Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Study Of History Develops Perspective History has a practical value in understanding the present, interpreting the past, and hoping for the future. Every day, events are taking place all over the world which will one day be recorded as history. What we gain from this record is dependent on our ability to link the past to the present. We should not look forward to the future with blind optimism, but with the realization that the knowledge that we gain by looking back will guide us in the future. In addition to history, a knowledge of geography familiarizes the student with the countries which are so vitally important to us today. Government is one of the essential elements of social organization, because it exists to maintain our civilization, and without it democracy and culture are destroyed. Particularly in a democratic society such as ours, knowledge of the process of government is important. All of these — history, geography, and government — are offered for the benefit of the stu- dent’s adjustment to the world today. The world of the Civil War is still alive in Petersburg as students Larry Azlin and Joe Langley probe the ground with a metal detector for relies such as this cannonball. 1608 comes alive as Mr. Ruffa’s history class presents a re-enactment of the saving of John Smith as portrayed by Joan Hiler, Kevin Scarborough, Billy Wilson, and Steve Bach. 26

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Use of the language lab enables French teacher, Miss Taylor, assisted by Ken Jeffer- son, to devote individual attention to the pronunciation and accent of her students. 25

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Civil War dress and weapons add authenticity to this shooting match between local teams held at Fort Lee. Colonel Lloyd expounds his knowledge on a wide variety of subjects. , . Elsie Ellis James Jean Norman Jenkins Earlene Lampman John Leete Addinell Lloyd Karen Patillo Eleanor Poole James Porach A 27