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

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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

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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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Social Studies builds good citizens Mr. John V. Halsey Mr. William Hanner Mr. Rickie Shores Mr. Wendell G. Smith Mr. Shores ' geography class learn their place in the world. Mrs. Martha R. Martin Mrs. Claudette Thompson Mr. Richard W. Tobler Moscow is the capital of Russia , Thomas Jefferson was an anti- Federalist and Arron Burr shot Hamil¬ ton are just a few of the quotes you might hear if you were to drop in on any of the many history classes at PCHS: With such modern equipment and ma¬ terials available to the teachers, students become a part of history as well as ob¬ taining valuable information toward his¬ torical knowledge. 20 Social Studies