George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Physical Education is extremely important and students should have a better attitude toward it ' stated Miss Denise Stephenson, Girls ' Ath¬ letic Director. Her claim is sup¬ ported by the fact that gym was a mandatory course for all freshmen and sophomores. It was also avail¬ able as an elective for juniors and seniors. Throughout the year, girls had a variety of sports to choose from, including team sports such as field hockey, basketball, and volleyball, and also; individual skill sports such as archery, riflery and fencing. For the more limber bodied, there were units in tumbling, gymnastics, and modern dance. Boy ' s gym was more rigidly structured with compulsory units in sports such as football, wrestling and basketball. Both boys and girls PE offered class instruction in health for freshmen and drivers training for sophomores. A first in girls athletics, the track and field, tennis and gymnastics teams re¬ ceived varsity standing. For the first time, the teams were given some of the privileges and respect paid to any other interscholastic sport. 110

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Change was the key word in the Social Studies Department. With the addition of new teachers and new courses, students had opportunities to diversify their exposure in the social studies area. For the first time, Advanced Placement US History was offered to juniors. This course qualified them to take the Advanced Place¬ ment test, which could give them up to six units of college credit. Also, a humanities course in com¬ munication was offered to tenth through twelfth graders; the course was designed to give students a greater awareness of various inter¬ actions between people. As one of the class activities, each period in¬ vited twelve of Marshall ' s foreign students to class for two weeks. Certain individuals were paired up with a foreign student on a one-to- one basis, to act as a friend, guide, and interpreter. Group activities were also planned for class partici¬ pation, and at the end of the week, the foriegn students planned a fi¬ esta complete with Korean, Greek, Veneuzuelan, and Vietnamese food and dance. For the first time, American Histo¬ ry and English teachers coordinated the two courses in an effort to give students a more complete view of the total picture. All students received a one semester survey of US History and English and then pursued their choice of electives. Academics 109

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r i Left: Trying to get over the horse, Ralph Snead makes a good go at it. Below: Un¬ derclassmen play volleyball. Opposite page, above: As one of their electives, these girls picked fencing. Below: Ralph Snead spots for fellow classmates as they take turns vaulting. S SjijiC: PE meets variety of interests Academics 111