Suffolk High School - Peanut Yearbook (Suffolk, VA)

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ARITHMETIC. ALGEBRA. GEOMETRY. TRIG Mrs. Estelle Seward MATHEMATICS Kuo” times Foo” equals Goo ; therefore Goo” equals Foo” squared or something. This is just about how much our math teachers think we know. But they just don’t understand! It ' s hard tor us to concentrate on square roots now a-days. And what can we do about teachers who complain that there aren ' t enough examples in the book for us to work and make up a lot of extras? But in spite of all our complaints, no high school curriculum would be com¬ plete w ithout a good math course, and that is just what Suffolk High has to offer. Selections may be made from a variety of courses—general mathematics, algebra, business arithmetic, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. There are no finer teachers anywhere, ami we have proof of this. Our bo vs and girls who go away to college where higher math is required are always well- prepared. So—thumbs up to math! This is just one of the many problems which Mrs. Seward’s Solid Geometry class tries to solve.

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OUR SCHOOL BOARD There must be a board of managers for every working organization, and it is in this capacity that the School Board serves Suffolk High School. Many important decisions come from them, and their efficiency in handling such matters i largely responsible for the grow th and development of the entire school system. OUR SECRETARIES Shaking of efficiency, what would we do without our secre¬ taries? Miss Thornton is always ready to help students look for things in the office and sign their excuses in the morning. And Mrs. Stallings can answer any question anybody asks! Thanks for all your help! Miss I »« r«»lhy Thornton Mrs. Helen Stallions

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GRAMMAR. COMPOSITION. LITERATURE Miss Anna Anderson Miss Frances Armistcad Miss Winston Cobb M iss Kml West LANGUAGE ARTS We students are that we go t« a school where the study of English grammar is not neglected. Sometimes we get pretty tired of juirts of speech, phrases, ami clauses, but down deep in our hearts we appreciate those teachers who drill us in these essential things. No longer do we seem bored in our study of English, for our new system of language arts classes combines literature, grammar, sj elling. and oral and written composition all in one. We like this method much better because it gives us more variety. When we get to be juniors and seniors, we begin to do more creative writing. Some of us even w rite short stories, poems, and maybe a one-act play now and then. We also learn how to speak in public, how to conduct and take part in open discussions and debates, and how to carry on meetings by parliamentary procedure. Then, most of us, but not all, like literature, for through reading and studying good literature of the past and present we can broaden our fields of interest. For these reasons and many others, junior high students devote two periods a day to language arts, while four years are required of senior high students for graduation. Pro and con? brittle and round table discussions are carried on in Miss Anderson ' s Public Speaking classes.