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

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Sue Hawkins, next year's Editor of the Quill, accepts her member- ship pin and a handshake from Sam Gantt, President ot the Quill and Scroll. Superior Achievements Merit Recognition 20 At the annual Quill and Scroll Banquet in May, thirty-two new members were inducted into the Quill and Scroll National Honor Society for high school journalists, making a total of forty-five mem- bers in the Quill and Scroll. During the last weeks of school, the Creative Writing class was de- lighted to receive two gold trophies from the Virginia High School League. A booklet including sev- eral types of prose and poetry, and Quill magazine were submitted by Patrick Henry to the state creative writing contest. Each was a first place and trophy winner. ln District Forensic activities, Patrick Henry won three first places and three second. The attir- mative debate by Stuart Singer and Sharon Stevens, Pam Carolan, and Marty Fant received the first place awards. Lauren Langley lGirls Pub- lic Speakingl, Rawley Turner lBoys Prose Readingl, and Jeff Brown lSpellingl were recipients at the second place awards. The Math Department Out- standing Student Award was earned by David McNamee.

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English students have done not only independent reading but often have read the some book for class discussion. Occasionally groups in a class read various books by one author. The style, theme, or point of view of an author could thus be explored and evaluated in class discussion. Because of increased interest in wide reading in depth, World Li- terature was offered in two sec- tions rather than one. Next year classes in Shakespeare, English History, and Grammar and Com- position Review will be added to the present curriculum. Through Hollins College, Pat- rick Henry became the only school in the country to test a pro- grammed Library Science course. Students who wanted to sharpen their skills in using library facili- ties participated in it. This pro- gram will be incorporated into ninth or tenth grade English curri- culum next year. ln Speech classes pupils were given an opportunity to learn the techniques of effective communi- cation through panel or group dis- cussions, individual speeches, or preparation for assemblies. They were also given an introduction to dramatic arts and next year this course will become a part of the English curriculum. Also offered were courses in stage craft and play production which often led to interest in Dramatics Club work. ln school assemblies, professors from nearby colleges, visiting writers, ministers, and other area scholars spoke on literary trends and discussed writers and their contributions to American thought. Later these topics were discussed in smaller classroom groups. Combining classes helped make English instruction more diversi- fied. For grouped English classes, teachers lectured and sometimes students presented panel discus- sions, or acted out or read plays. Every student and teacher of all departments was provided with a Theme Grading Guide designed to help in the grading and correc- tion of written work. A suggested summer and college preparatory reading list was also distributed. This past spring a detailed guide for use in writing research papers has been worked out and used in some classes. Every Patrick Henry student can look forward to re- ceiving this guide in September and making frequent use of it next year. Susan Adams, Carolyn Morgan, Cary Mangus, Ben Shanks, Randy Edwards, Becky Garland and Frances King improve their vocabulary, comprehension, speed, spelling, phonetic understanding, syllabication, and dictionary usage in the Reading Improve- ment Lab. I9

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l After being tapped for Honor TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is dramatized, class roam Society membership, Jim Sfgne style, by Eddie Williams, James Prince, Nancy Wag- signs the Society's roll. goner and Russ Gustafson. At right: For the Honor So- ciety Tapping Ceremony, fea- tured speaker is Mr. Carl M. Andrews, The Roanoke World News Editor. Mrs. Drewry hands Forensic awards to Pam Carolan and Marty Fant. Bob Dhue presents Millie Zaech for membership Pam won first in District and second in State honors in Poetry Reading, , Marty was first place District winnier in Prose. Honor Somew' in the Patrick Henry Chapter of the National 2l