Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Camera Catcher ClaAAeA at Work 1. Library. 2. Mrs. Rosson ' s Eighth Grade Social Studies Class. 3. Left to right: E. Sims, Miss V. Lewis, Supt. P. Hounshcll, J. Bolen, L. Doyle. 4. Left to right: Mr. S. Aylor, J. Jenkins, K. Cunningham. K. Corbin, R. Dwyer, H. Garr. 5. Left to right: B. Thompson, J. Bache, R. Carroll, J. Payne, H. Kerrick. A. Herndon. 6. Left to right: W. Pickering, R. Somers. 7. Left to right: J. Jenkins, V. Myers, W. Childress. 1. All students who have a vacant period may come to the library to do reference work, read the pajrers and magazines, or to do recreational reading. Per- mits are required to enter the library. 2. Most all teachers use films as a good educational medium. Mrs. F. Rosson found films particularly beneficial in her eighth grade social studies classes. 3. Although a regular part of all science classes, ex- periments in the laboratory are particularly inter- esting to the students. 4. Agriculture classes have shop work in a spacious well-equipped room in the shop building. 5. A new course, public-speaking anil dramatics, teaches the students to be well poised, competent, and gives them an opportunity to exercise their talents. 6. The art classes spend much time making posters for publicity of plays, etc., and drawing pictures for the front hall bulletin boards. 7. In a comprehensive home economics department the girls have vast opportunities to learn to cook, clean, and sew, with the most modern facilities. 4 14}-

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£ckccl OfflerA tucfehtA Varied Curriculum Culpeper County High School offers its students an extensive schedule of subjects from which to choose. Three main courses are offered; namely, the general course, the college preparatory course, and the commercial course. The majority of the high school students take the general course. It is a course designed for students who do not wish to go to college hut who want a practical education. The general course prepares the hoys and girls to carry on life’s work in the community as well as in the home. Also it prepares them to enter into various fields of work; such as, retail selling, apprenticeships for mechanics, farming, plumbing, car- pentry, printing, and many other trades. Certain subjects are required of students taking the general course for graduation: four years of English, one year of civics, one year of U.S. history, one year of mathematics, and one year of science. All students who plan to go to college take the college preparatory course. Only the students who have a “C” average or above are recommended for college entrance; therefore, the college preparatory course must be harder and must include a variety of subjects. The subjects offered in the college preparatory course are four units of English, one unit of U.S. history, one unit of civics, two units of science, two units of algebra, one unit of plane geometry, and one half unit of solid geometry and trigonometry. Electives offered with this course are Latin, world history, Spanish, chemistry, physics, typing, and public-speaking and dramatics. The third course which is planned for the students is the commercial course. Anyone who desires to become a secretary or hold some commercial position takes this course. The subjects necessary for graduation under this course are as follows: one unit of civics, one unit of science, two units of typing, two units of shorthand, one unit of bookkeeping, and one unit of vocational bookkeeping and office prac- tice. Students who take the commercial course are allowed two electives. Pupils who take this course are trained especially to do careful, accurate, and speedy work in all required subjects. The eighth grade is now ' an essential part of the high school. In order to exercise their interests and abilities in different fields, the eight graders are given an opportunity to take nine-weeks courses in art, agriculture, general business, industrial arts, home economics, and music. Mathematics and science are given for 18 weeks each. Language arts, social studies, and physical education run throughout the year. A program of physical education is offered in the high school. The students participate in sports of various kinds and study health lessons. During the winter months classes are held in the gymnasium. To serve the science students, there is a modern laboratory with equipment and chemical supplies. Culpeper County High has a library with a seating capacity of 72 and contains more than 4,000 vol- umes, the most up-to-date reference, fiction, and non-fiction books. The library subscribes to 30 magazines and three newspapers. New to the students of Culpeper County High is the Home Economics Department which includes a bedroom, bath, living room, sewing room, and kitchen. In this department the students are given an opportunity to learn how to manage a home. { 13 y V

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Sock II CLASSES “Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men commend , IV hat trusty treasure in the world can countervail a friend.” — Nicholas Grimoald For years to come all students will cherish the memories which are locked within their hearts and recorded on the pages of the Colonnade. Especially will seniors remember as the best their senior year. At first, wonder filled the heart of each senior, but toward the end of the year a note of sadness crept in. Graduation meant the parting of friends. Due to the addition of the eighth grade four years ago, the senior group numbered only 35, including the five postgraduates. Residing in one home room, they felt bound together by friendly ties not always experienced by a larger group. Underclassmen numbered approximately 485. As these boys and girls passed from eighth grade to ninth, from ninth to tenth, and so on until their goal, their senior year, was reached, friendships of lasting quality were formed. As the world cherished the stories of such friends as Damon and Pythias, and David and Jonathan, so will students in school cherish the friendships formed among their classmates and mem- bers of other classes during this school year. The staffs presentation of the classes by individual pictures will make possible the recollection of school days through the memory of friends. 4 15 1-