Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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The informality of the classroom is one of the distinguishing char¬ acteristics of a class like hu¬ manities, Mrs. Jane Moore and her students concentrate on a study of classic literature, architecture, and culture. Since The Time Of Adam, Good Things Come In Pairs The difference between the two humanities classes were soon made evident. One dealt more closely with cultural history while the other con¬ centrated on arts and crafts, da nce, religion, and performing for elementary schools. Regardless of the likenesses and differences in the classes, there is no doubt that humanities was an increasingly popular class. No matter which class was taken, the overall aim in the course was the same-discovering oneself; a number one priority with any individual. Ninth District Congressional Democratic candidate, Charlie Horne, hits the campaign trail at Abingdon with hand shaking and speech making. Knitting and crocheting improve eye-hand coordination. That is just the incentive basketball players Denny Farmer and Brian Owens need to ignore classmates' teasing and make those needles click. Mrs. Sandra Jonas admires their work. Social Studies 13

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Our energies could be plugged into two interesting classes a year with the usual grammar and literature on the side! Offerings from the conventional term paper class to a class where we analyzed feelings totally elated us, and our in¬ terest in what we were learning impressed us. Eighth and ninth graders had the roughest time because they had the usual program. It crushed their egos to know that they weren't allowed to get in on something as beneficial as electives, but they could take heart because the future looks bright. Right; Person to person, Adrianne Cury and student teacher Mrs. Joy Parrish work on a classroom as¬ signment. Below: Poetry Workshop instructor. Pro¬ fessor Jeff Daniel Marion, collects homework poetry from Donna Emmert, Curtis Phillips, and Mary Ruth Hughes. Filmstrips aid in the regular classroom discussions of Mrs. Betty Hurley's first period conventional English class. Students who were absent for regular registration in electives were guided into second and third choices. Mrs. Lena Woolwine is the able assistant. 12 English

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Dreams In New Century Are Holding Tomorrows What a piece of work is man that he can flourish in such tempestuous times. To commemorate a new century in our government, nearly ail of us were caught up in the election of a new Presi¬ dent. We'll not forget that we were the only state in the South to not award its electoral votes to Jimmy Carter. For the geography classes, there have been many natural disasters to study. Even in our own country there were blizzards, floods, droughts, and quakes. All history is world history, and the world has been more than active. The Middle East was calm and the wars in Africa flared up. We know that today has affected to¬ morrow. What will tomorrow bring? Right: Phillip Sironko and Audrey Mills take their mock marriage vows in sociology class as Helen Timp looks on. Below: District Magistrate Glen Conrad speaks about the court system in Miss Deborah Saunders' government class. Lower Right: As the world turns ' Miss Linda Crenshaw's geography students, John Fern and John Degon study the globe as Danny Gobble uses his text as a guide. 14 S ocial Studies