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

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Has Newcomers Mrs. Mary H. Mustoe B.A. Mary Baldwin College, University of Virginia; Government; Tri-Hi-Y. John F. Clemmer B.A. Atlantic Christian College; U.S. and Virginia History; Head of Social Studies Department. NOT AGAIN! ... In trying to get around hiS desk, poor Mr. Clemmer gets his foot stuck in the trash can again. THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS . . . UgWI! CHS PENCIL COLLECTOR . . . Mrs. Blankenship goes through her daily ritual of picking up pencils in the hall. 27

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Brenda A. Seyglinski B.A. College of William Mary; World History, U.S. History; Pep Club. Cecilroy J. Pettus B.A. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Vir- ginia Western Community College, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College; Civics lA, World Geography. WHAT A MESS! . . . Mr. Hammond finally finds his chair after fighting through a jungle of books. History Dept. This year the History Department welcomed two new teachers, Miss Seyglinski and Mr. Pettus, to help students learn about the different phases of social studies. Each year students study a different phase of history. During the eighth grade, students are re- quired to take social studies. Freshmen enroll in geography, unless they are taking college prep subjects; then they take world history. U.S. his- tory is the course required for juniors. The last phase of history taken in the senior year is U.S. government. A NEW TYPE OF DESK . . . Mrs. Mustoe shows her students the correct way to sit in a desk. Marshall University, University of Maryland, University of Virginia; Math REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES . . . Miss Seyglinski and Mr. Pettus look at old annuals, lA, Civics, English lA; Textbook reminiscing of the time they were students here. Rental. 26

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Three Foreign Languages Given Our foreign language department offers Spanish I, II, III, and IV, taught by Mrs. Plott; French I, II, and III, taught by Mrs. Harris; and Latin I and II, taught by Miss Drewry. Students who take a foreign language learn not only the fundamentals of the course but also the geography of the land and the history and customs of the people. To further their knowledge of the course, students can join the Span- ish, French, or Latin Club. At the club meetings they learn more about the country they are studying. After taking a foreign language for nine months, a student should have learned a great deal about a different people. If the student continues with his course, he should become very familiar with the language he has been studying. Mrs. Plott, Mrs. Harris, and Miss Drewry do their best to help students gain this knowledge. DID YOU KNOW? . . . Mrs. Harris informs Mrs. Plott of the latest happenings at CHS. Mrs. Alicia Plott B.S. Radford College; Spanish I, II, III, IV; Spanish Club. Lois A. Drewry B.S. Madison College, West Virginia Uni- versity, Instituto de Monterrey, Uni- versity of Virginia; English IIIA, Latin I, II; Latin Club. Mrs. Helen Harris B.S. Bluefield State College, American University, Madison College; French I, II, III; French Club. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY . . . Miss Drewry finds grading tests to be quite a task. TIME FOR A BREAK . . . Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Plott, and Miss Drewry take a few minutes for relaxation. 28