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

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Famed educator Ann Wingfield (third from left) poses with Culpeper County High ' s first faculty. Six million dollars for one school! Wow, times really have changed! In 1892, when the first public school was built, Culpeper citizens complained about having to fork out twelve thousand dollars for a building with a three hundred student capacity. They argued that the school was too extravagant as there would never be enough pupils to fill it. Today, there are over forty-nine hundred students attending seven schools in Culpeper County, and overcrowded conditions have made the building of a new junior high necessary. Other changes have also taken place. More em- phasis is now placed on actually preparing the student for adult life. Vocational courses and special education are now offered. Numerous electives which are designed to expose the student to the cultural aspects of life are avail- able.

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tit £tmcatton A revolution in teaching methods has also taken place. Simulations, where students learn by doing, have become popular. Classroom atmo- spheres have become less structured, and students learn through trust exercises and group projects to relate to each other. Machines have also begun to play a large part in the educational process. Reading labs are now available in all schools, and audio-visual materials have proved to be great instructional aids. Education has come a long way from the one building school system to the complicated plants of today. Yet, the change is not complete; there are still many areas that need improvement. And to correct these flaws — We’re GONNA HAVE A REVOLUTION! Doing his own thing, Tim Carlton “learns by- playing” in a Spanish class skit. Demonstrating their powers of concentration, Sarah Somerville and Janice Clybern play imaginary checkers during a drama class improvisation.