Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Special Projects Promote Research While every student has participated in group work and classroom discussion, he has also had a chance to work on his own and test his skill and ability. Special projects have provided this opportunity for individual work. At all levels, from grades one through twelve, students added something of themselves and their talent as they designed attractive displays or completed research projects. First and second graders made jungle animals out of papier-mache. Seventh-grade math students illustrated the use of lines and angles by designing stained glass windows. High school students, in spite of their complaints about preparing research papers, often became surprisingly interested in their chosen topic. Thus the special assignment in writing or readical like any eihee project, created intellectual curiosity and added depth to learning. Tenth-grade students find modern dance an added attraction in their gym class. Students from Mrs. Carolyn Baber’s first and second grade room admire the papier-mache animals which they have made. Members of the high school chorus, who sang several selections at the Christmas play, wait for the opening chord. 10

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Audiovisual Aids Enrich Programs Of Study Soap operas and wild West shows may typify television for some, but teachers look at a very different schedule of programs in planning their work. Television has become a regular part of the school day for students above the second grade level. With offerings in science, mathematics, art, music, and language, educational television has brought the elementary student special speakers, programs, and demonstrations that would not otherwise be available. While fewer programs have been scheduled on the secondary level, juniors have made the study, Americans From Africa, a part of their American history course, and seniors have watched the current events program in their government class. Movies and filmstrips have also been more widely used as teaching aids. Films on driving safety made students acutely aware of the hazards of the highway. Movies of Ancient Greece and Colonial Virginia helped to recreate these periods of history. Thus the wise use of audiovisual materials sparked student interest and provided information in a most interesting way. (ABOVE) Kenneth Huddleston and Denny Smith prepare the Opa-Scope projector for classroom use. (RIGHT) Mrs. Jackie McArver, a student teacher, finds many uses for the opaque projector in teaching business courses. In vocational agriculture, Tommy Perkins gets practical experience in woodworking as he builds a nail box.

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And Encourage Creativity ray (LEFT) Frank Baber is about to be left behind as other members of — his class leave for a biology field trip. (BELOW) Buford Latham, Sam Mobley, and Kenneth Huddleston prepare a bulletin board display in their homeroom. David Pleasants and Bobby Bailey admire the geometric designs made for the class study of straight and curved lines. 1l