Rappahannock High School - Rappahannock / Confederate Yearbook (Warsaw, VA)

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BEHIND THE SCENES SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD-Mr. W. A. Barrack; Mr. Richard W. Gouldin, Chair¬ man; Mr. J. Gladwyn Balderson; Mr. Robert T. Ryland, Superintendent; Mr. W. B. Harrison. The Richmond County School Board is comprised of four members, one from each magisterial district of the county. Stonewall District is represented by J. Gladwyn Balderson, Marshall District by Richard W. Gouldin, Wash¬ ington District by W. B. Harrison, and Famham District by W. A. Barrack. The School Board members are appointed by a school trustee electoral board and serve four year terms, one member’s term expiring each year in order that the Board will be continuing. It is the responsibility of the School Board to set policy and act on matters referred to it by the school system’s administrator, the Divisional Superintendent. It is the duty of the School Board to determine the needs of the school system and, within its capabilities, see that these needs are provided. The School Board is the liaison between the people of Richmond County and the Virginia State Department of Education representing the State of Virginia. All Board decisions must be made within the framework of the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the regulations of the State Board of Education. —Richard W. Gouldin, Chairman PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION OFFICERS—Mr. William Johnson, Treasurer; Mrs. Virginia A. Sanders, Secretary; Boyd S. Clements, President; Mrs. Peyton Fidler, Vice-President. The Rappahannock High School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is an association of parents, teachers, and other individuals interested in the proper teaching, training, and welfare of the youth in both school and community activities. Membership is by annual enrollment dues; one portion of the membership dues goes to the state Congress of Parents and Teachers v iile another goes to the national organization. The local un it is in the Rappahannock Valley District and is in membership with the state and national organizations. The primary objectives of the PTA are: To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, church, and community. To bring into closer relationship the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in trying to provide that which is necessary for the proper training of the child. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for every child the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education. The Rappahannock High School PTA, in accordance with the constitution and by-laws, has its regular meetings at 8:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday in September, November, January, March, and May, with the executive committee meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the same nights. 10 —Boyd S. Clements, President

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United States and Virginia govern¬ ment anc history, and English 9 are taught by THELMA T. LOWERY. At Mary Washington College she obtained her B.S. degree. Her favorite pastime is watching television. Budding young drivers are instructed by HELEN PALMER, who also teaches girls’ physical education. She attended Virginia Intermont Junior College, and received her B.A. degree in Physical Education at the University of South Carolina. For recreation she fishes and bird hunts. Boys’ physical education is taught by FREDERICK D. PITMAN, who has a B.A. degree from Lynchburg College. His main interest is sports. MIRIAM RICE, alumna of Madison College, University of Virginia, and R.P.I., teaches choral music. Her in¬ terests include music, reading, languages, sewing, cooking, and sports. ELIZABETH LOWELL RYLAND taught English 11 and Latin I and II the first semester. She was graduated from Vassar College with an A.B. de¬ gree. Her interests include sewing, cooking, ancient history, archaeology, concerts, plays, museums, and travel. Potential secretaries and executives are taught bookkeeping, Shorthand I and II, general business, and Typing II by ANNA MAE SANDERS. A graduate of Longwood College, she holds a B.S. degree. She finds that trying new recipes, playing bridge, traveling, and fishing are her favorites.

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