Tabb High School - Bengal Yearbook (Tabb, VA)

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Q Penfamesters Offer Subjects Tabb ' s faculty began their year with adopting the pentamester system of courses in lieu of the traditional full year subjects. In this system students choose four nine-week courses to be collaborated into one credit. This enabled students to choose areas of personal interest and to break d away from the full year routine. For example, students could learn communications skills, particular areas of literature speech, journalism, speed reading, or others instead of that standard requirement — English. With the adoption of this new system, days are shortened to six periods.

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im Departments Highlighted In accordance with the new variety of specialized subjects, classes were arranged for participation. The Drama department was designed with a small stage in the classroom where students can rehearse their 3-act play and spring musical. B Chorus rooms were constructed with the best acoustical design. Percy E. Ironmonger, bond director states that Tabb ' s band room is one of the best designed and equipped on the Peninsula. He comments that it is excellent to produce concerts with the chorus. Stage Band concerts, and results in Winchester. Art rooms are described as the best to work with. And business students feel as if they have already gone to work. It’s practically an office. TABS — A Picture of Change Students . . . Mirror? Tabb High School — different from its outside edge to its inner-most crevice — is characterized by a new attitude, new technique, and by an effort to instill new interest. Will the students become a part of this? Whether it be buzzer or bell, carpet or tile, nine weeks or thirty-six, can Tabb make the innovations a reality? Somebody does want their children to learn. Will those 950 respond? The School Board thinks so. Mr. Miller, principal of Tabb, thinks so. The faculty thinks so. Well students. What do you say?

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- p “Somebody Sure Wants Us To Be Smart!!’’ This addition to the County ' s fine scholastic standing was financed through a local bond issue. It has been said statistics make one more appreciative. If so, the citizens of York County will be proud to know that the building alone totalled a cost of $3,091,584.12. Its surrounding property is valued at $140,000.00. However, interest was not solely taken in the school ' s outward appearance. $500,000.00 was spent on facilities to aid the student. $3,731,584.1211! and that ' s not even including teacher ' s payl Somebody sure wants us to be smart! — overheard.