Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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academics The curriculum . . . the life blood of a school . . . the de- vice whereby ideas, concepts, skills are introduced . . . used . . . discarded . . . assimilated . . . re-examined . . . evaluated . . . creating the whole indi- vidual . . . one who moves on knowing more about himself and his place in the world as each new day . . . English, Advanced Composi- tion, Drama, Speech . . . using literature to know oneself and to know others ... to dispel ignorance, prejudice and superstition. Mathematics, Algebra, Ge- ometry, Analysis . . . the or- dering of things . . . the prac- tical application of mathe- matical concepts. The Sciences . . . the compo- sition of our universe and ourselves . . . the interaction and the interdependence. The Social Sciences. Our heri- tage . . . our present . . . our chances and choices for the future. Languages, culture, customs of the ancient and modern world in Latin and French. A healthy body contributes to a healthy mind . . . Mental health for emotional well- being. Driver ' s education . . . knowledge of first-aid skills. Extra special skills for the busi- ness world . . . Typing I, Per- sonal Use Typing . . . General Business, Clerk, Steno I, II . . . The moving out through the VOT program into real offices for real experiences. Distribu- tive Education I, II, III sending boys and girls to active jobs. The Practical and Fine Arts . . . homemaking . . . com- munity service . . . agricultural pursuits . . . repair skills . . . handicrafts . . . artistic cre- ativity . . . music . . . served by Agriculture, Home Ec., Wood- working, Mechanical Draw- ing, Metal Work, Art, Band, Chorus. Where do your inter- ests and aptitudes lie?

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the academic curriculum develops concepts There is opportunity for the pur- suit of special interests . . . Ar- thur Wallace carving from wood . . . Latin students tape recording a dramatic passage from the Aeneid . . . Sara McClure making a study of our system of checking attendance . . . Skip Boesch, Randy Hill, Gary Frazier, Chuck Moore, Tommy Mays, Carol Berry, Chuck Mutispaugh and Rhonda Nowlin taping a radio play, One Special Day for Doc , for Miss Gardner . . . Carol Mc- Kemy explaining her faith . . . Bill Benedict having to take the opposite side of every question and being given the opportunity to present his case each time . . . READ magazine eagerly antici- pated . . . American studies under Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Sauder holding a 20th Century Documentary Film Festival . . . An exhibit of Franklin Williams ' pencil sketches ... a weather re- porting center using a thermo- Senior boys ponder awhile over the pos- sibilities within creative collages in ad- vanced composition class. Self-expres- sion makes these compositions an ex- citing lesson. Seniors came up with a variety of collages giving insight into problems, joys and ideas plaguing and contributing to our modern society. Miss Sherry Jamarik gives setting-up ex- ercises to her physical education class, creating sound bodies. graph, barograph, anemometer, and hygrometer, by Mr. Potter ' s Earth Science 8 with daily read- ings taken by Henry Hostetter, reporter, with the aid of Steve Floyd, Hearl Kelly and Darlene Trussell . . . Donna Potter, State Treasurer of F.H.A., working on the state project, Prepared- ness — The Key To Opportunity . . . The Wizard of Oz trans- lated and produced in German by Nannette Agnor and Laura Koiner . . . Billy Emore, the weary sheriff in Mrs. Price ' s 1st period English . . . Victor Coffey writing Spies in the Civil War . . . Laura Watts writing her newspaper in Mrs. Newman ' s English 8 . . . David Agnor perfecting his cow moo in German . . . Wilson Por- terfield on the merits of soul food . . . 26 academics