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

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Business Tyros Seek Speed, Accuracy economics, mechanical drawing, biology, psychology, general shop, choral music, and diversified occupations all open to juniors and seniors. DO students attend regular classes in the morning and work during the afternoon in various jobs to develop their skills. Completely new at CCHS is the nursing course taught by Mrs. John Wilson, a reg- istered nurse. This program endeavors to interest and train girls for a future nursing career. Band, open to all students, may be taken five years. It is given a one-half Carnegie unit credit for each of the final four years. One-half Spanish Translation — George Martin and Edward Willis, upper left picture, wait their turn while Sally Glas- cock listens and translates the Spanish tape. Nancy Jenkins, upper right picture, tells Vaughn Driskell where to locate in the library magazine files the information he needs for a term paper. Mr. John Peifer, lower left picture, helps Roy Burke to choose a math book from the traveling science library. William Walker and Jack Ward, lower right picture, examine David Coyner’s gun rack built in shop class. 4 21 f

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Curriculum Adds Practical Nursing Nursing Equipment — Miss Laura Thornhill, left picture, goes over the ninth grade schedule with Mary Clore while watches Mrs. John Wilson demonstrate the internal organs her mother, Mrs. John Clore, listens, of the plastic model. Mr. Robert Crockett, right picture, tional office training or office practice, business math, and business law are the basic require- ments which stress the speed and accuracy needed on the job. Office practice and OT students receive special instruction on business machines such as the calculator, mimeograph, and electric typewriters. OT students then apply these acquired skills in local offices hold- ing part time jobs. YO Training co-ordinator, Mrs. William Houck, helps these students to obtain jobs and then visits them to see if they have adjusted themselves to business office work. The general course gives a practical edu- cation to students not wishing to specialize in business or pre-college training. Electives vary according to the student’s individual plans. A complete list of electives is offered. Among the most frequent electives are agri- culture, general art, art appreciation, home Listen Carefully — Nancy Myers, left picture, types from practice. Lester Clatterbuck, right picture, and Nancy the sound scriber records during her rotation in office Elliott examine the income tax form 1040 before taking test. { 20 )■

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Students Gain From Science Library World Knowledge — Virginia Rankin, left picture , leafs through her world history scrapbook as Rhoda Brown and Mary Southard offer suggestions for improvement. Mrs. R. C. Brown, right picture, helps Elizabeth Meredith with her U.S. history assignment. Mrs. Brown is a student teacher from Mary Washington College under the super- vision of Mr. Floyd Binns. Carnegie credit is also given to physical edu- cation required two years following the eighth grade. An important asset to the classes of CCHS is the school library. The library totaling 5,153 books contains many reference books as well as a variety of fiction and non-fiction. The travel- ing science library and the ordering of films are some of the services rendered by the library. These activities help to broaden the field of knowledge for the students and prepare them for future life. Amateur Stagecraft — Gretchen Maxwell, left picture, shows Arline Estes and Barbara Hudson he r setting for an original play. Curtis Myers and Judith Shelhorse, right picture, give direction as William Spillman dissects a frog in biology class.