Huguenot High School - Talon Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Socially Takes Time... Based on the results of tests given in the seventh grade, many eighth grade students found themselves in the ac- celerated program which enables them to take advanced courses in math and science. At the end of the year these students could be seen turning in their algebra books rather than the usual general math. In the ninth grade, students are able to choose subjects for the first time. The col- lege preparatory course is weighted against the general course; commercial and aca- demic courses are considered. The student must decide whether to concentrate on math and science or on languages and history. Making out a schedule for the rest of his high school career, the student finds many things to remember. He should realize that the road he takes is the one he must travel, possibly for the rest of his life. The sophomore year finds students half way through their high school ca- reers. Nowthe realizationthat there can be no more “squeezing through for suc- cessful students confronts them. They look back with fond memories on being a freshman and look forward toward their junior year with eager anticipation. ee)

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Growing Intellectually and Since the seventh grade did not change classes, their routine was completely dif- ferent from the rest of the school. Lack of playground facilities was a particular hard- ship. Yet there were advantages in being at Huguenot; for instance, the seventh grade had access to the lab equipment and music rooms which they would not have had other- wise. Although by county policy high school now begins with the eighth grade, many seventh graders in the area found themselves at Huguenot High School this year in order to relieve the already cramped condi- tions in the county's elementary schools. Not quite ready for high schoolbut with nowhere else to go, seventh graders were again re- minded that they are in that “in- between age. In the fall there were many be- wildered eighth graders--andno wonder! Besides having to tackle the age old confusion connected with the first week of changing classes, they had certain subjects found only on the high school level. Also, “budgeting time was a new experience. Each student learned that all classes were independent of the others, and homework was assigned ac- cordingly. Occasionally no amount of pleading could sway a teacher, and the students had to resign themselves to hayv- ing four or more tests on one day.

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But Finally the End Can Be Seen When speaking of juniors, it is difficult not to mention tests in the same breath. There were scholarship tests, aptitude test s, and preliminary tests for other tests. Groans could be heard issuing from junior homerooms when another stack of blanks appeared. However, the students didn't spend all their time studying for or tak- ing these tests. Many social activities took up much free time. With college looming near, more emphasis was placed on working for better grades. To encourage good grades, an honor roll was posted by one of the clubs which pro- motesscholarship. All students with a B average or higher appeared on this roll at the end of each marking period. Approximately 20 per cent of the students enrolled mace the honor roll. Physics, a class made up of two boys and two girls, taught by 'fessor Williams, was the only accelerated class for juniors at Huguenot. The four students plan to take an advanced sci- ence course next year. 26