Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Knawincj, Oul Own Jla+uj,ua j,e WHILE READING SHAKESPEARE ' S MACBETH tils English class constructed and studied a miniature Elizabethan stage. FUTURE JOURNALISTS OBTAIN vital practice needed in that field by editing one issue of the BEACON in the Journalism 1 class. Jack Wright and John Egan, co-editors of that edition, correct first-run proof. Classes in Human Relations provided the eighth graders with a new English course this year. Dealing with personal strength and weakness, fear and envy, love and hate, hones ty and pride, the course insti- tuted a different angle, in the words of the students. Not to be outdone, about thirty-seven upper classmen journeyed to Williamsburg one Saturday evening to see Macbeth, which was presented by the William and Mary players. Still another group of stu- dents toured the colonial capital and in- spected the restored buildings. Journalism classes extended their activ- ities to include the preparation of script for the school ' s weekly radio show and pub- lished the weekly newspaper, The Beacon. The students of these classes learned the art of newspaper writing, and the distinc- tions between a good newspaper and a bad one — and that in itself is an education, be- lieve us, Uncle Sam 22

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Ittd Puttesied With PanA, Arid PatteAsiA Busy Bees or Willing Workers are two nicknames that could apply to the home econom- ics girls, for they used their time both willingly and helpfully. Mending and alteration of football and bas- ketball uniforms, as well as chorus robes, was one task of the sewing section of the department And when the stage curtains were sadly in need of repair, the home economics department again came to the rescue. Cooperating with Nachman ' s department store, the classes turned to still another field of endeavor to sponsor two up-to-the-minute fash- ion shows for the school ' s female populace. ACHIEVING THE NEW LOOK is no problem for the elementary sewing classes, for they learned to lengthen and alter last year ' s fashions into the latest styles. DELICIOUS MUFFINS just one of the many tempting dishes prepared in the tenth grade cooking classes. Ummm . . . and Uncle Sam — you should have tasted some of those re- freshments and meals that the girls served during the year. For instance, the food they served the evaluating committee, the night Natrons ' League committee, the night Patron ' s League Association, and the Walter Reed PTA was really a credit to the department. Closing their year ' s work, the cook- ing and sewing classes combined forces to plan and execute an exhibit and reception for next Fall ' s eighth graders. The mice-to-be viewed gar- ments made in the sewing classes, and later sampled the confections con- cocted in the department ' s kitchen. 21

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Jlelfied fyl la K+taiu Otltesi i feetten. Need an ambassador to South America, Uncle Sam? Our Spanish students are brushing up on their grammar, translation, and the customs of the Spanish-speaking people; so maybe you could find a prospec- tive representative among these students. We think you would agree with us if you could hear their class recitations. Latin students presented an exhibit of relics from abroad in the library. Then to keep their subject before the school, they held an observation of Latin Week April 18-23. On the anniversary of the founding of Rome, April 21, an exhibit of the stu- dents ' work was presented for other stu- dents, teachers, and parents to show how much we use Latin in our daily life. Translation, learning declensions and conjugations took a lot of time, but by also adding the history and customs of the Span- ish and Roman people to their course of study, these students certainly acquired a better understanding of some of our neigh- bors in other parts of the world. VENI; V I D I ; VIC I. Students came to take our Latin course; saw what the subject meant to our Eng- lish language; and most of them conquered this study. AY! AY! AY! Singing makes the study of the Spanish language so much more interesting than if we had to learn only declensions of verbs and cases of nouns. 23