Virginia Beach Junior High School - Lookout Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Social Science The Social Science Department, with Mrs. Smith as its chair- man, is interested in creating an awareness in the student of his heritage and the conditions of his present world. This is taught in relation to history's effect on the student himself. The department is divided into four courses: History 7, History 8, World Geography, and World History. History 7 is an extensive investigation of the history of the state of Virginia and its relation- ship to the rest of the United States. A study of the history of the U.S. from its inception to the present comprises the History 8 course. World Geography is a study of the geographical conditions affecting the histories of the various countries in the world. World History, designed for the college-bound student, is a review of the course of the history of the world. Many new approaches, such as the inductive approach and the Harvard Project method, are used in the teaching of these courses. im, i 1 1 i 1 i Mr. Herbert T. Bailey English 7, History 7 B.S. East Carolina Univ. Mrs. Judith M. Murray History 7 B.S. East Carolina 'N fi' 'US vl - ,- Mrs. Sharron H. Smith Department Head World I-listory, World Geo. B.S. Longwood Mr. W.K. Stow, Jr. lf? Math 8, History 8 B.S. U.S. Naval Academy Miss Patricia L. Vakos History 8, World Geo. B.A. William and Mary Mrs. Mary M. Winslow History 7 Purdue University

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Science The Science Department under the leadership of Mrs. Long has two prime objectives: to develop in the student a greater interest in the world in which he lives as well as an interest in the other living things of the worldg to aid the student in acquiring a scientific method for interpreting that world. The program is divided into three courses including Science 7, Life Science 8, and Introductory Physical Science 9. Science 7 is designed to develop in the students understandings of scientific principles and to stimulate an interest in the various branches of science. Lif Science 8 is developed as an introductory course for Biology and is well-suited for those who have had no previous exposure to Life Science. Through developing lab skills, Introductory Physical Science 9 trains pupils to think and develop skills in problem solving. Miss Linda Bolam Mrs. Ann C. Joynt Life Science 8 IPS, Physical Science B.S. Longwood B.S. Longwood Mr. Edward G. Holmes Mrs. Julia G. Sweeney Science 7, Math 7 Science 7 B.S. Frederick College B.S. Longwood College Mrs. Elisa J. Long Department Head Life Science 8 B.S. Radford Mrs. Suzanne Thompson Life Science' 8 B.S. Wake Forest College Mrs. Cynthia C. Walker Science 7- B.S. Va. State College l if i 'jig fy 1 . 'Ai . .J

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Mrs. Anne Henry Corrective Reading B.S., M.A. Longwood Miss Catherine Shesso Special Education Our Special Education program consists of two Special Edu- cation classes, a Corrective Reading program and a Speech Therapy program. Miss Shesso and Mrs. Gross, our two Special Education teachers, specialize in teaching each of their students on an individual basis according to the abilities and needs of the students. Our Corrective Reading program has been designed to diagnose reading problems and set up a program on an individual basis to correct the problem. Mrs, Henry is our full-time reading teacher who is aided on Monday and Wednesday by Mrs. Mary Ann Williams. Mrs. Peggy Sheets, who comes every Thursday, is our speech therapist who works with those having speech diffi- culties. Mr. Cheryl Sheets Speech Therapist Special Education B.S. East Carolina xx. Mrs Loretta Gross Special Education B.A. Rutgers il iv yi M.A. Columbia A