Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Mrs. Reynolds Becomes Head Mr. Dwyer watches intently as the basketball team practices. Mr. Threewitts arrives at the gym early to watch the Junior Varsity game. The Social Studies Department was one of the most active departments in the school this year. The department, headed by Mrs. Brenda Rey- nolds, provided the student with many world-oriented courses. Such courses as World and American History, U.S. Government, Inter- national Relations, Economics and Personal Fi- nance were taught with emphasis on modern is- sues. Alex Strawn formulates his rebuttal for a debate in International Rela- tions class. Late afternoon finds Mr. Bennett laboring over tests. 22

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More Of Foreign Countries Miss Mary Sandy has time for some punch during a Spanish Club party. Miss Sandra J. Melton The ability to operate a film projector is a requirement for being a German teacher, as Mr. Horne displays. Andrew Bassette concentrates on his Latin classwork as Mrs. Frazier looks on. Language students participated in a variety of activities last year. Among them were field trips relative to the language and country they were studying. Many students carried on correspon- dence with people living in Germany and France. All of these activities gave the students a better understanding of the people, country and language they were studying. 21

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Of Social Studies Department Mr. Thomas R. Niles, member of the Social Studies Department, Miss Webb checks through research material for her history class, coaches baseball and basketball. - Student teacher Mr. Leonard explains his argument for President power to Mrs. Rey- In the early morning Mrs. Ward arranges papers to hand back to students. The emphasis on current affairs was carried through in the involvement of students in outside activities. The department participated in the Junior Virginia Burgesses Assembly, the Presi- dential Classroom and the Wilhamsburg Bur- gesses World Forum. All of these experiences provided students with the opportunity to discuss relevant social issues such as dissent in education, ecology and the role of the student in modern times. nolds. 23