Hueytown High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Hueytown, AL)

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CURRICULUM The future of this country will depend to a great extent upon the success or failure of American mathematicians. Since this is true our school offers classes in the essentials of moth, along with more advanced subjects such as solid geometry and trigonometry. Leon Shirley is explaining a geometrical figure to Miss Reese's group as William Johnson and Wayne Jones discuss a model. Hueytown High's well constructed college preparatory program includes two courses in the study of foreign language. Classic and romance languages ore offered to encourage interest in European culture as well as to give basic understanding of our own language. The study of language promotes the essential precepts of international understanding. Royce Bailey. Carol Ruth DeVore. Ann Stewart. Charlotte Austin, and Mark Argo are discussing some French proverbs written in Mrs. McKinney's class. One of the most important functions of Hueytown High School is to prepare students to take jobs in the business world immediately after graduation. Two year courses in shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping are offered to those who choose business education. These students may also take record keeping and business law which give them an excellent background for secretarial or managerial jobs. The girls shown are Joyce Thompson. May Sanders. Glenda Mason. Ruth Ann Kirkpatrick, Marilyn Pir-kins. Linda Summerville, Wanda Kendrix, Sandra Elrod, Jeanette Hendrix, and Gloria Adams. SCEWES OE Ff?RWC£

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CURRICULUM English is an essential study in the life of each individual. Bobby Bracknell, Larry Pirkle, Jimmy Burlingame, Jane Vice, Terry Higdon, and Sylvia Salter are shown preparing research themes for Mr. Bridges' English class. Knowing how to use various sources of material is a valuable asset in all phases of education. In the age in which we live, science has become one of the most important subjects taught in school. Especially is this true for the student who is planning to enter professional fields such as engineering and medicine. Hueytown has a laboratory excellently equipped for the training of these students. Shown here are Donald Brown, Norton Chastain. Son-ja Cole. Jimmy Gardner. Carole Dickerson, Joe Fol-mar, and Carolyn Waldrop experimenting in Miss Geis-ler’s chemistry class. American History is one of the most valuable subjects taught to Hueytown High School students. Charlotte Austin, Woody Rogers, Morris Wilson, Wayne Richardson, and Ann Sloggett enjoy their work in Mrs. Causey's class. ri IH4S- IHf MI-WAN W

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CURRICULUM All tenth graders take psychology. This course helps them to solve their problems of career choosing, personality adjustments, how to study, how to get along with people, and how to become better citizens. William Hayes is explaining his career poster to the class. This year Hueytown High School's home economics department is one of the best equipped in the state. These girls, Mildred Killough, Mary Jane Parker, Twynette Hall Carol Teague, and Jeanette McDonald, are demonstrating the new sewing machines received. The department is divided into rooms such as, living room, dining room, kitchen, and laundry. All the duties necessary for good homemaking are taught here. Young men and women need special training for specialized jobs. Intensive instruction in drafting is provided for those who plan to enter college for engineering courses and for those who go into local industry for on the job training. Mr. Norton teaches this course in Ivy Hall. In the girls physical education classes, there are many varied activities such as calisthenics, tumbling, dancing, and basketball, which tend to give the participants an all-around personality as well as to keep them physically fit. Shown here is a group from Mrs. Gillespie's and Miss Wooten's physical education classes.