Annandale High School - Antenna Yearbook (Annandale, VA)

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Yes, in June I’ll have been teaching for ninety-nine years.” Annandale graduates have found that they received at AHS a thorough preparation for college math. Students are offered such higher math courses as Algebra I and II, Trigonometry, Plane and Solid Geometry, and Math Analysis. This year, for the first time, four seniors are studying calculus. MATHEMATICS Mrs. Francis P. Ramay, who teaches analy¬ sis and trigonometry, studied at Miss. State College for women and the University of Ark¬ ansas. She works with the M.Y.F. in her spare time. Having studied at Emory and Henry Col¬ lege, the University of Virginia, Duke and American Universities, Miss Mary Virginia Robinson guides many sophomores through the maze of Modern Geometry. Aim Bonnie Lee Stid- ley, teacher of Geome¬ try, is a graduate of Madison College, where she received her B.S. Miss Stidley rates bowl¬ ing high on her list of interests. A graduate of East Carolina College, Aim Joan Strickland teaches algebra and general math. Air. Walton, a teacher new to Annandale this year, teaches commerci¬ al math and geometry. He graduated from Bridgewater College and enjoys sports. Besides teaching Physics, the versatile Col. Boleyn also dips his chalk in Algebra I. FACULTY 29

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MATHEMATICS Col. Julian Abell, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and C o f n e 11 University, teaches Algebra II, and plane and solid geome¬ try. Mrs. Marion Cassedy, who received her B.A. from the University of Mississippi, teaches alge¬ bra and trigonometry. She enjoys playing bridge and reading. A teacher of Algebra I and general math, Mrs. Mary Dyess was edu¬ cated at the University of Chattanooga and George Peabody Col¬ lege. Mr. Robert L. Farris, a graduate of Daniel Baker College, teaches Algebra I and II. His home is a haven for pets of all kinds. He is also interested in gardening and lumber¬ ing. With the introduction of modern” math courses, the focus of Annandale’s mathematics program is moving away from the how” and toward the why”. Interest in higher mathematics is shown by this year’s fifty percent increase in the enrollment of advanced math courses. Teachers are forced to take more courses in the summer to keep up with the increasing educational requests of their students. And here’s my house . . .” And here’s what Mrs. Dyess does when she’s not patroling the cafeteria. Mr. J. F. Moody earned his B.S. at V.M.I. and teaches Algebra I and General Math 9- Mrs. Elizabeth Posey strives to make the complicated study of trigonometry clear to her students. She studied at Southwest Missouri State College and later at Temple University. 28 FACULTY

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SOCIAL STUDIES The world is said to be shrinking every day, but the complexities of the world’s problems increase every day; so the importance of our social studies department also increases. AHS’s teachers continually revise their courses to keep up with these changes, using films, records, charts, and maps. They en¬ courage research, utilize community sources, promote discussion, and emphasize current events. During his first year at AHS, Capt. Eugene Breitenberg taught government and geography. In addition to holding a B.A. and an M.S.E., he is a candi¬ date for his Ph.D. at American University. In addition to teaching geography and socio¬ logy, Mr. Richard Chap¬ man also is sponsor of the Junior C i v i t a n Club. He graduated from Iowa State Teachers College. Mr. Chapman patrols his classroom. Mr. George Costello assures his history clas¬ ses that any day is a good day for a test. A graduate of Shepherd College, he is an excel¬ lent tennis player and is a familiar sight on the AHS tennis courts. Mr. James Dorminey teaches world geogra¬ phy in this, his first year at AHS. He has been well-liked this year and we hope that he will continue his career here. Mr. Donald Henretty, a favorite history and government teacher, graduated from G.W.U. Otherwise known as The Great Pumpkin,” Mr. Henretty receives many Halloween letters each year. A graduate of the Uni¬ versity of Minnesota, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell teaches world geogra¬ phy to our freshmen. Annandale’s answer to the Great Pumpkin, Mr. Henretty. 30 FACULTY