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

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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.

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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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Curriculum Adds Higher Latin Class The purpose of Culpeper County High School is to help each student prepare himself for his future years by providing for him prevocational training. There are three programs of education offered — general, busi- ness, and college preparatory. A total of 23 Carnegie units is required for graduation except for the students in the accelerated program. The accelerated program is offered to students who possess special talent in academic courses. In the eighth grade they may take English g, General Science 9, Algebra I, Latin I, or Lmited States History and Geog- raphy 8. Their course also includes Health and Physical Education 8, guidance, and study hall. The students in this group must have maintained high grades throughout Future Homemakers — Mary Halle and Patsy Bragg, top left picture, clean up at the end of fifth period Home Economics. Carole Freed, top right picture, and Amelia Yancey are busy typing in typing class. Richard Bell, bottom left picture, quizzes Linda Queen, Judith Shelhorse, and Kenneth Gassman on angle measurements in plane geometry class. Judith Pugh, bottom right picture, exhibits an illustrated page from her English term paper to the other accelerated students, Linda Queen, Marsha Messick, Sharon Yowell, and Richard Bell.