Blackstone High School - Ivy Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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EXPERIMENTS PROVE INTERESTING Miss Mary Frances Townsend Mrs. Dorothy Tunstall Mrs, Anna K. Weatherford B.M.E., Madison College B.S., Longwood College B.S. William Mary College Teaches Music Teaches Mathematics Teaches Mathematics This year the Science Department at B.H.S. has beenenlarged by the addition of new courses tothe curriculum. Inthe eighth grade a combined course of general science and biology is offered while in the freshman year, chemistry and physics have been combined. Also available are full year courses in physics, chemistry, and biology. The well-developed Science Department at B.H.S. is ever arousing the awareness of each individual of the continuing changes in the field of Science. Mary Jane Williamson and Ronald Happel bend glass tubes in the flame of a Bunsen burner. Eighth graders struggle through thought-pro- voking questions in science class.

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS--STANDING: Jimmy Crawley, President; Dan Irby, Vice-President; Sandra Stephenson, Secretary; Robert Davis, Treasurer; Mrs. Hamlett, Sponsor. KNEELING: William Bradford and Shirley Rogers, S.C.A. Representatives. CLASS OF ’64 IS OUTSTANDING Class Flower: Golden Sceptre Rose Class Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Motto: 'The stars our goal; the Lord our guide. ''The stars our goal; the Lord our guide is the motto of the thirty-seven seniors of the Class of 1964. As graduation draws near, the class prepares to bid a fond farewell to the Halls of Ivy.'' This class has excelledin school work, school government, sports, class responsibilities, and all phases of school life. As these students entered high school in the eighth grade, they faced together the fun and problems of being students at B.H.S. Rat Day came with the pranks of upper classmen and their numerous tasks to be performed in order to enjoy the Homecoming festivities. In the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades, the class worked together to raise the money needed for their Junior-Senior. Then came their junior year with class rings, term papers, and the presentation of their prom, ''Around the World. The senior year has brought many new problems and victories--college boards, college applications, the annual Christmas Dance, and their play, THE GREAT BIG DOOR STEP. As the big night approaches with cards and invitations ordered and with caps and gowns fitted, the Class of 1964 prepares to venture forth into the world, guided by their motto, ''The stars our goal; the Lord our guide. 14