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

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oflffze Jluman fslofq STRAICHTEN EM UP BOYS' Down by the south gate the boys gym classes are buuldung sturdy crafts with all the lux urnes of strong m u sc l e s straight backs and numb'e feet Along with calnsthenucs games In season teach a thor ough understandlng of the In trlcacles of popular sports LET THE CLUTCH OUT slow ly and bear llghtly on the ac celerator thus drivers tram mg apprentice rs told These students receive actual traun Ing away from the yard but are taught fundamental rules of good and careful druvung wlthln the gates STARS OF TOMORQOW' Be fore the cameras th physical educatuon classes on the after deck show em the ropes Hmgh schools all over the s ate wall benefnt from the mov: s of the organnzatuon and actlvutnes made by thus well t avned crew under the auspices of the State Department of Educatuon 1 , , I I ' 1 . . V ll 11 - - 1 - I . I I . '- Q . , . 5 . . V .

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Zami! ewmenl ancf paul .bs mtl di AND WE VE STILL COT EM' The familiar words Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness found in the Declaration of lnde penclence shown here in a facsimile with the Bill of Rights still hold true Study of these in US History increases appreciation for Amer ican democracy One World this years history department theme has been emphasized by films and lectures about many parts of the world SCHOLAR SHIPWAYS Preparing to launch into the future these two students get advice on courses careers and college to lay the keel for a successful life Catalogues from colleges and universities and pamphlets on careers can be obtained in the guid ance room a new department at NNHS this year. Wl-lERE'S THE FIRE? Field trips like this one to the Fire Depart- ment give history students firsthand knowledge of how the city is run. Also in the Social Studies Department, government is re- quired for the first time in a more diversified program. 26

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NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTH GATE, students learn to appreciate mu- sic by listening to recordings. They work diligently on songs to be sung at the dis- trict contest and spring concert. With amazing and amusing results our re quired music classes presented a sprightly musicale entitled The Cay Nineties in Song and Story tistic goals these students get daily in struction in the use of pencil charcoal pastels water color and oils In he spring field trips beckon them outside to do landscape sketching They are proud of their careful results some of which you may have seen on display in your tour of the library 'VN 28 THE BELLS ARE RINCINC as three percussion students get in a little prac tice Classes are divided according to the type ot instruments brass woodwind and percussion There are also junior band classes which prepare the lower classmen tor membership in the senior band it 1 it S 7 VX l lxw. ' ' ' I 4 1 I i CHARTINC THEIR COURSE toward are 'i ' ' . . 1 . - Q' ' fl , 'ffl T I 1 ' ii , g 'll l lx. V . ' - A h 1 ZQ- is ' V174 . ' . . , A y . 1 - A 4 . ,. l S v Q X I tl