Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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MRS. HERCHEL HAMIll, left, earned her AB degree in social studies at Bessie Tift. She teaches three classes of English III and two classes of Bible. She is a sponsor of the Future Teachers of America. Poetry evokes different responses from students in Miss Culpepper's English II class. Beaverly Gleason, Sandra Belote, Margaret Patterson, Faye Towns, Dean Nichols, and Kay Talley display varying degrees of interest. MISS JEAN CULPEPPER, left, attended Valdosta State College where she received her BS in education. She teaches four classes of English II and one class of English I. Her extra-curricular responsibility is spon- soring the Beta Tri Hi Y. MRS. OLIVER GOOGE received her BS in education at Valdosta State College. She teaches five classes of English III and is a junior class sponsor. MRS. HARRY WOLINSKI received her AB in hu- manities from Valdosta State College and her MA in English from Florida State University. She teaches two classes of English II, two classes of English III, and one class of journalism. In addition, she is a sponsor of the SANDSPUR.

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Canguage J rts J re Vital 06 j 'kidQ ji. xpwb Reading is to the mind, what exer- cise is to the body —Addison. This has become the main theme in the VHS Eng- lish department. Because of the need for enriched experiences and the improve- ment of vocabulary, outside reading is taking a higher place in the English cur- riculum. Freshman and sophomore teachers drill on fundamentals in grammar and literature. Junior and senior teachers put more emphasis on varied reading and actual practice in both creative and ex- pository writing and in speaking before a group. By the completion of four years, the student has a firm background to prepare him for all future advancement to mature composition. MRS. WILLIAM WEST earned her BFA in drama at the University of Georgia and her MA in English at the same school. She teaches four classes of senior English and one class of junior English. MRS. CONVERSE McKEY attended VSC where she received her BA in English. She teaches five classes of English I. MRS. LARRY MONCUS received her BA in English from La- grange College. She teaches five classes of English I and is a sponsor of the Beta Tri Hi Y.

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Science Zrains, Organizes Common Sense MRS. GRADY MASSEY received her AB from VSC, her MS from Columbia Uni- versity, and did additional work at the University of Southern California and MIT. She teaches five classes of college biology and sponsors the Camera Club. VHS students gain clearer under- standing of their environment by study- ing the physical world and the laws that govern it. They also prepare for a future in which science will play an increasing role. General science, general and college preparatory biology, physics, and chem- istry courses are offered by the science department. HAROLD SLOANE attended Holy Cross where he received his AB degree and Bates College where he earned his M.A. He teaches three classes of general biology and two classes of chemistry.