Dublin High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Dublin, VA)

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Mrs. Susan Ficke laughs with Steve Kirk, John Burns D.H.S. Offers ficademic find Practical Courses In 1974 the students broke away from a typical student schedule involving just English, math, or science courses. Students had the opportunity to be in trigonometry class with the academically- minded students; they could also choose to be in an arc-welding class for the practical students. Stu- dents planning on vocational ca- reers were also taking practical typ- ing and speed-reading classes. Many senior boys abandoned their roles of stalwart D.H.S. tackles to participate in the informative Boys ' Home Economics Class. Along with the academic classes of government, trigonometry, geogra- phy, Latin, and English, students were studying economics, psychol- ogy, typing, and industrial arts. Girls infiltrated the masculine world of agriculture, ceramics, woodworking or arc welding. Math students receive special help from Mrs. Glenda Martin.

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Frank Smith uses the acetylene welder in shop class. Mr. Dave Wright referees a class wrestling match in P.E. I

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Students enjoy the last D.H.S. Homecoming Dance. Comfort Governs Fashions fit D.H.S. Emcee John Newberry, crowns the new Miss D.H.S. Kim Walters, while Ava Mann watches intently! The dress code at D.H.S. was simple, and students rarely ob- jected. One had to wear shoes, tops, and bottoms , and if one distracted class, he had to put on something more. The halls of D.H.S. presented quite an array of clothing, though the most common sight was blue jeans. Almost every student had at least one pair of well-broken-in blue jeans. The weather affected wearing apparel, and students sometimes wore shorts, cut-off jeans, or long jeans with T-shirts, halter tops, tank tops, and jerseys. Later, warmer jeans, baggies, and dressier pants, with all types of tops from se- quined shirts to sweaters to T-shirts to shirts with sweater vests ap- peared. More and more often girls wore dresses— mini, midi, or maxi. Outer clothing included rain- coats, longcoats, short coats and in-between coats. There were fur jackets, army jackets, band and varsity letter jackets, girls ' letter sweaters, and jean jackets. Accom- panying the coats and jackets were all types of hats, toboggans, gloves, and scarves. In the shoe department, variety was the rule. Sandals, clogs, moc- casins, tennis shoes, boots, plat- forms, and track flats vied with loa- fer and saddles. The students at D.H.S. dressed like students in any other high school. Fashions ranged from very casual to smart , and comfort was the primary criterion for clothing. I t I i I