Hueytown High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Hueytown, AL)

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FACULTY social studies department In order to moot the needs of our students as future citizens of the community and the nation. Mr. Sylvcstor, Mrs. Causey, and Mrs. Bodingfield, as mombors of tho Social Studies Department, toach the organization of American government with respect to its laws. The department also attempts to promoto loyalty and patriotism and teaches tho studonts to live with their fellow citizens. In an effort to achievo all tho aims of the department, there are classroom discussions, research reports. film strips, current events, guest spoakers, field trips, and map study, directed by Mr. Ward. Mrs. Holliman, and Mrs. Vinos, of the Social Studios Department. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Since many of tho accomplishments of man aro duo to his ability to think logically in certain fields of activity, tho role of mathomatics in today's world bocomos increasingly moro important. Mr. Whit-sett, Miss Reese, and Mrs. Loo, of the Mathematics Department, hope to teach their studonts that mathematics is a scionce and a language, by the connected topics of Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry. Gonoral Mathomatics contains subjoct mattor. instruction, and practico in mathomatics that the majority of peoplo uso in their daily affairs. By concerted drill on problems relating to everyday lifo, Mr. B. Norton, Mrs. Cochran, and Mr. J. H. Beasley, as mombors of the Mathematics Department, hopo to prepare those students, who are taking this as a terminal course in mathomatics, to solve efficiently any of tho common problems they are likely to meet in daily living.

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FACULTY LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The Latin language, taught by Mr . Moran, hat been offered to Hueytown students for many yeart for many reasons. In the study of the use of English words, wo are carried back to ancient Romo for the origin of words as well as for grammatical terms. Tho doctor, lawyer, and other professional men find Latin useful in reading scientific torms. French is being offered to our collego preparatory students this year for the first timo. Mrs. McKinney, in a carefully worked out plan, sets the goals and objectives for the year: give the students a passable conversational ability and a basic grammar study. English is communication! Hore in America, tho primary languago is English. For this reason, wo must all bo ablo to speak clearly and distinctly and. abovo all, correctly. Part of tho English Staff is Miss Littlo and Mrs. Pate. Tho main goal in the English course is to help students use their language more effectively in overyday talking and writing. English encourages reading, understanding, and onjoyment of literature with emphasis on democratic idoas. Using literature as a stopping stone to composition, students are providod with experiences that broaden thoir horixons and awaken now interest, through the aid of Mr. Bridges, Miss Swift, and Mrs. Henderson, members of the English Staff. [ 13 ]

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FACULTY PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Physical Education hat tho tamo objectives at hat education in genoral. Mitt Wooton and Mrt. Gil-letpio, at mombort of tho Phytical Education Department, ttrivo for the development of tound atti-tudct, habitt and knowledge of wholetome living. They fool that a good activity program providot for oxporioncing and gaining tatitfactiont such at cooperation, tocial sensibility and leaderthip, which may bo uted throughout life. Coach Skates and Coach Vinot. boys' phytical education teachort. try to offer opportunist in their program which will develop interest, joy, and many skills through toam tportt and recreational activities which will continue into tho mature ute of loisure time. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mitt Goisler and Mitt McTyeiro, of tho Science Department, focus attention on tho function of science in the world of today. They ttrivo to educate students to understand and ute wisoly tho achievement of tcientittt. engineers, and technicians. They took to encourage scientific endeavor; to discover worthy girlt and boyt through chemittry, biology, and physics, and through participation in the sci-once club and the science fairs. Meaningful laboratory activities and problemsolving techniques are omployed in General Science, taught by Mrs. Creel. Mrs. Hicks, and Mrs. Cook, to encourage developing scientists, engineers, and technicians in sufficient number and quality to keep our society continually, at the forefront of scientific developments.