George Washington High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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GEORGE CARTER-M.A. Golff I.V. Football BEN KENDALI.-M.A. Footballq Basketball HAROLD LAKEY-M.A. LV. Footbally I.V. Basketballf As- sistant sponsor Monogram Club,' As- sistant sponsor A.H.S. JOSEPH GURTIS-M.Ed. Headg Monogram Clubg Varsity Foot- ballg Wrestling,' Assistant Sponsor A.H.S. ROBERT REED-A.B. Track Team,' Freshman Football Development of sound health habits for building and maintaining physical fitness is the objective of the physical education program. In spite of aching muscles, students soon begin to enjoy brief Workouts which in- crease the agility needed to participate in individual and group sports. A spirit of friendly competition, combined with a feeling of team cooperation, is developed to contribute toward the student's growth to maturity. As an accessory to the formal program, the Girls' Athletic Association has been organized this year on a homeroom basis. Through its activities the classroom program is enlarged and emphasized. tumbling for girls. X A I V aaa... W A -'-f Oakes, Shelton, Rea, Henderson Twenty-Nino

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ff Martha Woods - A.B.g Peggy Lamb - B.S.g G.A.A.g Ruth Gurtis A.B.3 and Louise Wallace - B.A.g Freshman Cheerleaders. Fitness Tests Vex Gym Classes GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Girls' Athletic Association provides spirited com- petition in volley ball, basketball, bowling, trampoline, badminton, and ping pong. Games are scheduled at regular intervals affording each student a chance to take part. Points are given for participation in these activities. For aquisition of 95 points a letter is awarded. At the end of the year during the Awards Assembly, trophies and recognition are given to the outstanding participants in each activity. Officers for 1962-63 are president, Kaye Shelton, vice president, Rita Rea, secretary-treasurer, Linda Oakes, reporter, Tish Henderson, and points recorder, Bonnie Vicks. Sponsors are Mrs. Ruth Gurtis, Mrs. Martha Woods, Miss Pat Wallace, and Miss Peggy Lamb. Junior Gayle Powell recommendsi?7

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A Extensive aborator Drill Enhances Susan Oakes Ovi-Capita, president Natalie Adams Spanish Club, president 'F . -3 .nf- . - 'Wx' , Jane Champion French Club, president Gus Haliasos German Club, president An interest in the civilization of the countries whose languages are being studied has necessitated the forma- tion of extracurricular language clubs. These specialized groups supplement facts accumulated through work in the classroom with a specialized study of a particular country: its history, its people, its customs. Assuming the semblance of a Junior Chamber of Commerce, the French Club initiated correspondence with mayors of numerous French cities. Individual club members exchanged information on Danville for similar information on French cities. This was used in compiling a scrapbook on France. FRENCH CLUB First Row: Peggy Moran, Janet Snead, Robert Cleveland, Second Row: Virginia Daughrity, David Self, Bonnie Vicks, Martha Garris, Doris Hazelwood, Third Row: Susan Crane, Nat Clement, Teresa Berger, Penny Allen, Celia Worshamg Fourth Row: Bob Robertson, Kennon Barksdale, Carol Sparks, Mary Alice FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The echoes of Habla usted espanol? , Ave atque valen, Parlez-vous francais? , and Sprechen Sie Deutsch? re- sound through the classrooms of George Washington High School. The number of students taking two languages sim- ultaneously and the large total enrollment are evidences of the keen interest of students who are studying foreign lan- guages in more than 30 classes. Courses in French, Latin, Spanish, and German enable the student to better understand the environment, historical background, and culture of other peoples. In the advanced Latin classes, an historical insight into the classical world of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil makes the student aware of his cultural heritage. The training in grammar during the first and second years builds a solid foundation not only for a study of Latin literature, but also for better comprehension of English and of the Romance Languages. Classroom instruction for the modern languages is sup- plemented by required practice in the language laboratory. This aural-oral approach to speech at G.W. has proved an effective means of increasing the ability of the student to understand and to communicate intelligently in the lan- guage which he is studying. Films, art reproductions, music, maps, supplementary reading materials, pen pals, and club activities further im- plement the aims of the Foreign Language department: to broaden the horizons of the student, to present the classical tradition as reflected in our everyday livingg and to help make each student an integral part of a world which, is becoming ever smaller. Johnson, Fifth Row: Becky Gobbel, Bernadine Arnn, Jackie Sheri- dan, Ellen Zimmerman, Lea Dunglinson, Jane Wiseman, Sixth Row: Jimmy Martin, Billy Nye, Tony Gardiner, Roy Oweng Stand- ing: Albert Kushner, vice-president, Terry Clement, treasurer, Jane Champion, president, Jeanne Abbott, secretary. Thirty