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

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Eighth Graders Begin High School Life The eighth grade, as now organized, is an integral part of the high school and a prerequis- ite for any of the three courses offered in the last four years of high school. It was planned to help the pupil make the transition from ele- mentary school to high school without loss of time and effort, to strengthen and extend the skills, to enable the pupil to explore his interests and abilities by studying short courses in art, agriculture, general business, industrial art, home economics, and music. In addition, the pupil has time to broaden his work in the next four years. While Barbara Faulkner, Mary Cubbage and Betty Cook take notes, Mr. Colie Rock instructs his eighth grade English Class on the use of nouns and pronouns. A full year of study in English and social studies and one half year each of science and mathematics carry forward the Core Curriculum set up in the high school. The pupil adjusts him- self to departmental work and learns a great deal more about himself. The graduating class of 1951 is the first class which has enjoyed the advantages of the broad- ened program of studies made possible by the inauguration of the eighth grade program in 1946. 1 7 )§►-

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Tomorrow ' s Homemakers Prepare For Future The Home Economics Department is one of the beauty spots of CHS as well as a center of learning. Girls who take home economics are taught sewing, cooking, house- keeping. and all the other basic principles that are necessary for a good homemaker to know. The wish of Mrs. Thomas Sweet, head of this department, is to turn out girls capable of bearing the name “good homemakers of America.’ Watching the film. “Sharing Work at Home,’’ are Mrs. Thomas Sweet’s Home Ec II class: Priscilla Gingrich, Dorothy Corbin, Ethel Jenkins, Mary Frazier, Betty Richards, Annie Dodson, and Thelda Sutphin. Working with a drill press in the shop building are Lawrence Jenkins and Kenneth Taylor who are in the agriculture shop class. The purpose of the V’ocational Agriculture Department is to better prepare those who desire to make farming their vocation and build their future O” the soil. Agriculture is most important because of the dependence of all living beings on the soil. The projects taught the boys by Mr. R. R. Tolbert and Mr. S. C. Aylor, teachers in the depart- ment, are numerous and worthy of strict attention because each is a goal toward their future. 1 5 jC '

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mr School Citizens Frequent School Scenes 1. The American flag, given by the VFW in 1949, is raised and lowered every school day unless the weather prohibits. In the picture, W. Tut- v iler and J. Backe are in the process of raising the flag. 2. Each morning the front columns of Culpeper County High School bid welcome to the students who pass under their arch. At lunch time it shelters the students as they laugh and talk together, and as the 3:15 bell rings, the columns give their per- sonal farewell to each student. 3 The shop building behind the high school building is the domicile of the agriculture and agriculture shop classes. Completely modern equipment makes it fun for the students to learn about farming and farm implements. The D. 0. class also meets in this building. 4. The cafeteria, under the direction of Mrs. Clyde Wilson, serves an aver- age of 320 students and teachers each day. Waiting in line as, left to right, Mrs. W. Thompson, Mrs. C. Wilson, and K. Jenkins serve are W. Pritt, M. Brown, V. Myers, L. Hitt. The federal government furnishes a num- ber of articles of food, such as pota- toes, turkeys, and canned fruit. The lunch for 20 cents includes a bottle of milk. 5. The candy booth gets active stu- dent patronage because it is run by the Girls’ Monogram Club, which uses the proceeds for uniforms, etc., of the Girls’ Athletic Association, and because it stocks the things CHSers want and need: candy, soft drinks, ice cream, and school sup- plies of paper and pencils. Eating and waiting in line for eats are, left to right, W. Settle, K. Taylor, C. Clatterbuck, A. Carroll, J. Hunt, G. Bledsoe, K. Gibbs. 6. The garage supplies gas and oil to the buses from all county schools and sees that they are safe for their lively cargo. In the picture a typical bus is shown behind two workers, Mr. A. Estes, left, and Mr. J. Thomp- . P j J ' Y ( ■ - son. 7. The football bleachers seating ap- proximately 1300 people were filled to capacity at each football game even when the rain beat down upon the spectators and players. The P-TA sold hot dogs, candy, soft drinks, and coffee.