Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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Drawing I died out of our curricu- lum and was reborn as In¬ troduction to Art. Along with a new name the course was also changed to allow students to work with almost any material imaginable. The media ranged from broken bottles to watercolor. Commercial Art II was added for the benefit of students who had an eye on the artistic side of the business world. Some of the projects included working on Yearbook layouts and designing signs for the various office doors. Art Labs were phased out and with them went the para- professionals of the Art Depart¬ ment. Everybody worked toward the end of the year and the Art Show. This event featured the ac¬ cumulated works of the students. Homecoming posters in her Commercial Art class.

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Changes, con¬ fusion prevail Hysterical reactions when a project fell apart, frantic searches for materials, and the sound of a constantly leaking water faucet characterized the art rooms. With the addition of office time to teachers ' schedules, students who wanted to use the art rooms dur¬ ing game time frequently had trouble getting in. The solution to a locked door was to find Miss Davis or Mr. Bullock and request the key. Art ists must have liked the challenge of a locked door, for in spite of it a great many stu¬ dents managed to produce qual¬ ity art work. A student ' s project, Sherlock Holmes, keeps a watchful eye over the Art Department. 12 As she criticizes a newspaper ad, Marsha Krippendorf gives an exasperated look

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The alarm went off and there was silence Often students walking by the typing labs were greeted by the sounds of typing, bells and alarms. Students in classrooms across from the labs sometimes found it hard to concentrate on work because of the noise. A new course, Business Law, was added to the business curriculum, making a total of thirteen differ¬ ent classes offered. The course and a new teacher, Mrs. Chappell, were received enthusiastically by students. The field trips which were taken in past years were cancelled be¬ cause of the fuel shortage. Speak¬ ers from places of business such as banks and consumer organiza¬ tions were invited to talk to the various classes. Having had her assignments checked, Mary Beth Goodwin looks over her typing papers to see how many mistakes she made. A confused Lynne Arnold attempts to discover the day ' s assignments.