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

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Foreign Languages Fulfill Diploma Requirement OLD ROME ... To make her classes more interesting, Miss Drewry uses many audio- visual aids such as this slide of the Coliseum she took when she toured Italy. Lois A. Drewry, B.S., Madison College, Uni- versity of Virginia; Lat- in I and II; English IIA; JCL. Mrs. Alicia Plott, B.S., Radford College; Span- ish I and II, Physical Education; Spanish Club. Latin, Spanish Are Offered For a student to obtain a college preparatory di- ploma, he must have two years of a foreign language. To fulfill this requirement, the Covington High School student may choose between Spanish and Latin. Miss Lois Drewry teaches Latin I and II. In addi- tion to the expected grammar and translations, the Latin scholars also study the history and culture of the ancient Romans. Spanish also has its share of grammar and trans- lations, but Mrs. Alicia Plott puts just as much em- phasis on conversation. After a short time in Spanish I students can carry on simple conversations, and Spanish II people actually have considerable com- mand of the language. 28

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General Science To Physics Is Study Range Thomas W. Robertson, B.S.; Lincoln Memorial University, Syracuse University; Head of de- partment; Biology; JV Basketball coach; As- sistant football coach. INVESTIGATION . . . Mr. Shaw and members of the physics class are experi- menting to find the rela- tionship between force, mass, and acceleration. 27

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Fine Arts Encourage Creative Students Discovering and developing the talents of the creative individual is the aim of the Fine Arts Department. From the excellence of the perform- ances presented by the music department and the astonishing amount of ability revealed in the art exhibits, it is evident that many CHS students are indeed talented. The students in both vocal and instrumental music who have been singled out for state hon- ors is ample proof that Covington High musi- cians directed by Mrs. Fleshman are both talent- ed and well-trained. Of course, art students work on individual projects, but Mrs. Ervine and her classes work on joint ones as well. They paint the large back- drop for the Minstrel and the murals which cover the sides of the gym for the Christmas Formal and the Prom. In addition to the routine checking in and out of books, the third member of the fine arts group, the librarian Miss Payne, is kept busy catalog- ing new books and ordering the books which teachers from all departments select as necessary and desirable additions to the CHS library. BUDDING MUSICIAN . . . Mrs. Fleshman gives Steve Arritt individual help and encouragement. TOGA-ED TEACHERS . . . Going along with the spirit of the Latin Club banquet, Miss Drewry and Mrs. Ervine dressed in Roman style. Mrs. Nell K. Fleshman, B.M.Ed., American Con- servatory of Music, Westminster Choir Col- lege, Madison College; Vocal, Band, Public Speaking. M rs. Mary M. Ervine, Catherine E. Payne, Radford College; Art. B.S., Randolph - Macon Woman’s College, Uni- versity of Virginia, Rad- ford College, College of William and Mary; Li- brarian. 29