Warwick Junior High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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9n between times. It is no easy task to picture all the moods of Warwick Junior High, and certainly there are many lesser activities which cannot be classified as before, during, or after school. As an example, the three tele- phone booths are frequently scenes of hurried calls home for special permission or other urgent mes- sages. This activity knows no limits of time. Also, there are many special events that do not readily fall into any particular schedule. This year, for example, being an election year for the nation, the students got into the spirit of things with their own cam- paign. As it turned out, the picture we are using shows more of the loser’s efforts than of the victor’s. And while we are about this business of trying to show how we live at Junior High, let us extend a cordial invitation to any who wish to visit us in person. Parents always find a warm welcome here. And this has been true since the school was organized in 1956. 48

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H ' ' J ■ f 1 yfU lllf ® i, ii arJ ? v W J Department Chairmen Left to right, in the front row, are Miss McFadden, chairman of the science department; Mrs. Lawrence, social studies; Mrs. Taback, mathematics; Mrs. Morgan, English; Mrs. Gregory, girls ' physical education; and Miss Barrow, home economics. In the back row are Mr. Begor, boys ' phy- sical education; Mr. Nims, foreign languages; Mr. Hughes, industrial arts; and Mr. Chavatel, art and music. ‘bne Departments For purposes of organization, the program at Junior High is composed of ten departments each headed by a chairman who acts as a sort of liaison person between the departments and the principal. These department chairmen also comprise the planning committee of the faculty, and meet with the principal at regular intervals for discussion of general problems. Each department conducts at least one meeting each month. The department chairmen preside at these meetings. Each chairman is a regular classroom teacher. 47

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Sigdth Qvme Whatever the future holds for Junior High, our material always depends upon our eighth graders. These are our beginners . . . the stuff from which our student body is made. Eighth grade is now part of the high school program. At this stage of the game, students begin to plan their entire high school career. Several subjects previously not available to eighth graders are now offered in this, their first year of high school. Algebra, for example, is one of these; so is Latin. All our students carry a full six-period schedule of classes .... there are no study halls . In the eighth grade, students may elect to take, in addition to required subjects, music, shop, home ec., art, or one of three foreign languages. Lee Abrahamson Jimmy Adams Mary Jane Adams Eddie Addison Pam Agnor Don Ailsworth Tommy Aires Betsy Akers Janet Alexander Janice Alexander Billy Alfred Freddie Allen Jerry Allen Tommy Allison Kay Andreoli Courtney Andrews Linda Apperson Brenda Arrington Dennis Atkins Johnny Atkins Larry Atkins Jane Ayers Edward Bachman Sharon Bahr 49