Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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SHIRLEY AVIS ARVIE BYERS LORRAINE E. DOW LINDA S. FINNELL B.S., East Tenn B.S., West Virginia University A.B., San Francisco State B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College University ROCHELLE M. GOULDE RUTH PENCE NANCY L. RAWLEY JULIA M. ROSSELL B.S., Pennsylvania State B.A., Dakota Wesleyan B.A., Carson-Newman College B.S., Bowling Green State University University M.Ed., University of Virginia University Pas NANCY M. SENIO CAROLE A. SHIELDS B.S., Carnegie Tech B.S., Radford College Miss Goulde and friend. Not pictured: REVA |. NELLIS B.A., Aquinas College Arthur, the abducted avocado, with two of the mobsters who hijacked him. MARY M. WOOD A.B., Wesleyan College 23 M.A., George Washington University

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YVONNE C. FIDALGO B.A., American University Department Chairman ENGUSH DEPARTMENT The English Department tried in its first year to broaden its curriculum and augment the usual dust and grammar of high school English. First of all, team teaching was introduced to two junior classes. In these the instruction in English and History were coordinated. Developing the inter- relation of the arts, a lecture by a member of the Art Department on the history of art was given to all English classes. The department also sponsored field trips to universities in the area, to plays, and to concerts. In the planning stages also is an advanced place- ment senior English class to be inaugurated in 1965-1966. The person most responsible for the success of the department is Mrs. Yvonne C. Fidalgo, fondly known as ‘‘Queenie’’ by all her loyal subjects. She gives the objectives of the English Department as these: to teach the individual student to read and listen with understanding; to think rationally; to speak and write well; to appreciate literature and language; and to be prepared to take his place as an active citizen of the c ommunity. An informal production of ‘’The King and |’ by Mrs. Pence’s students. 22

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT ADAIR R. McCONNELL B.A., University of Richmond Department Chairman The Department of Foreign Languages sought to give pupils valuable skills in under- standing, speaking, reading, and writing French, German, Latin, and Spanish. The language laboratory, built to the most modern specifications, was a helpful tool which provided excel- lent opportunity for listening and speaking practice. An increasing emphasis was placed on reading and writing in the advanced courses, and much cultural material such as songs, pic- tures, reports, and presentations by visiting lecturers enriched the total experience. Interest clubs, which provided extracurricular fun and opportunities, were available for enjoyment of skills learned in classes. Our school was especially fortunate in having teachers this year who are fluent and talented in their chosen languages. parts. 24