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

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Wide Field Open To Mathematics Enthusiasts The Mathematics Department offers many choices in the realm of its field. Two years of mathematics are required of all students before graduation. For those taking the general and business courses, general and business mathe- matics are offered. Basic mathematics in the twelfth year drills on fundamentals. For those preparing for college, the deparcment presents two years of algebra, a year of plane geometry, and a half year each of solid geometry and trigonometry. Looking on as Mrs. Gordon Witt hands out math papers are. left to right: Otis Leake, Roger Baumgardner, Annette Myers, Rozelle Young, and Cora By ram. In Miss Virginia Lewis’s biology class Constance Coiner, Eleanor Rinker, and Jerome Jenkins dissect a frog. Scientists Experiment In The Science Department, headed by Miss Virginia Lewis, is of the highest quality. General science is required of every student, and biology, chemistry, and physics are of- fered to any student desiring them. Modern Laboratory The purpose of this department is to present to all those taking science a true picture of the universe, conditions contributing to the students ' environment, and factors which all can use to live a richer life.

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four English Credits Required for Graduation All students are required to take four years of English for graduation. Each English class provides opportunities for reading, writing, speaking, and listening. All of these activities are based on problems set up in a course of study for each year of high school. The problems for the first two years are of a personal nature while those of the last two years are based on American and English literature, respectively. Throughout the English curriculum the correct use of the spoken and written word is stressed to prepare stu- dents for the future. Looking at their examination papers as Miss Gertrude Lewis goes over them are some members of her English II class, left to right: Barbara Hawkins, Delores Aylor, Margaret Quaintance, Mary Tinsley, Barbara Miller, and Jo Anne Trice. Patricia Scott, Violet Smith, and Jean Hensley take notes on the Constitution of Virginia as Mr. Floyd T. Binns explains the legislature to the Civics IV ciass. Junior Citizens Study Social Problems Students may take world history ' , a study ' of man from ancient time to the present, during any one of the last four y’ears of high school. When they become juniors, they are required to take United States history. This traces the de- velopment of the United States from its first settlement to its present position as a great world power. The senior social studies class, which is also required, devotes the first semester to a study of the United States government and the second to social problems of youth.

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One Ancient, One Modern Language Taught To prepare the student for life in this modern world, two years of Spanish and three years of Latin are offered. To the student who selects these courses goes the best foundation and knowledge of principles of these languages. Both the first and second year Spanish clubs have organized and are carrying out many projects. The second year Latin class has organized an Olympic Council. From the activi- ties of these two clubs, the students are shown more about the daily life of people in the countries represented by these languages. Standing left to right are Charles Covell, Jeane Coffey, Page Borst, Miss Laura Thornhill, Mescal Dugan, and Nancy Keth as they wait to go to take a three hour exam at the Latin Tournament held annually in Charlottesville. Carrie Payne and Anne Carder work with two of the new machines, the mimeoscope and the mimeograph, respectively, during their office practice class. Commercial Students Use The Commercial Department offers many opportunities for students to prepare for positions in the business world. From the day a student begins the business course in the freshman year, he is taught an understanding of business procedures and how to prepare for a position not only as a stenographer or typist, but as a bookkeeper or small business manager. There are also many clerical jobs for which be Modern Equipment can equip himself. The courses offered in the Commercial Department are taken by students pursuing the college preparatory course as well as those who are preparing to enter the business world. These students receive a general knowledge of business to facilitate their work in college and afterwards.