James Madison High School - Montpelier Yearbook (Vienna, VA)

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A CA DEMICS

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1 am being driven forward Into an unknown land. The pass grows steeper, The air colder and sharper. A wind from my unknown goal Stirs the strings Of expectation. —Dag Hammarskjold

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Principals Co-ordinate School Activities And Mr. Bonner Mr. Bonner, a graduate of the University of Alabama, has been the principal of James Madison since it opened six years ago. His job is to co-ordinate properly all school life and to round out the curriculum so that it provides an opportunity for one of the best educations available to a high school student. In furthering this goal, he has consider¬ ably expanded the scope and depth of the academic background—advancing new teach¬ ing methods, accelerated course, and student exchange programs. The innovations include many experiments in team teaching, such as the American Civili¬ zation course which combines the study of American history and of American literature. The business department now offers Clerical Office Practice for advanced business students, a two-hour course in operating office machin¬ ery. Also, this year and last, saw the intro¬ duction of two advanced placement courses— one in English and one in chemistry. When such courses were still in the emboyonic stages, new teaching methods, A.L.M. languages and the “new math had already been established at Madison. In addition to these changes in curriculum, Mr. Bonner has overseen a great number of alterations in Madison ' s appearance: English huts, football lights, portable bleachers, base¬ ball dugouts, and a new wing to the building. In his six years as principal, he has seen Madison grow and has worked at directing her course. 18