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

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F.T.A.'ers Plan For Future Careers In Teaching Officers of F.T.A. are Lucia Lionberger, Treasurer, Janet Miller, Secretary, Lenora Talley, Reporter, Brenda Ashley, Vice Presidentg JoAnne Fulton, President. Brenda Ashley helps elementary student, Sally Gantt, with a difficult geography problem during Career Day. 92 The Future Teachers of Amer- ica, a department of the Virginia Education Association, was set up to interest and inform students in the teaching profession. Activities of the year included talks by three student teachers on their college life and first experiences in teach- ing. The State F.T.A. Convention, meeting in December at Hotel Roanoke, gave members an in- sight into preparation for their careers as educators. ln February, Millie Zaech, Pat- rick Henry's foreign student, talked about education in Switzer- land. April 29, Career Day, F.T.A. members visited six elementary schools, where they observed class- room activities and participated in actual teaching. A city-wide ban- quet was held in March and Pat- rick Henry's F.T.A. annual ban- quet was held in May. Miss Anne Bailey and Mrs. Florence Stump are sponsors of the F.T.A. The members of the Future Teachers of America were: C. Ar- rington, B. Ashley, P. Baker, A. Bennett, M. Board, S. Caplan, P. Carolan, E. Clayton, A. Copen- haver, M. Cridlin, K. Crokett, A. Daniels, C. Deshields, A. Doss, S. Driscoll, C. Eubank, P. Fields, A. Frazier, J. A. Fulton, D. Gaines, C. Grasty, J. Gregory, P. Gwaltney, A. Haley, H. Hardin, L. Holdren I B. Hurst, M. Hutcheson, D. Juer- gens, J. Lancaster, L. Lionberger, P. Mason, C. Meyer, J. Miller, M. Mundy, B. Norris, A. Peterson, B. Robertson, D. Rudolph, S. Shearer, B. Snapp, T. Stott, L. Talley, D. Tate, J. Taylor, J. Terrell, C. Wal- drop, K. Walker.

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Lauren Langley, .lo Sydenstricker and Bill Waldrop in Dark at the Top of the Stairs. Lauren Langley and Kit Bond in Dark at the Top of the Stairs. Bobby Dillard, Rowley Turner, Mary Anne Mullins and Russ Gustafson in The Doctor in Spite of Himself.

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Officers Betty Hurst, Vice President, Linda Wahlberg, Treasurer, and Dianne McKendree, President, check activities for the coming spring. Linda Wahlberg, Becky Byrd, Ann Paxton, and Dianne McKendree gather to watch a demonstration of the arrangement of home utilities given by a representative from the Appalachian Power Company. F.H.A. Develops Maturity In Its Homemakers Future Homemakers of America is a national organization that studies the ethics of good home- making. Through the F.H.A. girls learn to appreciate the beauty ofa home and its surroundings, to strive for its betterment, and to find satisfaction in making their home a happy one. The F.H.A. en- courages democracy and stimu- lates girls to play an active part in community affairs. One enjoyable project last year was a joint meeting with Jefferson High School's F.H.A. ln June the Patrick Henry Chapter was hostess to the State Future Homemaker's of America Convention. i963 F.H.A. members were N. Alexander, B. Ayers, C. Bailey, J. Bailey, N. Britton, J. Brust, J. But- ler, B. Byrd, C. Council, J. Crowley, D. Deans, J. Dodson, A. Doss, A. Foster, J. Glasgow, K. Grady, D. Hannabass, S. Hilderbrand, E. Hodges, B. Hurst, P. Kelley, B. Lendsey, J. Macy, B. Mason, S. McClure, S. McGarrell, D. McKen- dree, K. McKendree, M. McNeil, L. Noell, A. Paxton, P. Richardson, J. Tenell, S. Taylor, L. Wahlberg, B. Wallenborn, K. Walker, B. Weeks, L. Wright, J. Young, K. Young. 93