions, and revisions, like the addition of driver’s educa- tion and co-ed gym classes. Some classes had to be dropped because of a lack of in- terest and others because of new trends in education and the back-to-the-basics movement. | But despite the addition of new classes or the deletion of old ones, traditions remained in the curriculum. The flurry in the library during research paper time, the buzzing of saws in a woodworking class, the heated iscussions of mock trials in government lasses, and the sound of the bass drums emitting from the band room were welcome ins that some spiige never changed. 1 cram tor ani” fever, most real- nportance of buckling down to Exams were cancelled, but axation of academic stand- nl inued to bone up for the an sophomores began a concen- d ulary study to prepare for the walking the last mile tion, hit the books with ination and purpose. The udents singled out for $s was proof that students in pursuit of academic “HENRICO WARRIORS | ACADEMICS | mune ARES cos RMA LEE See nnat od 95

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Mr. John R. Brown § Assistant Principal Mr. William Browning Assistant Principal Dr. Carroll Cloninger Principal Miss Elizabeth Conner Assistant Principal Dr.H. Ray Davis Assistant Principal Mr. Thomas L. Walls Assistant Principal Morning Watch. Mr. Browning patrols the campus to make sure everything is in order before the day begins. 96 Administration WARRIOR RESERVATION Henrico started the school year with a new chief, Dr. Car- roll Cloninger. Dr. Cloninger quickly got into the swing of things and worked with both teachers and students to im- prove academic. standards. The Big Chief was very in- volved in all facets of school life and could be seen at athletic events, P.T.A. meetings, and social affairs. He met with students in- dividually to assess their goals and reward their achievements. wpe OS plaxing..-Mr: Brown relaxes a few loments: efore meeting with physical é hers.