Central High School - Wings Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

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Science The Science Department is concerned with the needs and interests of the student and the community with respect to the role of science in our rapidly changing environment. In View of this concern, the department is constantly re- evaluating the curriculum in order to keep up to date with the latest technological and instructional changes. Through the study of science in school, students acquire information that will enable them to Luiderstand better the nature of the earth and its inhabitants. Such an understanding of science will allow yoimg people to use, both wisely and effectively, our natural resources and the prod- ucts of modern science and technology. s .mag Y z . , xr. Biology experiments are directed by student teacher, Mrs. Faulkner. 62 A Physics class, taught by Mrs. Tavenner, experiments with practice engines. l - . Much of Chemistry, under Miss Clinedinst, is learned through laboratory work.

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Mathematics The Mathematics Department attempts to teach students to apply principles they learn to practical everyday situations, striving to bring about the realization of the importance of mathe- matics in reasoning, logic, and better living. By building a strong structural fotmdation in mathe- matics, the department aims to prepare students from present and future educational, vocational, and cultural needs. Placingthe student foremost in the math program provides the opportunity for each student to advance as far and as fast as pos- sible. Along this line of philosophy, self-disci- pline and self-evaluation are developed. In the spring of 1966, a student teacher from Madison taught Algebra I and II in this department. xtr- ., NWS. ' ,Q . .. l D my ' l 1 -.-.Aa Seniors in ContemporaryA1gebra prepare for an exam covering four six-week periods under Mrs. Tavenner. fmuslr 5 Mrs. Boyer frequently quizzes students in Plane Geometry. 61

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eir notebooks. KY ' graders in Mr. Backman's Civics class work Social Studies The aim of the social studies department at Central is to prepare youth for effective American citizenship and to help students acquire know- ledge, skill, and attitudes essential for sound democratic behavior and good citizenship. The program seeks to develop in each stu- dent an appreciation of our American heritage, democratic way of life , and the moral and spiritual values inherent in the practice of American demo- cracy. Emphasis is placed on both the common good and the individual good, and of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship which are derived from the principles expressed in basic American documents. Our classrooms are workshops where con- temporary social, political and economic ques- tions may be studied. 'mf 52. World History students take notes from student teacher, Mr. Leatherman. 63