Clarke County High School - Talon Yearbook (Berryville, VA)

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SOCIAL STUDIES In modern education a course which is not relevant to the student’s life situation is a waste of valuable study and teaching time. This is particularly true in the case of students who do not plan to pursue education after graduation from the high school leveL In social studies, therefore, the teaching aim is to relate the facts of each course to the world in which the student will find himself. In addition to social studies on the eighth grade level and civics in the ninth, the Social Studies De- partment offers for tenth grade students world history and geography; for eleventh graders. United States history: and United States government in the twelfth. Mr. Boyce lectures to his U. S. History class. The U. S. Government class discusses views on conservatives and liberals with Mr. Rhein. LANGUAGE Communication depends on language. Individual relationships and international co-operation de- pend on language. One can determine another ' s attitudes, beliefs, and character by the words he speaks. Three languages are taught in our high school -- French, Latin, and English. One cannot say that one language is more important than the other, but rather that each language complements the other. The correct usage of words is gaining importance every day. You must be able to speak correctly and fluently your native language. Your job, your career, your social standing, your influence in the com- munity, and your whole future depend on it. The study of language through grammar and literature is a fascinating and revealir® experience. The use and expression of language is a mark of the educated man. Dianne explains various drawings on the Graham Morrison gives his Voice of Democracy con- bulletin board in Mrs. Clark’s English class. test speech in Mrs. Riley’s English class. 12

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MA THEM A TICS Grade 8 includes a redevelopment and extension of the concepts of arithmetic taught in earlier years. There is a dual offering in grade 9 -- a year of general mathematics for pupils not likely to need extensive study of mathematics in their future plans and first-course algebra, into which other pupils are guided. Most of the pupils who take general mathematics could take one more year of mathematics usually in grade 11 or 12. Many of the pupils who successfully complete first-course algebra will continue with second- course algebra in grade 10, plane geometry in grade 11, and the solid geometry-trigonometry course in grade 12. Mr. Sunderlin uses an equilateral triangle to demonstrate a point to his Solid Geometry class. Mrs. Gracey ' s General Math class at work. SCIENCE A complete four-year science course -- including general science (9th grade), biology (10th grade), chemistry (11th grade or 12th grade), and physics (12th grade) --is offered at C. C. H. S. All human beings tend to think in terms of the short run --in short, the easy way out. The values of a strict academic curriculum are difficult to fully comprehend because their values can be under- stood only in terms of the long run. Since such subject matter is admittedly difficult, students avoid them and hence cheat themselves out of the knowledge of knowing whether or not they are of any value. In choosing a high school career, a student should stop to consider that by selecting the easy way out, he may cheat himself of those things he desires most in life. It is those things that are harder to obtain that are the most worthwhile. These students watch carefully as Mr. Taylor demonstrates in Physics. The students intently watch as Mrs. Rams- burg experiments with the making of soap. 11

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LEARNING TO DO AGRICULTURE DOING TO LEARN The purpose of the Vocational Agriculture Department is to train present and future farmers to become established in the business of farmir . The Future Farmers of America organization contri- butes to the training and development of the high school farm- er in improved agriculture, co-operation, leadership, com- munity service, citizenship, thrift, patriotism, and organized recreation. Billy Staples, former stu- dent, displays his stock. Sammy Buckley, student, displays his prize An- gus. The present young farmers of Clarke County are served by the Young Farmers of Virginia, an organization composed of out-of-school young men engaged in farming. The adult farmers are served by classes held in the Vocational Agriculture Department in connection with farm problems and the repair and construction of farm machinery and equipment. EARNING TO LIVE LIVING TO SERVE INDUSTRIAL ARTS Industrial Arts is a four-year course involving pupils from 9th to 12th grades. There is a nine- week exploratory course for the 8th grade. There are four major areas of work a pupil rotates through in four years. These are mechanical drawing, general woodworking, general metal work, and electricity. The objectives of Industrial Arts are health, command of the fundamental processes, worthy home membership, vocational educational and guidance, civic education, worthy use of leisure time, and ethi- cal character. Charles and Roy explain their projects in Mechanical Drawing. Learning by doing in the shop. 13