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

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Generation By Socking It To The Students Sybil Hoover Miss Hoover instructs her health class in the proper care of broken bones. David Hyler shows strength and stamina as he climbs to the top. Keeping up with the 1-2-3-4 count, girls shape up with windmills. Softball is a favorite springtime sport for the girls phys. ed. Boys strain to meet the stiff requirements imposed by the state tests for physical classes, fitness. 27

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Phys. Ed. Department Insures A Healthy New Mr. Teters ' seventh period class finds volleyball to be a stimulating sport that requires keen alertness. Mr. Phillips ' sixth period health students watch with interest as one of their classmates performs a forward roll on the mat. Alleghany ' s physical education department provides a thorough, well rounded program for building strong minds and bodies. Each student is required to take three years of phys. ed. and during this time he learns to develop skill in playing various sports, he develops good exercising habits, and he learns how to safeguard his well being through good health practices. Class study ranges from health in the eighth grade to first aid in the ninth and driver ' s education in the tenth grade. Gym work involves exercising, tumbling, bowling, basketball, softball, and golf. Through such a program, students develop co-ordination and endurance. Physical education is one of the most beneficial programs taken by high school students. Roger Phillips Jo Ann Carter Ed Teters 26

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Home Ec. Students Master Domestic Arts Mrs. Perdue demonstrates the proper way to thread a sewing machine to Karen Arritt. Shirley Dodd and Kathy Armentrout work together to prepare a tasty dessert for the D.E. Banquet. Marie Perdue Home Economics is a class which offers opportunities to every girl, regardless of her plans for the future. Skills such as sewing, cooking, and good grooming are a valuable asset to every girl. Home Ec. girls learn how to be neat and how to save time and effort by taking part in the preparations for the various dinners, banquets, and teas held at the school. Girls gain valuable ex- perience in choosing effective color schemes and home decorations through their work on the Christmas Formal and the Sadie Hawkins Dance. No matter what her curriculum, a girl who enrolls in Home Ec. will find a chance to make self improvements and to develop individual interests. Vella Knapp Mrs. Knapp teaches senior girls Penny Smith, Linda Loan, and Rita Owens how to save time and money by making their own clothing. 28 J. Simpson and T. Linkswiler look on as E. Patterson prepares the dough for peanut butter cookies.