Groveton High School - Tigerama Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Variety of Activities Offered to Help Students Improve Speaking Members of Mrs. Turner ' s sophomore English class who have learned to use sketches to illustrate a point in a panel discussion are Fredrika Frye, Marshall Soloman, John Raines, and Laurie Elder. Baking a cake is really simple,” explains John Orton in his Public Speaking class. The demonstration was part of his semester exam. MISS FRANCES E. ANDREWS B.A., Southern Missionary College M.A., Peabody College English F.E.A., V.E.A., N.E.A. MRS. JEWELL BREWTON A.B., Athens College American University George Washington, Vt. English F.E.A. MRS. HILDA B. BURCHER B.A., Mary Washington College English F.E.A MRS. YVE CONNOLLY B.S., M.Ed., College of Charleston University of South Carolina English MRS. GRACE G. FITZSIMMONS B.A., George Washington University English F.E.A. MISS ZOE GENTRY B.S., Radford College English Forensics F.E.A., V.E.A., N.E.A. 24

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Social Studies Curriculum Paralleling the national administration, a new frontier also reached the Social Studies Department headed by Mr. Lyons. Several innovations were instituted to satisfy student inquisitiveness concerning the history and motives behind the workings of the government. Qualifying government students were granted the opportunity to specialize under liberal supervision in the library, thereby manifesting their ability to work as individuals. Another progressive concept, team teaching for the United States-Virginia history course, enabled teachers to devote more time to improved preparation and delivery of each lecture and to present to students a variety of viewpoints. Modification of the team system took the form of class rotations every six weeks among world geography instructors. Additional modernizations in the department involved the purchase of new textbooks for world history and govern¬ ment classes. Three student teachers, Mr. Helig, Mr. Greaver, and Mr. Sherman, and additional reference books contributed to the social studies division. The department sought to prepare America’s future citizenry by effective teaching and keeping abreast of the times. Or- ' Upv .. t v :R FORCE Senior Carol Bloomingburg reviews her research paper on the Department of Defense for her fifth period government class during a unit on the Executive Branch. MR. GEORGE F. LYONS B.S. M.A., East Carolina College Sociology-Economics S C A F.E.A., V.E.A., N.E.A. MR. JOHN M. MARTIN B.S.Ed., Pennsylvania State Teachers College World Geography Freshman Class Sponsor International Relations Club F.E.A., N.E.A., V.E.A. MISS THELMA MORRIS A.B., Elon College M.Ed., University of Virginia American Government TIGERAMA F.E.A., V.E.A., N.E.A. MRS. SUE G. ROOKS A.B., University of North Carolina American Government World History S.C.A. F.E.A., V.E.A. MR. ROBERT L. UNDERHILL, JR. B.A., Sterling College World Geography Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach F.E.A. Mr. Hiller, one of the team teachers, lectures to fourth period American History class on the Reconstruction Era. 23

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and Writing Skills Teamwork and standardization were the keywords in the English Department, as demonstrated by the institu¬ tion of a new method of teaching. Eleventh grade English instructors combined their talents to teach classes in the auditorium. These concepts were also applied at other grade levels by a coordinator and through faculty meetings at which uniform courses of instruction were created. Mid-year research papers were mandatory for sopho¬ mores, who were allowed a liberal selection of subject matter , and for seniors, who were required to investigate a literary topic. Freshmen were taught library techniques of research, employing their knowledge in short papers. Juniors were excused in view of a U.S. History project. Cooperation was displayed not only within the depart¬ ment, but also among departments as well. The English and Social Studies divisions utilized the ream teaching program to correlate the history of the United States with its literature. Also in cooperation with the Social Studies Department, all English teachers taught their students how to take notes in outline form to profit more from lectures and to help write formal research papers. In the classroom, English teachers, with the aid of new grammar texts, sought to help the students’ writing by stressing the expression of thoughts more succinctly. Judy Andress reads stories flashed on the screen by her teacher, Mr. Hatcher, in Rapid Reading. Mr. Hatcher received his B.S. and M.A. from Tennessee State College. After watching a performance of Aristophanes ' The Clouds at Catholic University, Peggy Howard, John Hoagland, and other seniors go backstage to talk with one of the main characters, Sokrates, played by Richard Bauer. MRS. MILDRED GUND B.A., Emory and Henry College English MRS. MIRIAM G. HOLT B.S. Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina English F.E.A. MRS. LUELLA KESSENER A. B., Tarkio College M.A., State University of Iowa English MRS. DORTHIE R. KOGELMAN B. A., Eastern Washington College English Public Speaking Chairman, English Dept. MRS. KATHLEEN TURNER Litt. B., Grove City College English Honor Council Latin Club F.E.A., V.E.A., N.E.A. MRS. MARGARET WATKINS A.B., West Virginia University English Varsity Cheerleaders F.E.A., V.E.A. Jr. Class Sponsor MRS. POLLY WOODARD A.B., University of North Carolina English TIGER RAG 1 9