Groveton High School - Tigerama Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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While finishing touches are put on the language laboratory, Mrs. Croom resorts to teaching her French classes in the front hall. Barry Kowalski works busily on a Spanish project while Jacki Potter writes homework on the board. Steve Silberman points out cities of interest on a map of France to Beverly Linville. Long-awaited language lab After three months of impatient wait¬ ing, Groveton High School ' s new langu¬ age laboratory was finally completed. This important addition to the Foreign Language department was one of the two installed by the School Board in Fairfax County. It has been invaluable in the oral teaching methods stressed. A $15,000 project, it has been used by all the 500 students enrolled in the courses offered by this department. Spanish I -1V and French I -1V are the Language Classes that have had the opportunity to benefit from the lab. By exomining replicos of ancient Rome, Lynn Holland and Bill Twitty gain an incite on the life of a great empire.

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Bob Sheels and Bob Baily, members of an 8th grade Health class, study First Aid while sitting on the back steps of the gym. compose 8th grade curriculum. Eighth graders, numbering 450, were in¬ troduced in September to the busy high school schedule. The former three-period program, ESSO, was cut down to two periods, consisting of English and Social Studies, the required 8th grade courses. For the first time, French I and Algebra I were offered to the more cap¬ able students. Presented as electives were mathematics, science, and exploratory courses in industrial arts, homemaking, general music, and art. The science program was lengthened to a full year course while the Home Eco¬ nomics and Industrial Arts were extended to a full semester. Plays, clubs, and dances were the extra¬ curricular activities open to 8th graders. A field trip to Gettysburg on April 2, and career projects during Career Week were entertain¬ ing and educational. An inaugural ball held in October for the 8th grade class, honored 8th grade officers, as did the Harvest Moon Ball in November. Their Christmas project became their charity project for the year, when they sponsored a record hop in December. This brought a profit of $50 which was given to less fortunate families in the area. Ginnie Wallace calls out French words to Suzanne Vance and Carol Lyko, who find the coinciding objects on the chart. Carol Keefer and Jim Davis show interest in the 8th grade astronomy projects entered in the Science Fair. Joey Grula shows Elaine Fuller and Bonnie Campbell the correct pronoun of the sentence during English class.

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MRS. JOYCE M. CROOM B. S., East Carolina College French French Club F. E. A. MRS. MARTHA W. HOWARD B. A., Randolph Macon M. A., George Washington University Latin Debate F. E. A., V. E. A. MISS JANE LINDER B. A., Wake Forest College English, Spanish Spanish Club Sponsor F. E. A. Chiquita appears to be taking an active part in the Spanish dialogue between Maureen Davies and Mrs. Struck. aids in speech fluency and proficiency. Latin III and IV students toast to Cicero as they enjoy an evening of doing as the Romans did, while Mrs. Turner, their teacher, shares in the fun. Mr. Sam Morgan, Superintendent of York County Schools, Mr. Gibbs, and Bonnie Green watch with interest as Mrs. Croom demonstrates the new foreign language laboratory, and Mr. Martin Hogan listens to a conversa¬ tional tape. Academics 25