Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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: Hand hemming a newly made garment, Heidi Doak demonstrates the proper technique in adding the finishing touches. Favorite scenes of the Staunton area are im- mortalized on paper as art students create a calendar containing memorable pictures. Preparing for batchelorhood, William Lloyd learns to prepare simple, economical meals, mending, and the proper way to iron clothing. Folding clean rags is an uninteresting task but a necessary one as Ronald Cline completes another day in home ec. = m —st 12 — Directors

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Directing the students in a challenging musical arrangement, Beverley Ervine points out trouble wma, Roberts Divides Time Between Coaching, ‘l’eaching Band activities was drawing kept Mr. Don Roberts the main interest busy. Sponsoring the Outdoors of Mr. Robert Sanger while directing Club and camping were major choir and choruses absorbed Mr. Boisa parts of Mr. Mark White’s days. Taylor. Outside school activities Advising the Future Homemakers of enjoyed by Mr. Sanger and Mr. America was Mrs. Dorothy Wood’s Taylor were golf and fishing activity while advising the Art respectively. Coaching cross. club and the junior class engrossed country and teaching mechanical Miss Jane Hunter. Soma A popular course offering is White’s class in photography, a course in which students may learn to take and develop their work. Instructing students in the intricacies of art, Miss Jane Hunter offers her pupils a variety of art projects, materials, and media. ai Making sure his students have the proper pitch, timing, and tonal quality are the major concerns of music teacher, Boisa Taylor. Directors — 11

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Oils on canvas are a favorite medium among high school art students as this picture of a lonely red fox demonstrates. Organizing kitchen shelves saves time and steps. Andy Painter spends his entire class period arranging the shelves to his needs. Homemaking Appeals ‘T’o Both Sexes Both young boys and girls engaged in the art of homemaking under the guid- ance of their instructor, Mrs. Dorothy Wood. Delightful smells filtered through the halls as students practiced their cooking skills. First-year activities included giving dinners, teas, and mock weddings and receptions. Second year classes concentrated upon child care and home nursing. Aspiring young artists developed their talents under the guidance of Jane Hunter. Sculpture, oils, water color and other mediums appealed to the artistically inclined. Area residents get first grabs on the limited edition of Staunton area calendars which should become collectors’ items. Directors — 13