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

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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.

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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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Workers Found On Buses, In Office CCHS Bus Drivers — Adults, left picture , lower row: Mrs. William Thompson, Mrs. Charlton Heflin, Mrs. Gene lager. Second row: Mr. John Tharpe, Mr. Humphries Estes, Mrs. Humphries Estes, Mrs. William Singleton, Mr. Eugene Clatterbuck. Student Bus Drivers — right Driving the students to school in the morning and home in the evening are both the adult drivers and the student drivers. Some drivers must leave home early enough to take two loads of students. All primary and nearly all second- ary roads in the county are covered by a bus. With good drivers parents are assured of their picture , lower row: James Minnis, Millard Brown, Floyd Aylor, Otis Tyler, Herbert Heflin, George Hawkins, Roy Fincham. Second row: Norman Rathje, Ronald Clatter- buck, Lee Backe, Gregory Smith, Charles Harlow. child’s safety to and from school everyday. Six girls and one boy working in the princi- pal’s office are seen daily as they carry notices, type, and do other office work for Mr. Forrest Frazier, Mr. James Stover, or Mrs. Powell Button. Each student works during his study hall everyday. Able Assistants — Office workers, Joyce Yowell, Betty Edwards, Sandra Staap, Virginia Rankin, Charles Rose, Carlene Goad, and Alice Jenkins perform some of their everyday office chores. 4 23 ]»