Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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brighten history With pencil in hand, Shelley Diamond, is intently writing classwork on her paper, or is she doodling? Perplexed by questions posed, students raise their hands in hopes to attract Mrs. Hays and find the answers. Speakers The History Depart- ment stayed busy as ever with a long list of visiting speakers. The U.S. Gov ' t, and American Studies classes both staged political debates in the fall. U.S. Gov- ernment also took a trip to the polls. Registration was held and a mock election occurred with Nixon the overall winner. Current events in all classes are stressed. All the teachers are strong on audio-visual aids and some are known to be map fiends. In world geography, students entered projects in the Va. Geography Contest. Lee Nichols scored a third in state. African ban- quets and Chinese dinners were staged to illustrate cultural units. Students with world travel exper- ience, including Diane Gupton, Terry David- son, Karen Hite and Mary Buchanan sup- plement the social studies program list of speakers. Community resource people are frequently used to speak on varied topics. i 1 i

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a | Singing, strange cos- tumes, sitting in the halls . . . What goes on in the Foreign Language Department? Is this a protest or demon- stration of some sort? No! It is just Mrs. Dicken ' s German class practicing for the Christmas sing, dres- sing up for the German Mardi Gras, and watching filmstrips in the hall because the room is not dark enough. Each Friday, the German classes have German Club. The students bring in cookies, cake, potato chips, and whatever they might have. They play Monopoly, Scrab- ble, bingo, Simon Says, and sing their favorite beer songs. (Bier hier is the favorite). Miss Williams ' French classes, although they did not participate in the Foreign Lan- guage Christmas sing, can be heard singing Aupres de ma Blonde and La Marseillaise. This spring, six Latin students went to Rome, April 12-22, for an Easter Tour. Third and fourth year Latin classes com- bined, and this year, Latin club met during class time. They have presented several skits. Once a month, The Latin Flonor Society of Virgils and Ciceros meets the first Monday of each month. For a fun learning experi- ence, take a Foreign language! This is a street in Paris, explains Ms. Dickens to her French I students as they view slides in the hallway. A variety of expressions are seen in Ms. Weavers slides on Rome. Some students have found them rather amusing. 13

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Heading a cluster of students gathered together for a World Geography class are Mark Mitchell and Anne Sauder. Sociology students discover communal life as they rap, hold hands and hum with members from the Buffalo Creek com- mune. The Youth ' s got the vote and they know it. Bruce Rabun and Denny Swink cast their ballots in the 1972 National Elections. Unconventional learning — preparing an African Dinner no textbook could des- cribe. World Geography was never like this. 15