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

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Four Years of English Required Miss Susan Strincfellow Was graduated from Mary Wash- ington College of the University of Virginia . . . obtained B.S. degree . . . teacher of English 1 and 8th Grade Social Studies . . . sponsor of Senior plav . . . served in WAVES in World War II. Miss Mildred Jones Studied at Westhampton College . . . obtained B.A. . . also attended William and Mary College and University of Virginia . . . teacher of English III and IV ... co- sponsor of Senior play . . . has taught in Covington and Char- lottesville. Miss Gertrude Lewis Attended Westhampton College . . . obtained B.A. . . taught Eng- lish II and III and Journalism . . . adviser to Pepergram, co-adviser to Quill and Scroll . . . chairman of English Faculty Committee and chairman of Guidance Faculty Committee. The purpose of Culpeper High School is to train students to be good citizens and to assume their place in society after graduation whether it be business, home, or college. The faculty and administration work to achieve this pur- pose through a two-fold program. The cur- riculum which offers college preparatory, general, and commercial courses, is the basis for knowledge while the extra-curricular pro- gram develops traits of good citizenship. The Class of 1957 must have attained sixteen Carnegie units above the eighth grade in order to graduate, while the Classes of 1958 and 1959, being required to take physical education, will graduate with more units. Beginning with the Class of i960, the graduate will have completed the equivalent of four and one-half units in the eighth grade and have 17 Carnegie units above the eighth grade, one of these being in physical education. Credit is given for all eighth grade Parse Sentences, Speed Reading Rates — E. Garris, sentences in English class. Belozv right, D. Curtis, E. Gore, V. Maddox, and C. Bywaters, below left , learn to diagram and P. Jenkins try to speed up their reading rate. - j{ 10

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CHS Welcomes Principal King ■{ 9 jC ! Seen Daily — Students who work in the principal’s office are Nancy Jenkins, assistant to secretary; Mary Hans- brough, and Alice Dodson, student assistants.

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Teachers Open Door To Heritage Whys and Hows of Government — B. White, A. Pullen, J. Frazier, and B. Corbin, above left, watch a film shown by Mr. F. Binns in history class. Above right, J. Rankin, J. Eden, and D. Hitt get supplementary reading books for use in social studies class. subjects except exploratory courses in music, general business, homemaking, and agriculture. All three courses, college preparatory, com- mercial, and general, require all students to attain four units of English, one of science, two of math, one of United States History, and one of senior civics. The college preparatory course is designed to prepare students for college. Cul- peper High School offers a wide variety of electives so that the college-bound student can meet the requirements of the college of his choice. The college preparatory student must meet the basic requirements for graduation and at- Miss Mary M. Thornton Was graduated from Sweet Briar College . . . obtained A.B. degree . . . exchange student junior year of college, St. Andrew’s University, Scotland . . . teacher of 8th Grade English, English I, and Social Studies . . . co-adviser to Junior Dramatic Club . . . finished her first year of teaching . . . member of English and Social Studies Faculty Committees. Mr. Floyd T. Binns Obtained B.A. at University of Virginia, B.D. at Colgate-Ro- chestcr Divinity School .... taught Civics and United States History . . . sponsored Senior Class and School Store . . . coached soft- ball . . . chairman Social Studies Faculty Committee, Guidance Fa- culty Committee. Miss Lucy Ann Botts Was graduated from Madison Col- lege . . . obtained B.A. degree . . . taught 8th Grade English, Eng- lish I, and History . . . adviser to Junior Tri-Hi-Y and Y Club . . . . sponsor of 8th Grade . . . member of English Faculty Committee and Social Studies Faculty Committee. ii f: