Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Students in Mrs. Armstrong’s English II class present the as- sassination scene from Julius Caesar as part of their classroom experience in interpretation of drama. 10th Grade English The English Department, whose head is Mrs. Olive Pawley, is the largest department in the school with 32 teachers. In English II classes, Sophomores begin de- veloping their language skills and take a serious look at world literature. They study the different writing forms — the short story, the novel, essays, and plays,— learn the format of a research paper, and begin to de- velop the techniques of expository writing. Every sophomore English class spends two weeks in the read- ing clinic with Mrs. Minor. MRS. DICIE ARMSTRONG English II MISS CELIA BURROWS English II Solis Tri-Hi-Y MRS. MARY HANCOCK English II Alpha Tri-Hi-Y MRS. MARY KENDRICK English II Psi Tri-Hi-Y EDWINA MRS. STELLA KNIPLING MATALAS English II English II MRS GLORIA MISNER English II Iota Tri-Hi-Y MISS BEVERLY PERKINS English II Psi Tri-Hi-Y MRS. HELENA POWELL English II MISS ANN SULLIVAN English n Ultra Tri-Hi-Y MRS. MARY TOIVANEN Journalism English H, III Signal Adviser MRS. ROLENE WELLS English II 20

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Mr. Campbell and Ethelyn Abbott discuss college choices. Bill Bawcombe and Bruce Harting check their College Board ratings with Mrs. Stout, Bursar. Guidance The Guidance Department assists students in getting the most from their experience at Wakefield by helping them understand themselves in relation to the school. Counselors are assigned to each sophomore class as it enters school and remain with the class until its grad- uation. The present counselors for the senior class are Miss Wilson and Mr. Winkler; for the juniors, Mrs. Algor and Mr. Neal; and Mrs. Davis and Mr. Lynch for the sophomores. Mr. Campbell is Director of Guidance at Wakefield. Both students and their parents are encouraged to bring their problems to the Guidance Department. The counselors try to help students understand and solve their academic and personal problems and hold confer- ences with parents, teachers, and other persons con- cerned with the pupil. The Guidance Department also collects material on colleges and vocational choices to help students plan their future. Every year the Guid- ance Department sponsors College Night in which rep- resentatives from leading colleges attend and speak to parents and students about the requirements and ful- fillment of a college program. MRS. ELIZABETH ALGOR Eleventh Grade Counselor MR S. RAE EDYTHE DAVIS Tenth Grade Counselor MR. JAMES LYNCH Tenth Grade Counselor MR. RICHARD NEAL Eleventh Grade Counselor MISS EVELYN MR. LAWRENCE WILSON WINKLER Senior Counselor and Senior Counselor College Counselor Keyettes 19

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Gayle Postle receives special instruction from Mrs. Pawley in the English office. Mrs. Minor gives Henry Wilhelm speedreading instruction in the reading clinic. 11th Grade English Juniors study American literature from colonial to contemporary writers. A two year Advanced English III and IV program is offered to students who have the scholastic achievement and ability needed to handle the content of such a course. Some juniors begin the Ad- vanced English program, making a two year commit- ment, and others may include journalism in their elec- tives. Journalism students acquire a “nose for news” along with the ability to report and write copy. As part of the course, the class puts out one issue of the Signal. MRS. MARJORIE MISS MARGUERITTE MR. JAMES MRS. MARCIA MR. GERALD MR. GERALD ACKER CRAWFORD FOUCHE GRAHAME GROVES DILLARD English III English III Reading English III English III English HI, IV Beta Tri-Hi-Y Pendulum Photography Club Playreading Club Bookstore Key Club Ultimi Hi-Y MRS. RONA MOSCOW English HI MRS. OLIVE PAWLEY Department Head English HI MRS. SHIRLEY PELLETTE English in Advanced Composition MRS. ANITA SCOTT English HI Tau Tri-Hi-Y MISS ELLEN SHEARIN English HI Epsilon Tri-Hi-Y MR. GERARD SHELTON Grade Chairman English in 21