Marion High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Marion, VA)

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THE ADMINISTRATION PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE Marion High School now offers three courses of study: College Preparatory, Commercial, and General. Marion High School offers twenty-one units of work in the academic field, including four units in English, five units in mathematics, four units in science, three units in history, world geography, and two units each in Latin and Spanish; nine units of work in fine arts including two units in art, two units in chorus, two units in band, and one unit in music appreciation; twenty-one units in practical arts including two units in industrial arts, four units in agirculture, three units in home economics, seven units in business education, and two units in distributive education. Within the framework of our offering the administration has planned and worked during the past year to make Marion High School a better school in the following ways: (1) The Principal attended the Virginia Secondary Principal ' s Con¬ ference in Fredericksburg, Virginia in June, 1959, the Virginia Educa¬ tion Association Annual Convention in Richmond, Virginia in October, 1959, and many other similar conferences of a local or regional nature. These conventions helped the administration keep up with current happenings in education on nationwide, statewide and local levels. (2) The administration has made many appearances before civic clubs, P.T.A. groups, church groups, Chamber of Commerce groups, and other groups telling about various school activities. (3) The accelerated program for a group of eighth grade students has been continued. There are two groups of accelerated students. Twenty-six ninth grade students are enrolled in two tenth grade sub¬ jects and twenty-nine eighth grade students are enrolled in ninth grade algebra and ninth grade general science. A report of the progress of these two groups was made to a group of mathematics teachers at the University of Virginia in March, 1960. (4) A special effort was made to help all students work out an individualized study program for the year. This was done during homeroom periods and in some regular class periods. (5) A complete study of failures in the school during first semester was made by parents, students, and teachers. The standard of work throughout the school was raised as a result of this study. (6) An exceptionally well planned pre-regis¬ tration procedure helped the students, parents and teachers, and administration plan the school program for the approaching year. (7) The construction of the new Senior High School has been delayed by foundation problems. The school should be ready for occupancy in September, 1961. MR. J. LEONARD MAUCK M. A. (rom University of Virginia B. S. from Emory and Henry Superintendent of Smyth County Schools MR. FRANCIS J. COPENHAVER Chairman of Smyth County Schools MR. HOWARD W. WILLIAMS M. S. from University of Tennessee B. A. from Milligan College Principal MR. FRED McDonald B. A. from Emory and Henry Assistant Principal rage

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We Honor ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i In appreciation of her thoughtfulness toward individual students, her sense of humor which made our hard tasks seem easy, and her un¬ tiring efficiency and patience which was an inspiration at all times, we, the annual staff who believe in bestowing honor where honor is due, proudly dedicate the 1960 HURRICANE to our friend and teacher, Mrs. Jane Waters. Page 6

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We present our teachers MR. CARL AZZARA Concord College B. S. in Music Education Band MR. FRED J. ARWOOD B. S. from V. P. I. Agriculture MRS. GEORGE BARKER Emory and Henry B. A. in Physical Education Physical Education MR. WILLIS R. BLESSINGS MR. DALLAS BROWN MR. RAY CHAPMAN B. S. from V.P.I. A. B. Lenoir Rhyne B. A. from Emory and Henry Science, Math Chemistry, Science Physical Education MRS. RAY COURTNEY B. A. from University of Ky. History, English MRS. ELMER CULLOP B. S. from Radford College Home Economics MISS JEAN DIGGS B. A. from Emory and Henry Plane Geometry, Algebra MRS. JOHN DILLARD B. S. from East Tenn. State Home Economics Page 8