Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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Above: In his standard position, Mr. Woodruff watches his tenth grade play volleyball. After learn- ing fundamentals for two years, students then try to develop skills. I . . . THREE YEARS OF WORK AND PLAY MAKE JOHNNY A GOOD BOY One third of the school year on Phys. Ed. days was spent playing volleyball in the tenth grade boys’ classes of Mr. Woodruff. Above: Lyr.n Moore posi- tions himself for serving the ball into play, and Below: Charles Cross watches as Tom Edwards spikes the ball over the net. fter grammar school students enter high school, mostly dreading the upcoming three years of physical educa- tion. The required three years provide plenty of relief from the “braindraining” and mentally exhausting academic classes, but for some reason the idea of exercising for ten minutes and then getting hot from half an hour of some sport doesn’t seem very appealing to some. Mr. Jim Woodruff, who teaches boys for the three years, divides each week into 3 5 phys. ed., and the other two days for classroom studies. Miss Gwen Walton, who teaches the girls for the three years, allots classes the same way. In the eighth grade, the students all take their final year of health, which they have taken since the sixth grade. Usually by this time they are ready for advanced studies in the functions and movements of bones, muscles, and tendons. They divide the body into groups of single cells, tissues, organs, and finally organ systems, such as the digestive system. The following year is spent in prepar- ing the student for driving. The student is required to learn the rules of the road in the state of Virginia. Although it will be a while before he or she actually practices using these rules, the year of study pro- vides a firm background that puts other drivers to ease who know that future driv- ers are taking the course. In the final year, the most important course is taught — first aid. It deals di- rectly with life and death, and both teachers place strong emphasis on using skills in the classroom. This includes tying bandages in special patterns on other students and “dummies”. During all of these years, time is spent outside the classroom in many ways. Boys work mainly in Mr. Woodruff s fa- vorite sport, basketball. Some time is spent in volleyball, and occasionally golf or tennis. Girls play basketball and soft- ball, and exercise by “tumbling.” Once it is over, most juniors and se- niors look back unable to figure out why they thought it was all so bad. Physical Education - 23 t

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■ 8 C AROUND THE WORLD IN 4000 YEARS . . . Below: In Mr. Newsom’s history classes, current events can unnerve a person, as Pier Ferguson finds out. Daily classroom discussions are the highlight of all social studies classes. Mr. Newsom, who teaches World History and U.S. History, tries to blend in studies of today’s events with those in nlike most other departments, only four levels of social studies are of- fered at Brunswick Academy. Beginning in the eighth grade, one must choose between World History and World Geography. The choice is simple- brief coverage of general history of the world from the beginning up to World War II, or a study of the lands and natural formations of the world. In World History, Mr. Dave Newsom not only uses the text and notes, but on one day each week, Friday, each student must present a “current event” to the class. These must come from a paper, or a news magazine. Therefore, the emphasis is doubled, by learning what is happening today, as well as yesterday. In World Geography, Mr. Michael Lynch rounds off each student with history. At his desk, he discusses the current world oil situation with his first period U.S. History class. knowledge of the natural world. In World History students learned of some of the ancient European and Asian cultures, but in World Geography the students learn of popular modern day cultures, such as those in China, the Soviet Union, and European nations. A student may take both courses, one in the eighth grade, and one as a fresh- man, but either way, he still will have at least one year in high school without his- tory. In U.S. History, Mr. Newsom uses his “current events” segment of class as he does in World History. After a student has learned of the beginnings of this country, he moves into Government as a senior, and leaves high school with knowl- edge and understanding of government. HISTORY 22 - Social Studies

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After many hours of rehearsal, the Spanish club presented their version of “Snow White” as the Christmas assembly for the school. One of the more humiliating moments in French is to have your picture taken during a skit. Marshall Harris is caught he makes his grand entrance. Jjlxpansion and growth have been invading the school from almost all sides in the past few years except student population. It was therefore inevitable that the foreign language department would expand its courses in French and Spanish from two to three years. With Latin discontinued, it was necessary for the school to offer more advanced studies in the two foreign language courses that re- mained. In French, the third year has yet to “catch on” with the students. Some- how, only one was brave enough to continue after the second year. Spanish is a much more popular language at Brunswick Academy than French, and the third year has found more followers there. Still, in their five years of high school, students gen- erally prefer a one year rest between foreign languages. At present you must have two years of a language to get credit for the course, but perhaps soon three will be required. Within the classroom, modes of study vary between Mrs. Lee Warren (French) and Mr. Michael Lynch (Spanish). Mrs. Warren’s favorite pas- time in the classroom is singing fa- miliar French folk songs. During the holiday season, students became fa- miliar with French Christmas carols as well. In Spanish, Mr. Lynch relies on students to participate in oral exercises given in the book. These help students learn uses of verbs and words, and make them familiar with new vocab- ulary. The French and Spanish Clubs remain an important part of the school. The French Club presented the Thanksgiving assembly, and the Spanish Club presented the assembly for Christmas in the form of a comedic newscast followed by a stage presen- tation of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” ... FOREIGN LANGUAGES.. 24 - Foreign Languages