Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Mr. Chip Baker, with his flair for the dramatic, soon establishes himself with his new English classes. Mrs. Yonina Cooper gives assistance to two of her students when they have dif- ficulty with a thorny problem. David Rhodenizer, Anna Sensabaugh, Jeanette Poindexter and Alice Dunn work frantically to finish those papers for the April 26 deadline. student acquisition of skills of learning. academics 29

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Freshman Lana Hall concentrates on her work, or is she taking a break and day- dreaming about her secret admirer and next week-end? The students in shop learn techniques from the use of mechanics. They learn to share ideas, to help each other and to sweat together. Preparing herself for what lies ahead, Junior Janice Carter is a whiz when it comes to shorthand. Acquiring skill in communica- tion with others; role playing, class discussion, debate, ex- temporaneous speaking, pre- pared talk s, presiding over clubs and classes, reporting . . . learn- ing to evaluate your own per- formance and the performance of others in what you see, hear or read . . . using varied sources . . . see the worn-out Reader ' s Guide . . . Cathy Shaner and Becky Barrett spending after- noons in the libraries of W L and VMI reading short stories to bring back to class . . . scav- enging the W L paperback bookstore, McCrum ' s and the Book Store for material to use as resources for special reports . . . attending local theaters to dis- cuss in class the merits of “Anne of a Thousand Days” as compar- ed with what is learned in the books about Henry VIII . . . watching T.V. specials to criti- cally analyze . . . “Gideon” . . . new filmstrips, cassettes, films aid in 28 academics

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learning happens at many times in many places. In Agriculture Shop, Hunter Ayers suc- cessfully learns to master techniques involved in operating the new steam machine. Mrs. Dickens teaches French and Ger- man classes in an informal atmosphere, joining the students in class activities. Learning the vocabulary of a special subject . . . Chemistry; electron configuration, peri- odicity of the elements, semi- micro lab technique, orbital, electron pair, electronegativity, polar covalent molecule, the hydrogen bond. These all helped the eight seniors and seventy- six juniors understand the con- cepts necessary in seeing the properties and behavior of mat- ter. The writing of balanced equations for various types of reactions was done easily after reviewing hydrogen and oxygen. Emphasis is placed on the mole concept, the theory of ioniza- tion, acids, bases and salts. Lab work, written records of experi- mentation, and oral discussion are needed in all, so that stu- dents relate to the news stories and become aware of the effects, good and bad, of chemicals on the environment and human life ... In Math, rational num- bers, inequalities, equations, perception of deductive rea- soning, polynomials and fac- toring, quadriatic equations, 30 academics During Fourth Period Mrs. Betty Reid explains a difficult test problem to Cur- tis Greene while the rest of the class frantically works to complete the Math 8-A test before the bell rings.