Smithfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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J Through language studies we ac- quire a greater understanding of our foreign neighbors. Latin and French are offered in our school. They help us to understand the roots of our own language. Through the use of records we become acquainted with the spoken language. we8 stroi mao sciei psst sciei Board work in Latin! Translating is fun when the teacher does it, too. jCaii0uag€ . . . Wings to foreign lands Mike Blackman and Pat Staliings bring France to senior French by picture scenes. 4 12 n

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Mrs. Avery flips the switch! It is as simple as that— TV history for seniors. How can we fully understand the present unless we know the past? United States, Latin America, the world ... all these are covered in social studies courses. Also included in the Social Studies Department is geography. Social Science . . . flight through the centuries Lands and far away places come nearer home in Coach Brown ' s geography class. Here Sammy Johnson and Billy Howell point out some point of interest. Juniors study the cultures of many countries, past and present, in World History. Elaine Grumpier and Bill Taylor brighten up the scene with a colorful bulletin board.

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To cope with the recent accent on atomic energy, missiles, and nuclear weapons, a student must have a strong foundation in science. The de- mand for specialists in all phases of science has greatly increased in the past few years. It is the aim of the science department to meet this de- mand. Mrs. Joyce Barbour, our biology teacher, is pictured showing one of her classes a preserved specimen to let them see what the books say. Science . . gateway to the future Testing radio active elements in physics class are Dewey Lawson, Billy Upchurch, and Mr. Wiggs. Cleaning up is a part of chemistry tool Marc Wallace and Ed Wiikins are doing the job after one of their fifth period experi- ments in the lab. 13