Fort Walton Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

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Newfozzy Bzfmfedowm A new concept in grading was incorporated into the Driverls Education courses this year. Each student had the freedom to choose his grade. 'I-Ie was made aware of the require- ments for different grades and on this basis 'fcontractedu for a grade. As long as the student upheld his end of the contract, he received the contracted grade. Through Driver's Ed. a safe, efficient, and enjoyable use of our roads and highways was promoted. The instructors also strived to booster a healthy re- spect for the laws of nature and those made by man. V... gg . i . . . . . A driver-trainee goes through his pre-driving checks before pulling into tratlie. Instructors hold il meeting of minds between class periods. Mr. 'l'ullis discussss in tx: it ise with one oi his students. 52!D river's Education LW N fi...-

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Type O11 Teachers throughout the school acquired a lift this year as Business Education's Voca- tional Office Education stu- dents offered clerical services to the faculty. Everything from typing to basketball pro- grams Were handled, enabling students to develop proofread- ing accuracy, neatness and at- tention to detail. Plugged-in shorthand and VOE students received indi- vidual attention through lis- tening centers, another in- novation in the department this year. Students were given the op- portunity to attain the voca- tional skills necessary for em- ployment and general understandings and apprecia- tions necessary for them to be- come efficient producer- consumers. 3 ,QD Aided by a glance at the keys, a budding typ- ist hurries to complete an assignment. Ian johnson seeks advice from Ms. Bass on an unexpected problem. Arithmetic and calculations become more en- joyable for a pupil who learns to operate an adding machine. Business Education!51

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.1 It 1 'tif '71 bd Q . A Touch qf Slmkeijbemfe The English Department was the only place in school that you could read monster sto- ries and get away with it. Beo- wulf and the Iabberwocky were as important in literature classes as Longfellow or Sandburg. But most important of all were the students. New classes and old courses that were rewrit- ten during the summer offered something for almost any need or interest. Students in Hu- manities studied burial cus- toms of ancient man, drama students analyzed Oedipus Rex, and grammar students tried to reform their old habits. Old stand-bys such as short-stories, word themes, and story analysisg f You know there has got to be sym- bolism in this story. Why else would they make us read it? l still held a place in the English department. The courses en- couraged the students to think, express their thoughts, and share them. 1 Ms. Branch lends a dubious ear to Tom Sibert. An Elizabethan theatre illustrates the diffi- culties in staging a Shakespearean drama. Time to relax and share ideas was a major part ofthe English Department. English!53