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

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Patrick Henry saves much money by doing its own laundry. Mike Miller removes towels from the dryer while Keith Garland loads the washer. I I, f r-Q Up! Girls do leg lifts during a gym period. Light calisthenics improve the all-round fitness of studentsv Dale Jarvinen sets up while Kathleen Grady gets ready to spike during a volleyball game. 23

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Fast moving action unfolds in a Junior physical education class football game. i. ' i tk' whit. Mr. Howard E. Light Phys. Ed., Driver Edu- cation, B.A., Roanoke College, M.Ed., Uni- versity of North Caro- lina, Chairman of Phys- ical Education Depart- ment, Head Football Coach, Track. Mrs. Martha R. Gravely Phys. Ed., Driver Edu- cation, B.S., East Ten- nessee State College, Girls' Volleyball, Ten- nis, Cheerleaders, G.A.A. sponsor. Patriots Enjoy Physical Education The main purpose of the Physical Education Department is to create a sound body to go with the sound mind developed in other academic classes. This is done by a routine of general physical fitness and par- ticipation in a variety of sports. At the beginning and end of the school year each student is admin- istered a physical fitness test to determine his, or her, weaknesses and strong points. This testing is done in order that the Physical Edu- cation Department can evaluate its program and adapt it to the physi- cal needs of students. A varied curriculum of instruc- tion and participation in more than twenty-five sports is offered to each student. Included among these sports are touch football, speed ball, volleyball, basketball, softball, relay races, soccer, field hockey, tumbling, gymnastics, stunts, body mechanics, modern dance, bowling, badminton, aerial tennis, deck ten- nis, table tennis, shuffleboard, archery, horseshoes, track and field, and wrestling. At regular intervals boys' and girls' classes combine for co-recrea- tion. These sessions are comprised of folk dancing, square dancing, so- cial dances, and various games. Co- recreation adds diversity to the cur- riculum and is enjoyed by all. In addition to physical training Mr. Albert Leon Briggs Phys. Ed., Driver Edu- cation, B.S., Universi- ty of Virginia, M.Ed., University of Virginia, Head Wrestling Coach, J.V. Football Coach. Mr. Raymond Yingling Lucas, II Phys. Ed., B.S., Austin Peay State Teachers College, Head Track Coach, Football. ,Q . 44 .gb Miss Katherine Patricia Duffy Phys. Ed., B.S., Radford College, M.Ed., Univer- sity of North Carolina, Girls' Varsity Basket- ball, Freshmen Girls' Volleyball, Freshmen Girls' Intramurals, G.A.A. sponsor. Mrs. Betty Jo Patsel Phys. Ed., Driver Edu- cation, B.S., West Vir- ginia University, Liber- ty Belles, Girls' Gym- nastics Team, Junior Girls' Intramurals. students also receive instruction in Driver Education and Health. Driver Education is very important because of its significance in reduction of automobile accidents. Students re- ceive reduced insurance rates upon successful completion of this cou rse. ln Health class, students learn the factual aspect of the physical training that they do. Care for the body and prevention of disease is given careful study. An annual Physical Education Show is used to raise money for the Physical Education Department. New and much needed equipment is bought with this money. This equipment gives students a chance to participate in sports that normal- ly are not available. An extensive intramural system plays a prominent role in the De- partment's curriculum. Competition is between either home rooms or physical education classes. Cham- pionships are held in basketball, touch football, speed ball, volley- ball, track and field, and wrestling. The value of competitive sports cannot be underestimated. Athletic competition endows a person, not only with a strong body, but also with sportsmanship, competitive spirit, self-confidence, responsibility to himself and his group, team ef- fort, and the will to win. These are the habits that the Physical Educa- tion Department endeavors to be- Larry Davidson builds strength, speed, and agility by climbing the peg-boards during Phys. Ed. class. stow upon the young men and women at Patrick Henry High School.

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4 -' 7' Lf.. K Ht Q new i E t a I l W ww... if M E Candidates for All State Choir chosen by Mr. Burgess, Mr. Ferguson, and Miss Camper are Nancy Robertson, David Edwards, Richard Edwards, Nancy Srb, Connie Blake, Ann Janney, Frances Cundiff, Art Eddy, Sydney Turner, and Ann Thomas. Including art, speech and dra- matics, choir, concert band, orch- estra, shop, and mechanical draw- ing, the Fine Arts Department expresses Patriots' many talents. The speech and dramatics division works with the English Depart- ment to sponsor forensic and speech competition, For the sec- ond year, the music division pre- sented Handel's Messiah dur- ing the Christmas season. Four guest soloists, members of the choirs, students and their parents, and students from other area high schools joined the orchestra in this oratorio. When the art divi- sion transformed bare bulletin boards and blank walls into deco- rative displays, student art work made the interior of P.H. as at- tractive as the exterior. Spring found all parts of the Department hard at work on Carnivall, the Serata, annual Fine Arts Festival Combining art, drama, music, and dance. Shop students constructed sets, the Home Economics Depart- ment made costumes. Providing future vocations, avocations, cul- tural appreciation and understand- ing is the goal of Fine Arts Department. 24 F 'Riff w, 1 L