Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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tasks they must accomplish from a manual. The manual used contains educational material that the teach- ers are required to read. This project is expected to add new dimensions to teaching with excellence. It is evident that the staff of Thom- as Dale has tried to make this year a memorable one and have put many hours into preparation. Spending their time and effort, the teachers form a new attitude toward teach- ing. Before the start of school, LD teachers Miss Talbort and Miss Duff are creating a bulletin board illustrating how the LD program oper- ates. M ‘3 5 Getting ready for a brand new year, Mrs. Campbell cleans each desk with anxious thoughts of the beginning of school. SRE EERIEREEEREEEEEERREREEIEEEemeREEEEReEEeEt EE eee At the end of the day, Mrs. Marsh makes sure all well that ends well. Teachers’ Return 15

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Project TEE Commands n Tuesday, August 20th, cars began pulling into the parking lot of Thomas Dale for the first day of school. Yes, school did officially begin on August twenty-sixth but not for the teachers. Their day began bright and early at seven-thirty a.m., Au- gust twentieth. Mr. Sublett welcomed everyone with a leisurely facutly breakfast which was followed by introductions to members of the school board and all new teachers. That afternoon, the faculty met to discuss the goals for this school year and to make plans for the rest of the week. The following days were busy with TEE meetings and clean-up. On Wednesday, all teach- ers went to their different depart- mental meetings while on Thursday all the secondary schools met to dis- cuss Project TEE (Toward Educa- tional Excellence). On Friday morn- ing, the teachers were in their rooms preparing for the classes they would have to teach on Monday. The project that took up a lot of the time of the teachers that week was Project TEE. Project TEE has been in the planning for two years. Throughout the entire county, ad- ministrators have already taken part in this new program. All teachers are now becoming active in this new at- titude toward excellence. A six-hour meeting was held with refreshments and lunch provided. All in all, the meeting was very fes- tive and even included balloons. The basis of this new attitude is the add- ed dimension of coaching. Every teacher has a coach and certain Janitor, Mr. Harris, realizes he has his hands full with the coming of a new school year. Discussing rules for their department, Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Smith run down requirements for each course. Looking over their new textbooks before the start of school, the Spanish teachers Mr. Seal, Mrs. Liner, and Mrs. Clayman discuss the quality of their books. 14 Teachers’ Return

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Many Happy Returns onday, August twenty-six, was a day that struck fear in the hearts of many Chesterfield students. That first day of school was accom- panied as usual by first day jitters. Whether a freshman or a senior, many students wondered who their teachers were and who would be in their classes. David Brownlee sits in class and listens atten- tively as Mrs. Reed gives instructions on the next assignment. — Conversing with friends, Denise Poole waits for the first bell of the year to ring. 16 First Day of School Although the majority of students could find their way around w ithout much trouble, there were freshmen who had difficulty finding their rooms. One usually knew there was a freshman in front of them if the Eating a snack before school, Maria Camacho and some friends talk of things they did over their summer vacations. student, while looking at the room numbers, suddenly stopped in their tracks and rushed back in the direc- tion they came from. Other freshmen had no problems locating their classes but they could not seem to The cafeteria during A Lunch can be a very hectic and busy place for students, old and new, to Thomas Dale.