Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Students That There Was More To English Than Grammar Mrs. Sheehan attempts to clean up her desk after class. Mrs. Sheehan almost buries herself beneath her spirit sign. The faculty was a great supporter of the school teams. As the drama instructor, Miss Horton finds herself very busy when the Senior class play rolls around. Here she discusses props with Mr. Paul. As the head of the English department, Mrs. Woodard always las plenty to do. Here she makes notes for the afternoon department meeting. Mrs. Robinson smiles at the answer she gets from a student concerning the writings of Robert Burns. Mrs. Horton fills out a check to cover the expenses incurred by members of the cast. 17

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The English Department Attempted To Show Miss Hollander receives a bear hug from student, John Carter. n Miss Ward relaxes in the late afternoon sunshine and reads a volume of Shakespeare. Mrs. Horne helps a student with his mathematics assign- ment. Communication is a most important factor in the development of human nature. This year the English Department allowed students to learn many ways of communication by offering many new and specialized courses. Besides the required courses in English, courses in Drama. Speech. Journalism, and Humani- ties were offered. This year MADCIV was offered for the first time. It included Art, Music, Drama, and Civilizations. The English Department also sponsored a “White Ele- phant sale to earn money for supplemental materi- als. Mrs. Sheehan, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Paul show their school spirit as Mr. Deans looks on. 16 Miss Fuller gives English student, Joe Simpkins, his test paper.

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Students Use Language Laboratoy To Develop Miss Jones comments as Joe Williams translates his Spanish assignment for the class. Without communication, a person is like an island separated from the rest of the world. To prevent students from becoming “islands” unto themselves, the Language Department gave students the opportu- nity to study foreign languages with the most modern equipment. With the aid of films and records, stu- dents were able to see and hear how important a knowledge of languages can be in certain situations. Students were also able to use the language laborato- ry where they could listen to recordings and improve pronunciation and vocabulary. Directed by Mr. James Horne, the department offered Spanish, French, Latin, and German. Mr. Horne adjusts his tape recorder so that his students can hear the proper ways of Steve Fields carefully takes down notes in his language class, pronouncing and accenting German. 18