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

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Teaching Corps Aids Local Projects Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell with Edward Willis inspects film projector after its use in the classroom. Miss Lucille Murphy corrects eighth grade math papers. Mrs. William O’Bannon shows first-year Spanish students William Kirkpatrick and William Bryant how to use the tape recorder for Spanish exercises. Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell, chairman of the mathematics department, teaches General Math 8 and 9, and Algebra II. She works in the audio visual de partment in room 5 one period a day. Mrs. Mitchell is sponsor of the junior Dramatic Club, and secretary of Cul- peper Education Association. Miss Lucille Murphy came to Culpeper from Churchland High School in Norfolk County, Virginia, where she taught mathe- matics. At CCHS she teaches Algebra I, Math 8, and History 8. She sponsors the eighth grade class. M rs. William O’Bannon teaches Spanish I and II and three English 10 classes a day. She was awarded a National Defense Educa- tion Act scholarship to attend Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the summer of i960. Mrs. O’Bannon sponsors Los Panamericanos, and assists the junior class in their projects. Mr. John Peifer teaches plane geometry, advanced mathematics, and physics during the afternoon, since he is only a parttime teacher. He also is looked to be many boys for leadership in the Hi-Y Club. Mr. William Robertson, chairman of District N mathematics section, teaches gen- eral math 9, Algebra I, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. His extra cur- ricular activities consist of sponsoring the Dramatic Club and working with the advertis- ing section of the Colonnade. Mrs. Aubrey Ross teaches English 8, U. S. history, and preparatory eighth grade English and reading. She is the new sponsor of the Pepergram, co-adviser to Quill and Scroll, and chairman of the program com- mittee for Culpeper Education Association. Mr. John Peifer explains the uses of a mechanical triangle to his geometry class. Mr. William Robertson proudly shows off his twins, Blair and Bess. Mrs. Aubrey Ross reads papers handed in by sixth period U. S. history students in the cafeteria. 4 16 !

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Faculty Serve as Activities Advisers M iss Mary Martha Korte, chairman of the science committee, teaches chemistry, biology, and Math 8. She has been awarded a fellowship in science to attend Duke Univer- sity during the year 1961-62. She sponsors the varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders, and provides transportation for them to the away games. She is vice president of Catalpa District in the Culpeper Education Association. Miss Gertrude Lewis, chairman of the guidance committee, can be found helping students in the guidance office three periods a day, besides before and after school. She also holds the office of vice presidency of District N guidance section. Miss Lewis teaches English II, and sponsors the newly organized club, Future Teachers of America. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi, and American Association of University Women, being Mrs. Howard McCall completes her register for the month. Mrs. Joseph Metzger, fourth period guidance counseler, examines college catalogs. Miss Mary Martha Korte, top picture, performs an experiment after school which she plans to demonstrate to her chemistry students the next day. Miss Gertrude Lewis, bottom picture, examines vocational material concerning opportunities in the field of math. chairman of its Higher Education committee. Mrs. Howard McCall, co-sponsor of Future Business Leaders of America, was named one of the “ Sponsors-of-the-Year ” at the State Convention in May, i960. She also accompanied the FBLA group to the National Convention in Chicago in June. Mrs. McCall teaches business courses. These include book- keeping, Shorthand I, and Typing I. She is on the business teachers committee. Mrs. Joseph Metzger, a new faculty mem- ber, comes from Richmond, Virginia, where she taught seventh grade students for two years at Tuckahoe Elementary School, and eighth and ninth grade English for two years at Tuckahoe Junior High School. She now teaches English 8 and 10. Mrs. Metzger is the assistant sponsor for the SCA. 15

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Nine Newcomers Welcomed by Faculty Miss Ann Shotwell, left picture, teaches Linda Hudson skeleton. Mr. Walter Thomas, right picture, instructs to shoot properly as Lucille Pucklitsch looks on. Mrs. the band class. James Stover, center picture, examines the parts of a Miss Ann Shotwell, a new faculty member, whose home is in Criglersville, Virginia, teaches physical education and health classes to eighth, ninth, and tenth grade girls. She is the coach for girls’ varsity and junior varsity basketball teams, and she sponsors the Girls’ Monogram Club. Mrs. James Stover teaches two practical nursing classes each day in the basement of the Court House building. High School seniors and adults are qualified to enter this class. The girls have nine months classwork of three hours a day. Following this they have eight months of practical experience in University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. After passing a state examination, they become licensed practical nurses. Mr. Walter Thomas, band director, teaches instrumental music and band classes. He is a director for the Choral Club and coach for the wrestling team. Miss Laura Thornhill instructs world history and Latin I, II, and III classes. Latin III is a newly offered course. She sponsors the Olympic Council and the Junior Tri-Hy-Y. Mr. Edward Thurston is a new faculty member, who previously lived in Clifton Forge, Virginia. He teaches three periods of history 8, one of world history, and one of United States history to the juniors. He is the sponsor for the boys’ section of the Junior q-H Club. Mr. Andrew Walters, junior varsity foot- ball and basketball coach, teaches Science 8 and 9. He sponsors the Junior Monogram Club and serves on the faculty science commit- tee. Miss Laura Thornhill, left picture, helps third-year Latin students Sally Hamer and Carol Cobert. Mr. Edward Thurston, center picture, corrects United States history papers. Mr. Andrew Walters, right picture, checks report cards before distributing them to students. 4 17 ] 3 -