Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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English Dept. Sponsors Forensic Activities “LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION” . . . Mrs. Snead shows a film on Walt Whitman to her English IVA class. “OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PAGE 268.” Mrs. Stone teaches eighth and ninth grade English and obviously enjoys almost every minute of it. FORENSICS SPONSORS . . . English teachers Mr. Hub- hard, Mrs. Snead, Mrs. Stone, Miss Drewry, Mrs. Whiteside, Mrs. Stuart and Mr. Hayslett sponsored the various forensic 20 activities for the year. Mrs. Whiteside is the head sponsor for all the activities.

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Guidance Counselors Give Expert Advice The function of the guidance department is to help every student make the best possible ad- justment to school. When he enters CHS, each student is assigned to a counselor who, each year, helps him to select the subjects he needs to prepare for his future vocation as well as those required for high school graduation. Since the student stays with the same coun- selor throughout his high school days, the two build rapport and work together to match the right job or college with the right student. Even after he graduates, it is through the counseling department that the alumnus maintains his link with his Alma Mater. Helen H. Thomas, B.S., M.A. Lonffwood College, Columbia University, Uni- versity of Virginia; Guid- ance; Student Council. “BUT WHICH ONE? . . . Miss Thomas, guidance counselor, and senior Gwen Cooke look through the Blue Book to se- lect the college which will best suit Gwen. THE ‘GUIDING LIGHTS’ . . . The guidance counselors Miss Thomas, Mrs. Cvizic, Mrs. White, Mrs. Curfman and Mr. Fitzgerald help students arrange class schedules. They also give advice when they are asked and always listen with understanding. 19

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Mrs. Ruth C. Cvizic, B.S., M.Ed. Concord Col- lege, University of Vir- ginia; Head of Depart- ment; English V, VA, Journalism, Counselor; PUFFS AND PATCH- ES. Raymond E. Hayslett, B.S., Concord College; English IIIA, VA; Key Club. David M. Hubbard, B.A., M.A.T. University of Virginia; English IIA, III; Ninth grade spon- sor; Beta Club; Debate team. Mrs. Agnes P. Snead, B.S. Longwood College, English IVA. Mrs. Christine R. Stone, B S., Bluefield College, University of Virginia; English lA, II. Sopho- more Sponsor. Mrs. Nancy P. Stuart, B.A. Longwood College; English I, lA. Mrs. Jane Whiteside, B.A. Radford College, English IV, Business English; 8th grade Sponsor; Forensics Club. Verbal Skills Emphasized In this modern age of rockets and advanced space technology, no skill is more basic than that of communicating thoughts and ideas. At CHS it is the aim of the English department to incul- cate in every student the art of communicating with words, wheth- er they be read, written or heard. In the eighth, ninth and tenth grades, teachers stress gram- matical usage, sentence and paragraph construction as well as works of worthwhile authors. Junior English courses include the writing of research papers and short stories and the reading of early and recent American literature. Seniors concentrate on Eng- lish literature and do creative and expository writing. Business English prepares the would-be secretary to be knowledgeable and accurate in her use of the English language. “ET TU, BRUTE?” ... Mr. Hubbard leads a discussion in his sophomore English class. 21