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

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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 -

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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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Efficient Hands Aid School ' s Program Mr. Edward Weld, left picture , helps Randolph Hash with his mechanical drawing. Miss Shirley Coates, center picture, student teacher from Madison College, finds out what teaching is really like as she conducts Mr. Floyd Binns’ civics class. Miss Barbara Haney, right picture, also a student teacher from Madison College, pre- pares her world history class for the next day. Mr. Edward Weld, found in the agricul- tural building throughout the school day, teaches industrial arts and mechanical draw- ing. During activity periods, he attends to study hall in the cafeteria for all students who do not have a club meeting while their home- room teachers do. In the community, Mr. Weld is a member of the Jaycees. Office Workers — Seated: Charlotte Elliott, Donna Curtis, Shirley Kuhls. Standing: Audrey Mills, Barbara Spicer, Brenda Pote, Rosa Brown. Barbara Wolfrey, Mary Ellington, Robert Jones, Margaret Clatterbuck, Sheila Gulas, Alice Rector. Cafeteria Workers — Mrs. Hugh Foster, Mrs. Gabriel Hoffman, Mrs. Mac McAllister, Mrs. Gene lager. Bus Drivers — Front row: William Walker, Ralph Wilson, Mrs. Humphries Estes, Mrs. Charlton Heflin, Mrs. Gene lager, William Morris. Second row Kenneth Smith, James Greer, James Minnis, Mr. John Tharpe, Mrs. William Singleton, Mr. Kenneth Brown. Third row: Wallace Somerville, Orville Kibler, Mr. Eugene Clatterbuck, David Coyner, Mr. Gregory Smith, Charles Harlow. Janitors — Chaplain Wright and Ollie Robinson.