Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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Social Studies Classes Prepare Informed Citizens Mr. Dale Walser, Mr. William Ross, Mrs. Jo White, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mr. Bill Payne, and Mr. Doughton Greene perform the difficult task of relating the past to the present for their students. MEH. cuz High Schools social stds departmen endeavored to relate events of importance from the past and today to the classroom. The history courses offered to the students were civics and government, world geography, United States history, world his- tory, and contemporary affairs. Dates and events that seemed boring, came alive when discussed in films and reports. The challenges of world problems were met face to face in debates, panel discussions, and speeches. 25

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Foreign Language Department Introduces New Cultures Mrs. Judy Hayes, Mrs. Anita Eppley, Mrs. Joyce White, and Mrs. Elizabeth King (not pictured) conduct their daily classes in French, Spanish, and Latin. Watauga’s Foreign Language Department intro- Mrs. Elizabeth King, the Latin teacher, explains to baffled duced students to the languages and cultures of other students the correct conjugation of a verb. countries. The courses offered were French I and II, Latin I and I, and Spanish I, II, II, and IV. Graduate students from Appalachian State University worked | with the French classes. The Spanish classes enter- tained two Chilean exchange students. Language study was assisted by audio-visual aids, authentic AAS meals, and guest speakers. Kay Oakes and Doug Petrey seem absorbed in a Spanish lab; Murray Hawkinson finds time to catch up on his reading about his MG. 24

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in EDUCATIO WATAUGA “COUNTY SCHOOLS es oe acme. The responsibility of teaching numerous and eager sophomores to be safe and courteous drivers fell upon the driver education department comprised of Mr. Bobby McConnell and Mrs. Nancy W. Penick. Highway Safety Is Stressed in Driver Education Mrs. Nancy Penick ee ncuaNin Bobby MeGornell Mr. Bobby McConnell laughingly reassures his group of driver education students as they begin their under-the-wheel training. undertook the job of training students to be respon- sible drivers. Thirty hours of classwork, twelve hours of in-the-car observation, and six hours of behind- the-wheel practice were required of all students. Guest speakers, films, and filmstrips added variety and interest to the classes. Photographs of highway accidents emphasize the need for highway safety. Hard work and study produced informed students who applied for drivers’ licenses. re. FIPS, 4 YISLSISIL Sf STITT ATTA TETLLALAAY 26