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

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HISTORY OF THE DRAMA ” ‘ : “ a ae 3 Students may understand the development of drama from its earliest forms to the picture frame stage in this pictorial chart. Poised at the blackboard, junior Larry Swisher tries to draw the attention of the group as he pre- pares to illustrate a point. eI Niporiion Mauer Addressing her fellow juniors in English class, Mary Armstrong reads inspiring excerpts from the works of American writers. Directors — 29

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A in°England A merica Many years and writings are covered in a short space on this graphic chart of the development of the English and American novel form. Some English students remain unimpressed or uninspired, in spite of Scott Caldwell’s enthusi- astic rendering of a literary masterpiece. George Orwell’s Animal Farm might well have inspired this bulletin board of pigs, pigs, pigs in Virginia Martin’s English class. S MANS WORLD SOD WOMEN GOTTA LEARN THER PLACE INT Eng. Scholars Examine Epic Heroes Apprehensively the sophomores drifted grade curriculum. 11th graders his mother or the decapitation of the into their assigned English classes, experienced life on the Mississippi Green Knight. Echoes of a strange unaware of the reams of paper and as they traveled in Huck Finn’s language filtered through the halls scores of pens and pencils they would company and “transcended” to great as seniors haltingly recited use by the end of their 3 years of heights with Emerson and Thoreau, “‘Whan that Aprille with required English courses. Strains of only to return to earth with a his shoures “Friends, Romans, countrymen” ema- study of great American short soote...” from Chaucer’s nated from 10th grade classes as stu- stories. Canterbury Tales. With more dents relived the death of Caesar. Monsters dominated the scene for confidence, these same seniors Grammar, spelling, composition, and 12th grade English students as they eloquently recited lines from term papers rounded out the 10th relived the death of Grendel and Macbeth or Gray’s “Elegy.” 28 — Directors

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30 — Directors Standing in front of a poster of the Eiffel Tower, ready to address the class in the French language, is teacher Carolyn Kinzie. Observing potential drivers in the driver training program, Paul Hatcher stands at the tower window over looking his charges. Smiling at her students, French and English teacher Karen Scott encourages pupils to use the French language as often as possible. Teaching physical education and coaching girls’ varsity basketball for a half season are two jobs that keep Peggy O’Dell busy. Keeping Doris Collins’ time fully occupied are her duties as physical education teacher and her role as Pep Club sponsor.