Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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Interest to Language Department Mrs. Carter, who taught Latin and English at AHS several years ago, has returned to teach Latin I, Il, and Ill, and Senior English. Mrs. Carter followed the trend toward creative writing but also stressed grammar along with English Literature. Miss Akers instructs the students of A.H.S. in Spanish | and II, and Senior English. Her Spanish class studied the History of Spain and Mexico and read famous Spanish novels such as Don Quixote. Her Senior English class studied Shakespeare and English Literature in general, along with grammar. Mrs. Carter explains a part of the complicated, Latin grammar to her first year students. MRS. CAROLYN CARTER B.A., Longwood College College of William and Mary English 12, Latin Miss Akers explains the lesson to her Spanish class. Mrs. Martin concentrates on grading some of MRS. JOHELEN MARTIN B.A., College of William and Mary her English papers. English { 4 se MISS NANCY AKERS B.A., Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia English, Spanish 13 Miss Walker asks Mrs. Martin’s advice on picking out a play. Miss Walker directed our plays this year.

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and Drama Adds MR. EARL D. MARTIN B.A., Lynchburg College M.A., Northwestern University English 10, 11 Mr. Martin answers questions while his class of junior English works on a test. Two special courses offered in the English department are remedial reading taught by Mrs. Spradlin, and a revived course of Speech and Drama, taught by Mrs. Walker, who joined our faculty this year. In Mrs. Spradlin’s English—Remedial Reading classes, the eighth grade students practiced their reading and competed in class for the ‘best reader’ title, while the upperclassmen studied vocations, In English this year, more emphasis was placed on reading and creative writing than anything else. Mr. Martin’s Sophomore and Junior English classes read such classics as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and Thorn- ton Wilder’s Bridge of San Luis Rey. Mrs. Martin’s students did research on Shakespeare and read some of his works. In some of her classes, extra work was done on mythology and the gods. practiced writing letters of application, and practiced public speaking. Mrs. Spradlin points out an important sentence to one of her English Students. MRS. NANCY SPRADLIN B.S., West Virginia University Geography, English RR 12 MISS MARY S. WALKER B.A., Longwood College English 8, 10, Speech and Drama Miss Walker’s Speech and Drama class was responsible for a program broadcast each week over a local radio station, WKDE. Students learned to speak and read better and were given practice on extemporaneous speaking.

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Students Explore the Old... MRS, NANCY N. HICKS B.S., Madison College History 8, English 8, 9 Mrs. Hicks clarifies a historical fact to her eighth grade students. Mrs. Andrew gives her class additional information on U.S. government. MRS. LILIAN D. ANDREW B.A., College of William and Mary American History Government Eighth graders are introduced to elementary American History by social studies teachers, Mrs. Hicks and Mr. Dodson. Each eighth grader was required to do a project on a vocation of his choice and the course was made more interesting by the use of current events papers and audio-visual aids. American History, a required subject, is continued in the junior year and is taught by Mrs. Andrew and Mr. Peak, the new addition to the history department, a graduate of Colonel’s rival, William Campbell. This year’s history classes again toured colonial Williamsburg and par- ticipated weekly in current events panels which required not only learn- ing about past history but also keeping up with contemporary history. Either World Geography or World History, taught by Mrs. Spradlin, Mr. Peak and Coach Drumheller, respectively, is also required. MR. JAMES PEAK B.A., Bridgewater College World Geography American History Mr. Peak, a new face at A.H.S., ing his history class. enjoys teach-. Government classes also studied contemporary history, the gover nmental principles of Communism and had weekly panels. Mrs. Spradlin’s geography classes were required to give a report every six weeks on a book concerned with geography. Films and slides were often shown by guest speakers. Mrs. Andrew’s senior government classes studied United States, Virginia, and local government. Asst. County Judge, Bruce Harvey, spoke to the class on the judicial system. ———