Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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17 marian anderson special services elva m. hollins Virginia state college, m.ed. special services special services aid all students mrs. prince reviews a book with one of her students. academics

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academics 16 Counselors help plan future administering psat’s and national merit scholarship tests to juniors occupied much time for the counsel- ors. seniors were given tests sponsored by the armed forces to determine their aptitudes, scat and step tests were also given, the coun- selors also aided individual students with personal problems such as college choices and part time employment. special education at phs, under the direction of mrs. Katherine prince, has helped each individual to develop his capabilities, these students con- tributed to our school and community in various ways such as aiding needy families at Christmastime, this year, special education proved to be a very vital part of the phs curriculum. miss bailey looks rather tired after a busy day. james aldredge, jr. Virginia polytechnic institute, m.ed. guidance mary bailey university of Virginia, m.ed. guidance frances morgan Virginia commonwealth, b.s. guidance canzata turner Virginia state college, a.b. guidance katherine warner university of Virginia, m.ed. guidance georgia w. west randolph macon woman’s college, a.b. guidance

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academics 18 english is more than a language the english department at phs this year worked with great enthusiasm, headed by miss elizabeth lanier, the english teachers helped students de- velop reading skills and writing tech- niques. in each english class, in addition to teaching literary works, certain points about authors were emphasized, students also learned to recognize many literary devices such as alliteration, assonance and personification. with the aid of audio visuals and classroom activities, students became actively involved in english in 1971-72. drama, journalism and speech clubs helped to develop students’ english skills to a great degree, phs students, with a solid background in english, were able to utilize their knowledge in many aspects of school life. mrs. maniego grades book reports before her next class. jean baggett university of Virginia, b.a. english mary best mary Washington college, b.s. english lessie clayborne Columbia university, b.s. english loan hall longwood college, b.s. english elnora harrison saint paul ' s college, b.s. english elizabeth hugate radford college, b.s. english bessie hendricks diligently reads a book for her english class.