Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Students explored the English language Mrs. Odette M. Hand English University of the Philippines, B.A. University of Utah, M.A. Mrs. Evelyn G. Hayes English Rockford College, B.A. Miss Sue P. Blanks English College of William and Mary, A.B. Miss Margaret L, Duke English College of William and Mary, A.B. Mrs. Kathryn B. Dicus English Mary Washington College B.A. Miss Mary A. McDearmon English. American Studies Coker College, A.B. Sponsor: TORCH 16

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students’ scope of their language. Miss Priscilla A. Loomis English Mary Washington College, B.A. Co-sponsor: TORCH Mrs. Ruth C. Bright English College of William and Mary, A.B. Mrs. Vivian B. Bland English Hampton Institute, B.S. College of William and Mary, M.Ed. Mrs. Gloria A. McClanahan English Kansas State College of Pittsburg, B.A. Miss Mary A. Gompf English Longwood College, B.A. Could those smiles be accompanying Mrs. McClanahan’s announcement of exam grades? 15

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through Speech, Drama, and Journalism. i Kecoughtan students ventured in the application of the I English language through speech, drama, and journalism courses. Under the guidance of the English Department i these classes revealed new aspects of the language to in- terested students. I Speech students were encouraged to overcome the tensions of speaking before groups of people. During the year they presented informative, persuasive, and demon- j strative speeches to their classmates. Class criticisms and compliments on their speeches helped students develop ' comfortable speaking habits. I Learning through a combination of practical and theo- ! retical knowledge was the goal of the drama classes. To I help them use the concepts of dramatic production which i they had studied, each class wrote and performed a play during the second semester. Journalism entailed a two-year course in practical com- ! position and work on the high school newspaper. The pre- paration of class papers reinforced the knowledge Jour- nalism I students gained in classroom study. The second year class contributed to the publication of Tribal Tales, Kecoughtan’s newspaper. Mrs. Joel B. Grimm Journalism University of Nebraska, A.B. Sponsor: TRIBAL TALES, WARRIOR TOM-TOM, Quill and Scroll John H. Brooks, Jr. Drama, Speech College of William and Mary, A.B. Sponsor: Thespians, Drama Club For Mrs. Grimm, class and school newspapers, the weekly radio pro- gram, and journalism instruction are further complicated by grading decisions. Does working together impel Mr. Brooks and Miss Lushinsky to sit alike while directing a play? 17