Wakefield High School - Starstone Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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History Government ; Psychology The Social Studies Department fosters participation in the annual United Nations Contest and the Northern Virginia Discussion League, and it sends Wakefield students to the George Washington University Student Conference. Among new developments and projected plans are trips taken by government classes to the United Nations Building, a greater number of assem- blies with historical emphasis, historical movies in the auditorium, and improved instruction in world geog- raphy through full utilization of available maps. Two interesting and often very helpful facets of the instruc- tional program are the formation of room libraries in the various social studies classrooms and the talks giv- en by diplomats and other people familiar with the af- fairs of the world who are invited to speak before social studies students. Curt von Kann speaks for democracy at a social studies assembly. MR. JOSEPH MISS BETSY MRS. MARCELLA KING McCAMPBELL MOSHER World History U.S. Va. History U.S. Va. Gov ' t. Student Assembly MR. HENRY RENZ U.S. Va. History Intensified Gov’t. Senior Class Sponsor MR. EDWARD REYNOLDS U.S. Va. Hist., Gov’t. Zeta Hi-Y MR. WALTER SCHULTE U.S. Va. History Varsity Football Coach MR. JOSEPH SIMMS U.S. Va. History Starstone MRS. INGE MRS DEBORAH STAFFORD TYSON U.S. Va. History U.S. Va. History Eta Tri-Hi-Y 25

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US. History ; World On government field trip to New York, John Liftin and Pat Creekmore stand in awe of the U.N. Building’s majesty. MRS. GWEN CARR Psychology Theta Tri-Hi-Y MR. DONALD DIFFENBAUGH U.S Va. Government Y Council BISA Miss Frances Keck is chairman of the seventeen- member staff of social studie s teachers at Wakefield. This staff strives, as its principal aim, to inform students about their country and its people and to keep them abreast of world affairs. To this end, U.S. and Virginia History is required of all juniors, and U.S. and Virginia Government is compulsory in the senior year. In addi- tion, instruction is offered in World Affairs, World His- tory, and Psychology, and more capable students may take Advanced History and Intensified Government. The social studies showcase houses informative displays. MR. KENNETH DIXON U.S. Va. Government Debate Club MR JOSEPH FLICOP UR. Va. Government N.Va. Discussion League MR ROBERT FRULLA World History Health P.E. Maximi Hi-Y J.V. Football. Track MR. JAMES GIBSON Psychology MR. MORT IRWIN U.S. Va. History Baseball Coach Monogram Club MISS FRANCES KECK Department Head U.S. Va. History Advanced Placement History National Honor Society 24

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Foreign Languages Sophomores utilize the Annex Language Lab to improve their listening and speaking knowledge of a foreign language. Foreign languages? Mais oui! Headed by Mrs. Lois Steffey, the twelve foreign language instructors at Wakefield teach Latin, French, Spanish, and German to all interested students. Their goal is to impart to their students a knowledge of and fluency in foreigh tongues and to arouse an interest in the various foreign cul- tures. To accomplish this two-fold purpose, students write term reports on particular phases of these foreign cultures, and a F oreign Language Laboratory has been set up where students may record their voices and thus improve their diction and intonation. Current govern- mental changes in countries whose languages are taught at Wakefield are discussed, and folk songs and even fine literature from these countries are examined in lan- guage classes. Upon occasion, Spanish classes visit the Pan American Union, while French students sometimes dine on French cuisine in Washington. Students who display considerable fluency in foreign languages are given the opportunity to join accelerated language courses in which instruction in conversation is empha- sized. The language department has long sponsored par- ticipation in standardized language achievement tests and in numerous contests such as the American Asso- ciation of Teachers of French and Spanish contests. This year, Wakefield was almost able to introduce a new addition on the foreign language front — a Russian class. Unfortunately, last-minute student withdrawals halted action on this project, but hopes are high for its development in the near future. MRS. CAROL BARRETT Spanish I, HI. IV MISS RUTH CLARK Spanish I, II MRS. HELEN FENTON Latin II. Ill, IV Interfaith Council Latin Honor Society MRS. MARY HAMILTON French I, II Language Lab MRS. JEAN HANCHETTE French I, II MRS. KELLY HARDING French I. II Theta Tri-Hi-Y 26