Patrick County High School - Archive Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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Squares, circles, and equations keep math students Mrs. Gertrude H. Hopkins Mrs. Phyllis B. Kodenski curiosity at PCHS Mrs. Jane H. Akers Mrs. Evelyn M. Hazelwood Mrs. Nancy T. Pilson Mrs. Francis P. Underwood If the Hypotenuse and leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and leg of another right triangle they are congruent. This is one of the problems raised in the many math classes at PCHS. Mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Hopkins work with the students in hopes of a better understanding towards the problems raised in Geometry Classes. The key word in understanding any math is concentra¬ tion. Mrs. Underwood stresses the fact that math is a precise science. Math 17

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Librarians assist students with new facilities After quieting students in the library, Mrs. Dal¬ ton grins with pleasure. Mrs. Madeline Buries Dalton Mrs. Nannie W. Puckett The library serves as reading, ref¬ erence, magazine and or study room for students and teachers, and is opened be¬ fore and after school. There are seats for 121 persons and no restrictions are put on the number of students who may use it at any one time. There are 12 student carols where in¬ dividual work may be done. A room for conferences; audio-visual material and equipment may be used by students or teachers; and a magazine room where back issues of magazines and newspapers are available for students and teachers use. School secretaries perform many tasks Mrs. Cindy M. Griffith Mrs. Jennie S. Rea Miss Sharon Tatum L The telephone, typewriter, and adding machine are tools which help the school secretaries at their jobs. Mrs. Rea (left), clerical secretary, prepares the textbook rental report while Mrs. Griffith (right), administrative secretary, answers the tele¬ phone as one of her many duties. Miss Tatum, attendance secretary, takes care of the attendance records and helps the guidance counselors at PCHS.

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n memonam On November 8, 1970 Patrick County High School was greatly saddened by the loss of a beloved and respected member of its faculty, Mrs. Foster Warren Staples. Mrs. Staples, who taught French and English at Patrick County High School and had been a member of the Stuart High School faculty for sixteen years. Mrs. Staples was a dedicated teacher and highly respected by all who knew her. She was a member of the Virginia Educa¬ tion Association and had been the faculty representative for several years. Having coached a girls basketball team while at Stuart High School, Mrs. Staples had also sponsored the Monogram Club and both the Junior and Senior Classes. She was Chairman of the Senior Sponsors at Pat¬ rick County High School. Mrs. Staples was a member of the Sigma Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Honor Society for Women Teachers. This society is an organization founded in 1929 in which membership is by formal invitation only and requirements are strict to insure a membership of outstand¬ ing character, intergrity and excellent teaching ability. Mrs. Staples attended Peace Junior College in Raleigh, N.C. and received her A.B. degree from the University of North Carolina. She studied as a graduate stu¬ dent at UNC, the University of Indiana and the University of Virginia. In addition to being a dedicated teach¬ er, Mrs. Staples was a faithful church member and a civic-minded citizen. She was a member of the Women ' s Society of Christian Service, Stuart Woman ' s Club and served as leader of Girl Scout Troop 176 for several years. We shall ever cherish the memory of her kindness, her faithful devotion to duty and the wonderful example that she set. Mrs. Foster Staples Language teachers exhibit new variety in teaching Mrs. Ann Belcher Mrs. Carolyn A. Harnsberger Miss Ruth Jean Bolt Mrs. Ella Sue Joyce Mrs. Laura B. Flippin Mrs. Joyce Hall Mrs. Mary Lee Mitchell Mr. George D. Rigney 18 Language