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

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Board Members Direct County Schools Mr. Paul Houxshell M.A., U niversity of ’irg ' nia Division Superintendent of Schools Mr. James V. Eavey B.S., Madison College M.Ed., TI, University of t ' irginia Director of Instruction Mrs. Earl White B.S., Mary Washington College of the University of irginia Disiting Teacher School Board of Culpeper County — .Mrs. Thomas Shadrach, Cedar .Mountain District; Miss .Minnie Burton, School Board Clerk; Mr. Fred Huffman, School Board Chairman, Salem District; Mr. Paul Hounshell, Division Superintendent of Schools; Mr. .Maxwell Willis, Catalpa District; Mr. James Button, Jefferson District; .Mr. William Spillman, Stevensburg District. ■d 10

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iMajor Addition to CURRICULUM Typical of the six fifty-five minute class periods taught at CHS each day, many of which are pictured with their instructors in the following section, are the three different band groups which meet to learn and practice one period of the school day. The Band has not always been a part of the school curriculum. hen it was organized, its first directors. Miss Rebecca Chappell and Mrs. W’. H. Hurt, con- ducted classes in such places as the Episcopal and Baptist Churches, the Pitts Theatre, and in the dressing rooms, cafeteria, and audi- torium of the old y nn Wingfield school. These sessions were usually held at activity period, a half-hour period set aside for extra-cur- ricular activities, or after school in the after- noon. With the arrival of Band Director, Mr. Les W alden, in 1950 and another new director, Mr. James Logan, a year later, the Band acquired one class period on the regular schedule in which to study. Now, under Mr. Walter Thomas, who arrived to assume the directorship of the CHS Band in 1953, the Band has its own bandroom with several practice rooms in the new building of CHS. In addition to a class period for the Concert Band, there are also periods in which the beginning and reserve groups practice. A tonette group of 22 members and a band com- posed of 27 beginning musicians organized in the Ann W ingfield elementary school by Air. Thomas also feed into the CHS Band. Band Direction and Other . ctivities — Mr. V. Thomas, upper left, leads Concert Band through a daily practice session. Miss M. Korte, upper center, demon- strates the bisection of a frog in biology lab to M. Shifflett and P. Turner. Mr. J. Eavey, director of instruction, and Mr. S. Broyles, upper right, enjoy the watermelon feast at the teachers’ pre-school conference in August. Mr. F. Frazier, principal, gives instructions on the use of a new film projector to the teachers, lozver, in a regular monthly faculty meeting. ■{ 9

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Principal Frazier Welcomed To CHS Mr. James X. Stover B.S., Madison College Assistant Principal Athletic Director