Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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Last minute cramming ... Mike Paralez-vous Francais? Jeff White reviews his literature notes Horne practices his French by re- intently before the big test. peating the taped recording. What a day ... Nikki Chafin and Cynthia Canas review in their lit- erature books. Laughing it up ... Velvet Wil- liams and Wayne Sexton enjoy a good joke after finishing their homework. LANGUAGES 9

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Language: A There was one piece of common ground for all the students. It was English class. Many wondered why it was necessary to study their native language year after year. Yet, each year grammar, sentence struc- ture, and literature were ex- plored to gain new under- standing. Unknowingly the stu- dents put to use their Eng- -teacher. lish as the foundation for all other educational areas. Some students were in- volved in the Advanced English honors program offered to any student rec- ommended by his or her An advanced placement English class for Seniors was also included. This class prepared college bound seniors for English in college and gave them a yump chance to take an achieve- ment test which might exempt them from college English while giving credit also. Some students decided to experience the culture of other countries and other languages by enrolling in French or Spanish classes. It took patience and a good background in English to attain understanding of the on the future new and strange lan- guages. Many mastered the foreign languages they studied and enjoyed put- ting these strange tongues to use on friends. For many this was a new and exciting experience that added a new dimension to English class. by Krystal Williams Look how pretty ... Miss Lucille English class in appreciation for Kelly admires the beautiful flow- her forty-three years of teaching. ers given to her by her first period 8 LANGUAGES

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Toil and trouble ... Dee Dee Sa- lyer, Chris Fields, Chris Ramsey, and Rhonda McCoy study over equations. Now what is this for? ... Kim Taylor and Ann McReynolds ex- amine a geometry instrument which they found in Mrs. Burke’s cabinet. Use that straight-edge! With new credit require- ments for many of the stu- dents, the enrollment in math courses increased. Graphs, theorems, isoceles traingles, and square roots crowded the minds of math students. They wondered how it would be possible for them to remember all of the formulas needed in order to understand Alge- bra I and Algebra II. Many were overwhelmed with Tetrahedron or octahedron? ... Richie Salyers analizes a geomet- ric figure during geometry class. 10 ACADEMICS the complexities of Trigo- nometry and Calculas, while still other tangled with mind boggling proofs in Geometry. — Some of the math stu- dents proved their hard work when they placed in the math contest. Kathy Kelley captured first place in trigonometry and Ana- lysis while Tiffany White placed second in Algebra IJ. Tina Davis tied for third in Trigonometry and Ana- lysis and Ann Reynolds placed third in Geometry. Some of the Math 8 and Math 9 classes learned the basics of owning a store while ordering supplies from a mock company set up by computer classes. This venture into the busi- ness world provided the students with a taste of the future. By Krystal Williams