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

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S.OJ Jacqueline Anderson Marion Champa Barbara Mann Joyce Barber Earlene Horn Thomas Weaver Mary Litts Burton Richard Finks Ann Karter Victoria Webster 14

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i:: unn.Lnq dSmooifiLy Mrs. Snead shares her thoughts with a teacher Excedrin headache number . . . Secretaries and Mrs. Smith share anedotes How high is the sky or how deep is the ocean — ridiculous questions right??? These ironically however closely ap- proximate the many unanswerable ques- tions that secretaries may be faced with daily. Answering the telephone, typing letters, writing pass- es, a nd consoling ill students account for a significant number of duties of our secre- taries at A.C.H.S.

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Q-oin tfiE naLuLn H sjiaztmsnt Mr. Hippier gets involved with his class. Mr. Champa aids several students with his knowledge. Mr. Weaver is involved with his lecture. Mr. Finks “hangs loose” after a hard day of work. “One o’clock, two o’clock, three o’clock rock, . . . We are going to rock around the clock tonight.” Re- frains of this song were echoed in the English classes as teachers attempted to bring the trend toward the 1950’s nostalgia into their rooms. Teachers assigned contemporary project reports, papers, and stories they hoped would help the student gain a mastery of the English language. The traditional was not ignored. Teachers still assigned parts of speech, punctuation, and book reports. 15