Peabody Junior High School - Peabodian Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Teachers 40 HOW DO YOU LIKE PEABODY? I love it. I find it very challenging. There ' s never a dull moment, always new ideas coming up to be worked on. Sometimes it is frustrating because there is not enough time to be able to accomplish an idea with the degree of perfection as I would like . There are still many new ideas I ' d like to see carried out. Maybe we can get around to them in the next eight years. C. Alcaraz Like any public institution , Peabody has its faults. Working together, students and teachers can resolve these and still have a good school . R. Hairston All the energy displayed by the students, the wonderful faculty and staff and the progressiveness of the system itself. The people, especially the students, here are beautiful! G. Longsworth I graduated from Peabody when what is called the Williams Annex was Peabody High School so with some pride , I must say Peabody is an endearing institution to me. P. Davis I like Peabody. I like young people and I like being around them. F. Morgan Each and every year that I have been here, 1 find that I like Peabody better than the year before . W. Deatherage Excluding the auditorium , I have no real complaints about the actual physical plant. The faculty is generally personable and friendly. There are a few who are exceptional in their efforts. D. Wilson Teachers at Peabody are really neat. Sometimes harsh, some- times sweet. They always give you work to do, And when your work is done it ' s homework, too. Susan Jones JONES, JOAN B. English JONES, MADELINE R. English JOURNIGAN, JAMES L. P.E. and Health KLEIN, RALPH Science LANDAU, MELISSE Special Studies LONGSWORTH, GEORGE L. English LUNA, EVELYN C. Science MAHONEY. GWENDOLYN Secretary MAJOR, BONNIE M. Business MAASS, JUNE Home Economics MARSHALL, CLEMENTINE Science MATTHEWS, S. LAURETA Science

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AS LONG AS YOU TREAT ANY HUMAN BEING AS a human being, in all ways, there are no problems. Students are no different. Of course their attitudes about life and their school work generally tend to be a bit shaky, but with a lot of understanding and patience, it can be worked out. Our students must learn the meaning of self pride and individual dignity. J. B. Jones HAYES, GARNETTE J. Citizenship HAYES, MILDRED S. Home-School Coordinator HILL, LINDA English HINTON, LESLIE E. Mathematics HOPSON, BONNIE H. Art HORST, JACQUELINE B. Music HUTCHERSON, HAROLD Science JANUARY, IMOGEN E B. Science JETER, JANICE S. Health JOHNSON, DARL Drafting JOHNSON, FRANCES R. P. E . and Health JONES. JAMES B. Science STUDENT ATTITUDES Typical. Just because this is 1977 doesn’t mean that student interests have changed over the years. The only attitude students have now, that did not exist in the many schools I attended is the desire to hurt one another. It certainly took a great deal more to provoke a fight when I was coming through school. I think fighting has become a form of recreation at Peabody. M. Witt Most of the students with whom I have direct contact are OK. Many are lacking in manners and the social graces in general though I don ' t believe it ' s hopeless. There is a tremendous amount of profanity. G . Longsworth Very difficult to answer. On one hand 1 feel that to be given privileges and grades without the necessary hard work and responsibility on their part. For example: Students WANT a juke box. But when we had one they never followed the rules set up and as a result the lines could not move in the cafeteria and students were constantly late for class. I do believe that students should have privileges like the jukebox, but only if they prove they can handle it. Just giving out privileges without attaching responsibilities spoils the student and does not prepare him for the outside world . (Example: driving license is a privilege but if you don ' t follow traffic rules you can lose it.) C. Alcaraz FACULTY

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Three married couples are employed by Peabody Jr. High. I Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. What is it like to work at the same school with my spouse? It ' s marvelous! We have great respect for each other as individu- al als - this makes us great friends. Friends always have tidbits of interest to share whenever or wher- ever they meet. Running into each other on the job makes the day more interesting and more enjoya- ble.” Mrs. Lou Caldwell I like it because I love her. We have always enjoyed each other ' s company regardless of where we are. Working together does not alter the fact - it simply highlights it. Joe Caldwell Working at the same school with your spouse is very convenient as well as enjoyable. We can ride to school and back home together. Also , we can spend most of our leisure time with each other because we have the same working hours. It is very easy to talk over ■ MINETREE, JAMES C. Science MOORE, CHARLES L. Industrial Arts MOORE, ELOISE J. Co-Op NEDWARDS, MARY C. Mathematics ODENWELDER, ROBERT W. P.E. and Health PAINTER, KAREN DECA PERKINS, PEARL L. Mathematics PETROSKY, LORETTA P.E. and Health RENNIE, CAROLYN Home Economics ROMANCHOCK, THEODORE F. Industrial Arts SEARS, DOROTHY Home Economics SHELTON, JAMES A. Mathematics the events and problems of the day together and be understood. We teach some of the same stu- dents. They always keep us informed as to what the other is doing. This is often quite comical. Something that can also be amus- ing is when students see us talking at school. They tease us frequently since we are newlyweds. 41 HUSBAND AND WIFE WORK TOGETHER All things considered, we both agree that we like working the same school very much. In fact, if we had not been working in the same school, we may never have met. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon I feel there are advantages and dis- advantages to this. The advantages may be centered around economy that thousands of people across the nation are concerned about; and secondly there is actually more time to spend with one another because you can come and go together. On the other hand, sometimes working in the same sit- uation kind of limits conversation because the couple has nothing new to di scuss. Then, too, let’s face it, being human we all tend to have little misunderstandings from time to time and many times just being away from the source of con- fusion tends to ease the tension. G. Hayes It ' s good to have a spouse who assures my prompt arrival at work. B. P. Hayes FACULTY