George Washington Carver Regional High School - Hawk Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Here, Hubert Jackson makes an impressive 3 -minute speech before the Dramatics class. In Speech, training the voice for effective speech is emphasized. MRS. CEOLA WRIGHT B. A. , Virginia State College English, French Publicity and Public Relations Committee One Year at Carver In 1953, the staff of Carver High School saw the need for including the teaching of dramatics in its curriculum. Since this time, the class has expanded tremendously in number. The interest has grown also, and on a whole, the class appears to be quite worth-while. The emphasis, of course, is placed on the students ' acting abilities. Thus, they get the opportunity to perform in different types of plays and to play differ ' ent roles. A group of students are doing a scene from one of their original plays, Trouble with Mom. The purposes of the class are; to teach and to create a better appreciation for good literature; also, to help the students become versatile actors and ac- tresses. ' cm

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4 MRS. MARIAN J. ANGLIN B. A. , St. Augustine ' s College Virginia State College English Twelve Years at Carver MRS. DORIS L. PARKER B. A. , Philander-Smith College English National Honor Society Three Years at Carver The S R A Reading Laboratory was introduced to the eighth grade students at Carver in the fall of 1958 to improve the students ' reading abilities. The S R A Reading Labo- ratory consists of Power Builders, to develop comprehension; Rate Builders, to increase the reading rate; and Listening Skill Builders, to enhance abilities in listening. The S R A Reading Program aids eighth grade students in im- proving their reading habits. This Reading Laboratory tends to relieve feelings of guilt, dispense negative emotions, set up group goals, and stimulate the ordinarily less ambitious. Most important is that it increases the reading abilities of many students.

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MISS VIOLA HARDING B. S. , Hampton Institute English, World History Guidance Committee, Counselor Program and Assembly Committee Four Years at Carver MRS. VIOLA PRICE BLAIR A. B. , Virginia State College English Guidance Committee, Counselor, Program and Assembly Committee, Advisory Council Thirteen Years at Carver The Guidance Program, initiated in 1958 at Carver, is a set of organized services designed to: (1) assist, at as early a time as possible, all pupils in making appropriate and satisfying educational, vocational, and personal -social adjustments and plans; (2) assist teachers, and other staff members and parents in understanding better the needs and problems of each pupil; (3) assist administration, staff members, and the com- munity in understanding the needs and problems of pupil groups. Mrs. Cobbins counsels Jacqueline Arrington. MRS. MAIDA V. COBBINS B. S. , Hampton Institute English Coordinator of Guidance Program Guidance Committee, Counselor Three Years at Carver