Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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29 kenneth graves anna lou musgrove randolph macon university, b.f.a. Pennsylvania fine arts academy art art brenda talley and melissa johnston skillfully work on their art projects. ralph stronach madison college, b.m. music bill talley, clarence Oliver and roy anderson practice their instruments during a break. individualism played a big role in the fields of art this year, a person could choose his field of interest from an assortment of art courses such as ce- ramics, basic art, sculpture and advanced art. the art teachers set few limitations on art designs in order to allow each student to use his own imagination and creativity in his artwork. music, another type of art, provided students with the opportunity of in- creasing their knowledge in the background and composers of great musical works, in addition, chord music and instrumental music were taught, which gave students actual practice and experience in this field, indeed, the many types of art proved to be enjoyable and useful this year at phs. academics

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academics 28 the arts generate interest within phs “bonjour” and “buenos dias” were probably two of the most widely used words this year at phs. speaking foreign languages was fun and different for phs students. different languages were proven to be relevant to today’s world, teachers pointed out the usefulness of lan- guages in communicating and understanding people, with the aid of patient teachers, many students were able to grasp the proper meaning, correct spelling and careful pronunci- ation of the different languages taught at phs this year. mrs. broughton teaches henry branch the correct spelling of french words. martha broughton william and mary college, a.b. french allison brower macalester college, b.a. french william richardson Virginia state college, a.b. french june Smallwood mary Washington college, b.a. latin barbara vinson longwood college, b.a. Spanish Patricia wells Virginia polytechnic institute, b.a. Spanish

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academics 30 business molds future executives the business department had a very progressive year, the 1971-72 school year brought many students to the business program. stenography, typing, and filing were interests for some students, shorthand and other courses such as clerk-typist occupied many students’ time, this department helped prepare students to face the world outside the protective walls of phs. these students will have to face the business world soon and, with the training they received this year, they will be prepared. darlene blake helen brooks Virginia commonwealth u., b.s. east Carolina university, b.s. office services typing mary hohanness jeanne holland longwood college, b.s. marywood college, b.s. consumer economics typing james johnson learns the necessity of precision in filing.