Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Time Through Studies Of Social Sciences Mrs. McClintic supervises as Donna Johnson directs the campaign of the mock election in Civics class. Harold Carter Mr. Carter amuses his third period government class by relating a humorous incident. We the people becomes a phrase resounding in the hearts of history students at A.C.H.S. as they learn to appreciate the role that each individual plays in the development and execution of governmental principles. Eighth graders and juniors are required to study U.S. History to learn about their own country ' s customs, traditions, and ancestry. However, freshmen and sophomores have the option to select from such courses as Civics, World History, and World Geography. Civics is offered to those students primarily interested in the management of community affairs. Students with a desire to learn about ancient and modern civilizations with distinct peoples, languages, religions, and customs choose to participate in a World History class. World Geography offers an opportunity for the study of the location and resources of many countries. Seniors conclude their study of social sciences with U.S. Government from which they learn more about their CONSTITUTION, the supreme law of the land . 21

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Students Keep Up With The Signs Of The M. Wesley Reed James David Williams Joseph Carpenter Mr. Williams discusses current affairs while the Board of Directors Mike Warwick, Jess Hand, and Stewart Brugh supervise. Mr. Carpenter looks on as individual groups draw up constitutions for their class. Edward O ' Rourke I JoAnn Bogan 20

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New Math Comes On Strong As Students Cope Barbara Waldeck Having made a class assignment, Miss Waldeck willingly gives individual help to her eighth graders. t Mr. Reid ponders over a difficult Algebra I problem before attempting to explain it to his class. Mrs. Rock looks up from her geometric drawing to find the cause of disturbance in the hall. At Alleghany, x ' s, y ' s, and z ' s no longer apply solely to the alphabet but to the mathematics department as well. Eighth graders discover that modern mathematics is a far cry from the simple additions and subtractions taught in elementary school. Students with college bound initiative pursue more specialized courses such as Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry in which they grasp the value of assumptions, proofs, and theorems, while a priviledged (?) few find that Mr. Walker ' s jokes and knowledge of tangents and cosines combine to form a most humorous and enlightening trig class. 22