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

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Teachers Go To Workshops, Refreshers Mr. Alvin Michaelson prepares an experiment for his algebra homework papers. Mrs. William O’Bannon re- chemistry classes. Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell corrects laxes with her canine friend, Duffy. Mr. Alvin Michaelson, assistant sponsor of Hi-Y club, teaches three classes of chemistry, an eighth grade science class, and a sixth period study hall. He, along with the other science teachers, helps to direct the operation of the annual science fair. His hobbies include collecting stamps, collecting old coins, and playing chess. Mrs. Malcolm Mitchell heads the mathe- matics department. She teaches second year algebra, eighth grade mathematics, and plane geometry. She sponsors the Junior Dramatics Club and serves on the mathematics faculty committee. Mrs. Alitchell is also the secretary of Culpeper County Education Association. Mrs. William O’Bannon directs the activi- ties of the Los Panamericanos Club and the junior class. She teaches classes of Spanish and tenth grade English. She is in charge of the audio-visual room, a department equipped with tapes, tape recorders, and film projectors for use in all classes. Mr. John Peifer, who attended modern geometry and mathematics courses this past summer at Randolph Macon Women’s College, sponsors the Hi-Y club. He teaches physics, plane geometry, and twelfth grade advanced mathematics classes. Mrs. Aubrey Ross, Pepergram adviser and co-sponsor of the Quill and Scroll Society, teaches United States history and preparatory eighth grade English classes. She also serves on the English, social studies, and guidance faculty committees. Her favorite hobbies include playing bridge and interior decorating. Mrs. James Stover teaches practical nursing. In this course the students receive nine months of classwork and eight months of practical nursing experience in a Charlottes- ville hospital. The student, after having passed a state examination, may then become a licensed practical nurse. Mr. John Peifer explains set theory to his advanced mathematics class. Mrs. Aubrey Ross checks the first draft of the Pepergram. Mrs. James Stover instructs practical nursing with the aid of her patient, Mrs. Bedford. 15

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Local Faculty Greets 17 New Members Miss Mildred Jones prepares the reading assignment new kiln. Mrs. John Kelley seeks information in the for her twelfth grade English class. Mrs. Richard Jones guidance department files, examines ceramics recently fired in the art department’s M iss Mildred Jones is the head of the English department. She teaches eighth and twelfth grade English. Miss Jones spends several periods a week to coordinate all English activities. She directs the annual senior class play. Mrs. Richard Jones, sponsors the freshman class, directs the forensic and debating meets, and teaches eleventh grade English, and first and second year art classes. She serves as a member of the welfare faculty committee. She maintains a membership in the Culpeper Players. Mrs. John Kelley is the chairman of the Culpeper County High School guidance com- mittee. She teaches eleventh and twelfth grade English and sponsors the Future Teach- ers of America club. Her out-of-school activi- ties are centered around her home and mem- bership in the Ruritanettes Club of Mitchells. Mr. Herbert Kimmel, a former resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, is teaching his first year at Culpeper County High School. He has classes in eighth and tenth grade English and sponsors the Dramatic Club. He is a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. Radio, photography, and debating are his main nonscholastic interests. Mr. George MacDonald, originally a resident of Rising Sun, Maryland, teaches ninth grade English and eighth and ninth grade general science. His outside school activities include traveling in the Midwest, fishing, and radio work. Miss Rebecca Mays, a graduate of Radford College, teaches first and second year and general home economics, and eighth grade science. She sponsors the Future Homemakers of America and serves as the assistant sponsor of the Student Cooperative Association. Miss Mays enjoys playing tennis and the piano. Mr. Herbert Kimmel corrects English test papers. Mr. George MacDonald explains the electrolysis of water, an experiment prepared for his science courses. Miss Rebecca Mays applies last minute touches to her Christmas door decorations. 14

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Educators Promote Community Projects Mrs. George Taylor explains poems assigned to her English classes. Mr. Walter Thomas coaches clarinet player Mary Willis. Miss Laura Thornhill traces the travels of Aeneas to Latin student, Jane Furgiuele. Mrs. George Taylor, Ann Wingfield librarian and past president of the Rappahan- nock County Education Association, teaches three periods of eighth grade English. She sponsors the Junior 4-H Club and serves on the public relations faculty committee. Mr. Walter Thomas, band director, not only directs the band as a group, but gives individual lessons to various pupils. He directs the Choral Club and coaches the school’s wrestling teams. He serves on the public re- lations faculty committee. Miss Laura Thornhill teaches world history and first, second, and fourth year Latin classes. She sponsors the Junior Tri- Hi-Y and Olympic Council clubs at school. She serves as the president of the Culpeper County Education Association. Mrs. Spencer Vaughan, a graduate of Longwood College, teaches first year Algebra and ninth grade mathematics for three periods a day. One of her main non-scholastic interests is reading good books. Mr. Andrew Walters, football coach, sponsors the Junior Monogram Club. He teaches classes in biology and general science. He also serves on the science faculty committee and helps arrange the annual science fair. Mr. James Warren is the back-field foot- ball and basketball coach at Culpeper High School. He teaches sixth grade science and boys’ physical education at Ann Wingfield Elementary School. An alumnus of the Uni- versity of West Virginia, he participates in and enjoys most forms of athletics. Mrs. Spencer Vaughan calls out homework answers to her ninth grade mathematics class. Mr. Andrew Walters fimly emphasizes an important point in his biology class lecture. Mr. James Warren, using his hands to plot the play, designates to Randolph Hash and Kenneth Smith their action. 16