Riverheads High School - Dimensions / Colosseum Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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Table of Contents Academic Features Administration Classes Organizations Athletics Advertising Cover by 8 34 44 75 106 126 Dale Berry and Rebecca Lewis i f » f I

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Students eagerly anticipate the moment when their principal, Mr. Cecil G. Layman, imparts to them sententious advice. His experience as an educator, assistant of adoles¬ cents, and as a responsible citizen as well as his friendly manner and firm character have won for him the respect of the entire student body. When the time arrives during which he delivers his annual mes¬ sage to the student assembly, all ears are turned his way, expectant¬ ly. All students are aware that Mr. Layman's rules and advice are for the general welfare and improve¬ ment of our student body and the reputation of our school. Words Of Wisdom Are Offered By Our Friend And Advisor To the student body: It is again the time of year when members of the COLOSSEUM Staff are culminating several months of feverish work in preparing your yearbook. May I congratulate each member of the staff and your sponsor for the outstanding work that has gone into this book, as you put into picture and word the second chapter of our school's brief history. This has been a good school year. It is the year that we graduate our first full Senior class. It has been a year of increased emphasis and strengthening of academic achievement and a year of continued success in athletics. The loyalty and enthusiasm of the student body and patrons has been tremendous. In less than two years, you have become'' Riverheads. With so much evidence today of a need for better citizens and a keener sense of responsibility, you the student body are demonstrating that you can accept the challenge. It is our aim to prepare each of you to take his rightful place in the community and to be a contributing member of society. We will endeavor to see that you attain the maximum of your ability. With the continued help and support from each of you, this can be done. Each of you has the obligation to yourself and to your fellow students. Through your actions, you will continue to have an outstanding school. Yours truly, 6

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As The New Day Dawns, Learning’s As the morning buses arrive, they transport stu¬ dents, eager to augment their mental capacities. All areas of our education department are concentrated on the supreme purpose of assisting them individually in their pursuits. Three curricular tracts, namely academic, general, and vocational are featured in our effective system of education. Contained in our academic field are the college preparatory courses and the courses required by the state board of education for every student. Among the vocational interests are homemaking, agriculture, industrial arts, and business education. Included in the general tract is the practical knowl¬ edge relevant to the students' chosen future careers. As the new day dawns, rather than being merely instructed in chosen subjects, the students share the excellent opportunity to gain personal experience in the application of the knowledge which they absorb. Even those young people who don't continue their education after high school will find a place in their futures to utilize the basic foundation of knowledge which high school offers. Forever, the memories and the understanding of subject matter, obtained at Riverheads, will be carried in the hearts of the youths who spent five joy-filled years within its brick walls. 8