Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Young, Mrs. Shirlee C., Art. BA., Hollins College, Advisor, the Pa- triot Yearbook, The Quill Maga- zine, Quill and Scroll. Bishop, Mr. Wallace R., Industrial Arts. B.S., V. P. I. Not Pictured. 5 'I 'ia i KF! l H Fuesler, Mr. Jack Byron, Band. fig ' ' 5? Y ' , E V 11 l ww 2 ' gr l g . B.M.E., M.M., Northwestern Uni- 3' V V versity. Nat Pictured. V Griffey, Mr. Robert M., Music. B.S. Hanover College, M.M., Butler University. . Macdonald Mr. Gordon CI de ln y .. strumental Music. B.M., NewlEng- i- ' W ttigfe ' re land Conservatory of Music, M.M., f Boston University. -X . ,Q 1,'?'iifi'ii5:2ii51f1itii5-'i l fyfi zo Q . i M mr i .. K: .,g.,,a,, 5-H Q' , Mr. Fuesler directs the members of the Patrick Henry Band as they ploy at the Christmas Assembly. seful Q-G' - - swf Mr. Bishop helps Barry Mobley with a Courtesy: Mr' B' V' Michel mechanical drawing assignment. Members of one of the three basic arts classes practice lettering.

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The Patrick Henry Choir, under the direction of Mr, Robert M, Griffey, performs at the Christmas Assembly. The Arts-Both Aesthetic and Art Students Sharon Dugan, Tommy Burnette, and Diane Watts hang an abstract to decorate the school. The Patrick Henry Chair, Band, and Orchestra rehearsed in comfort last fall and this spring in the only air-conditioned class room in the Roanoke City School System. Because the Music Room is sound-proof, there are no windows. The main room, having a multi-level floor with space for a ll5 member music group, features a row of music and instrument storage cabinets. In addition, there are three practice rooms, a library and offices. The Art and Industrial Arts classes, in ad- dition to their regular courses of study, have been responsible for beautifying Patrick Henry during its first year. Besides maintaining art bulletin boards and providing various art de- signs used throughout the halls, art students made murals, mosaics, and tapestries, which con- tributed variety and color. The members of the Industrial Arts classes built some of the furniture needed by the cast in their new llsetll' 36

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ors Government class are led in a discussion by Sidney Parham. .J Our History Department offers a wide selec- tion of courses from which to acquire the nec- essary three units for graduation. American History and Government are taught on both A and B levels, for the advanced students, Honor classes in both are taught. ln addition, one may choose from regularly planned classes in World History and Geography. Special attention was paid in all social studies classes to the Virginia Assembly while it was in session during January and February. ln ad- dition to regular curricular material, newspapers were read daily and discussed in class. The History Department sponsored a special assembly to introduce candidates for the House of representatives and to familiarize students with the opposing platforms. This assembly led to a gubernatorial straw election in which all members of history classes took part. Histor the Story of Mankind 1 J' D X A wg l 'A , xr . .