Stuarts Draft High School - Legacy Yearbook (Stuarts Draft, VA)

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Free to elect Have you read the newspaper lately? Do you know what’s been happening in the world and community around you? If not, you should talk to some of this past year’s history students. Accord- ing to Mrs. Banks, chairperson of the history department, she saw a lot of change in her students this year than those from other years. “The students appear to be taking a greater interest in their studies and current events,” she told us. Many of them are achiev- ing academic excellence, and she be- lieves that the greater interest in their studies played an important role. Since this past yea r was the year of the presidential election, we had a mock election of our own. Many students had no qualms over splitting tickets and | had questions about the ethics of poli- tics and political campaigns. There was. Above: Mr. Stump, A SDHS history and government teacher, takes time out from classes to relax and read the newspaper. 14 History, English and foreign language

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Below: Mr. Alenander keeps busy teaching his students the many equations needed for Algebra. i Last year Mr. Maxwell kept everyone out of breath, even in the classroom. The ninth grade physical education class was required to take a three week cardiopulmonary resuscitation course. Over those three weeks students were taught one man CPR for adult and in- fant, and the procedure used to help a choking victim. Near the end of the course students took a practical exam and were asked questions about what to do if certain changes occurred; if the students were able to do this they passed the course. The mathematics department came out on top last year with two wins in area competition. At the James Madi- son University Math Competition, the SDHS team of Bobby Calder, Jay Bur- ton, and Eric Oiesen brought back a first, fifth, and fourteenth place from among 36 students from |I2 high schools. Adam Funk also brought back a first place from a competition at Blue Ridge Community College. In the class- room students were busy trying to un- derstand algebra and geometry, a world of proofs and equations. Disecting was the word in the science department. From Mr. Patterson to Mr. Cline to Doc Miller students were kept busy with labs. In earth science and bi- ology frogs and pigs were found being explored by the students. Doc went a few steps further with his disecting and presented the students with the mystery of the atom. From phys. ed. to math to science stu- dents kept busy with the challenges of life. by Mary Dean Math, science and phys. ed. 13

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also a wave of conservatism and patrio- tism brought about by the election. In both the English, history, and foreign language departments, the Governors Seal caused the curriculums to be changed to fit the new standards for education. “The English department was not affected by it as much as the others because it was already a re- quired subject.” said Mrs. Houser, an Top left: World history teacher, Mr. Schindler, takes great pains to get his meaning to his stu- dents. Above left: Madame DesPortes contemplates giv- ing a pop quiz on conjugating French verbs. English teacher at SDHS. She also said that her students are more serious about their studies. Mrs. Sheffield, the Latin teacher at SDHS, told us that her main objective for this past year was to teach her students to think reasonably and rationally. The Governor’s Seal also made the students think about college and what subjects they need to get into the school of their choice. Top right: Hail Caesar! Robin Watts and Sandy Wright, Latin | and Latin Il students, pause to model their togas for the camera. Above right: Ms. Lemaster finishes the chapter in her book before answering the question of David Shriver, one of her ninth grade students. The changes this past year brought about many improvements for educa- tion. The students began taking more interest in their work and as a result the grade averages went up. The stu- dents also began to think things through and to ask questions about their surroundings. As a whole the aca- demic system was improved. by Sandy Wright Robin Watts History, English and foreign language I5