Clover Hill High School - Ducemus Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Delegate George Jones speaks with Clover Hill Students Kathy Reynolds, Jody Rawley, and Edna Davis after his talk to Mrs. Beverly Lacy’s government class. Hands up Mrs. Bev Lacy scans the classroom for an upraised hand in answer to a question. Building Rome in a day Mrs. Quinn’s third period World Geography class plays a simulation game designed to teach students basic economic and political principles. Social Studies 11

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Varied Ways ee Of Learning The theme of the Social Studies De- partment this year was “back to the bas- ics.” Yearly courses in history, geogra- phy, and government emphasized content and skills. Whereas traditional lecture was the rule in some classes, other social studies classes were enliv- ened by guest speakers, mock trials, role-playing, discussions, and debates. Audio-visuals are frequent supplements to book material. Mrs. Quinn’s geogra- phy classes engaged in active learning by building cities, Mrs. Lacy’s world history classes role-played Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow, and Mr. Morgan’s gov- ernment classes practiced their current event reports by playing jeopardy quiz games. Guest speakers spoke on a wide variety of topics ranging from the Vir- ginia General Assembly to World reli- gions. Occasional field trips to historical movies and the court house reinforced classroom learning. The Social Studies Department strives to meet the individ- ual needs of students in this community. Pearman-in-the-pulpit Mr. Marshall Pearman, Social Studies Department head, Makes one of his many gestures during his U.S. History “sermons”. Susan Martin puts finishing touches on the bulletin board titled “What Is Fascism?” that she and another student made for a history project. Heil Hitler! Kathleen Lombardi looks in admiration upon her bulletin board on fascism which she and fellow student Susan Martin constructed. Make it graphic World geography students enlarge a map of South America for a class project. 10 Social Studies

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Jericho in Reverse When the 1975-76 school year began, the library’s appearance had not changed from the previous year. It was still that colossal open space in the middle of the upper level of the school. But in October boxes began to arrive, and after these, the workmen invaded our halls, disturbing classes with their hammering and drilling. The walls went up and so did the students’ tempera- Library Assistants (top—front row): Sharri Harris, Felicia Cummings, Paula Wright, Judy Watson, Beverly Wright, Cindy Crafton, Tammy Clark, An- nette Atkinson, Helen Wilson, (back row) Barry Driver, Tommy Rutledge, Mark Trimmer. Minding the store (above) Felicia Cummings and Annette Atkinson stamp due dates in Angela and Cathy Harris’ books. All eyes and ears (above right) Miss Kathy Bozart and Mrs. Janice Temple closely observe an audio-visual presentation being given in the IMC. “There she blows!” (right) Mark Tri- mmer, Barry Driver, and Tommy Rutledge keep the AV equipment in ship-shape order. Here they change a bulb in an overhead projector. 12 IMC tures. They had become accustomed to the open space and considered the walls a threat to Clover Hill’s uniqueness. Why the sudden enclosure? In 1974- 75, over 600 books were stolen from the library. The walls were put up as a secu- rity measure against the thefts. Whether or not the walls served their purpose re- mains to be seen, but the walls are there to stay.