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

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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

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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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Mrs. Vera Stanley Retired Mrs. Polly R. Tatum Mrs. Beatrice L. Wood Tales of Mark Twain, the study of Macbeth, and the types of sentence con¬ struction are just a few of the interesting projects going on in our English depart¬ ment. PCHS ' s language department en¬ ables students to learn the languages and customs of France, Spain, and the Latin civilization. Teachers use the most mod¬ ern equipment to help the students with their studies. Mrs. Belcher, with the aid of automation, re¬ lates Spanish to Spanish I students. In Mr. Rigney ' s second period class, he faces his greatest challenge. Mrs. Joyce teaches her students the language of ancient scholars. Language 19