Covington High School - Buccaneers Yearbook (Covington, OH)

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Below Speech is the art of developing the communication of ideas poise, and bodily response. 1512 Zoo 5. . 21 Gkzssrooms. By careful planning, the Covington Board of Education has been able to meet the challenge. New buildings have been ready for the younger children as they entered school. A realistic salary schedule and personnel policy have kept the schools staffed with qualified teachers. At the opening of school in 1958, 273 students were enrolled in grades nine through twelve. Considering only the present population, and not anticipating any annexa- tions or influx to the district, at least 355 students will be in Covington High Schools in 1968 an increase of over 77 per cent. Covington's comprehensive high school offers three types of course: college preparatory, general, and commercial. In addition, a range of vocational-technical courses are offered. 1,31 f ' Above, World History-a study of the past to give meaning and understanding of the present, Below thirty to forty per cent of our English words come from Latin and so a study of Latin can greatly increase the student s vocabulary. At right, English Liter- ature gives an under- standing of our basic English origin, lan- guage, ideals, and liter- ature. The students are act- ing out the assassina- tion of Banquo, a scene from Macbeth. Above, the main object of English 12 is to review the skills learned in earlier years and to develop the capacity for a higher level of learning.

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Zife Wememger XAQ . . STUDENT COUNCIL Ifvery week Student Council met in order to discuss the prohlc-ms and affairs of Covington High School. The Council was made up ot' stu- dents from the freshman. sophomore. junior. and senior classes. These students serve as representatixcs from their classes and they acted as spokesmen on the council. Programs were sponsored by the council. such as the annual Homecom- ing Dance, Youth Forum, and The Great Southwest. A Red Cross Drive was also conducted by the council. Two first-run movies were made available to the students as a way for the council to raise money. Noon-time activities, to keep the students active. were held in the gym. Another payment on the schools intercom system was made by the council. The work of Student Council was successfully carried out under the supervision of the advisors, Miss Fern Frey, and Mr. Ralph Allman. Coun- cil officers were: president, Carolyn johnstong vice president. jim Davisg secretary, Gail Deeterg treasurer. Mary Beatty. Representatives jim Davis and Mary Beatty perform their duty of cleaning the trophy case. FRONT ROXXV: Bill Schultz. Doug Hamish, Tom Carder. Doug Murray. jim Davis. SECOND ROVV: Gail Deeter. Dianne In- gle. Carolyn Johnston. Carolyn Peters. Mary Beatty. Advisors: Miss Frey. Mr. Apwisch, Mr. Allmann. I7