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

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Advanced Placement was a growing phenomenon in this school for the last few years. We owed a lot to the A. P. teachers who gave their time and tal- ents to this special curriculum. Those teachers who taught A. P. here were, Mrs. Elaine Almarode, A. P. English; Dr. Richard Miller, A. P. chemistry and physics; and Mr. Gerald Stump, A. P. history. All the A. P. teachers were unique and so we picked one to spotlight. Mr. Gerald Stump taught A. P. history and advanced government, not to add all his extracurricular activities such as IPA and being involved in the Model General Assembly and the Mock United Nations. Mr. Stump took time from his busy schedule and answered a few ques- tions. Mr. Stump had been teaching A.P. history for two years and Ad- vanced government for ten years. When asked if he enjoyed teaching A.P. he replied, ‘Oh yes, its very chal- lenging for me as well as for the stu- I8 Academics Academic Phenomenon dents because we are able to study and do things not done in the regular classes.” As for the students he says at first it takes a while to adjust to the amount and depth of the material taught. He also said that it took the first six weeks or longer to understand his ways. He commented that when the first essay was handed in it needed more depth. They saw the surface of the problem but did not write in the great depth that he was looking for. He was asked how the students han- dled the A.P. class and he replied that some were probably taking more strides than others; for some it’s a struggle because of the level of think- ing involved. He commented that the grades of the A. P. students would be higher in a regular class; he said that the grades in advanced government were excellent but that A. P. history grades were lower because of the pres- sure of the exam and the detail and amount of material they cover. Mr. Stump was questioned about the fact that it took special preparation; he said that it was a lot of writing and extra handouts for the students and more handouts for him to prepare. In history he had a different special kind of preparation. He was asked if he would recom- mend A. P. for all college bound stu- dents. He replied that only if they were willing to work hard. He added that A. P. is a growing phenomenon, and that more and more colleges are accepting A. P. credits’, also that UVA within five years will not accept a student who has had the opportunity to take A. P. and not taken it. So Mrs. Frances Richard- son has commented again and again if you want to get into one of the more competitive schools you need to join the A. P. bandwagon because Ad- vanced Pla cement classes are here to stay. by Sandy Wright and Robin Watts

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Choosing which pictures had to go in and what copy was right for each sec- tion was definitely an experience. When all the deadlines were over and done, however, a gentle sigh was heard. The Legacy staff had once again done it: produced an outstanding vol- ume of the Stuarts Draft High School yearbook. by Heather Williams Joyce Lindner Below: The Legacy staff: Tonya Lucas, Heather Williams, Missy Terrell, Meg Weems, Joyce Lindner, Lori Johnson, Kim Walters, Tammi Rogers, Angie Marshall, Robin Watts, Sandy Wright, Mary Dean, John Burch. Left: Lori Johnson works diligently on copy for one of her layouts. Above: Joyce Lindner and Heather Williams review their yearbooks while waiting for the VHSL workshop at UVa to begin. Ideas ... molded, shaped and shipped Yearbook 17

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Below: Mrs. Elaine Almarode, A.P. English teach- er, looks oddly bored with her class and the cam- Left: Mac Weems concentrates hard on the next eraman. sentence she intends to write on her essay. Above left: Amy Craighead and Demetria Kor- geanos are happily satisfied writing papers for Mrs. Almarode. Left: Kristi Knotts works harder as the ideas come to mind and flow through her pen. Above: Mr. Stump drills his A.P. history students on the criteria for their A. P. exam. Academics 19