Waynesboro High School - Skyline Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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Mrs. Forbes, English Department head, exposes junior students to the fast-changing realms of grammar and composition. 25

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New to WHS, Mrs. Flora sponsors the Drama Club along with her duties in the English Department. Mrs. La Plante, a new addition to the English Department, smilingly acknowledges a student’s raised hand. Humanities and musical: experiments in learning Students in the humanities course, the new and exciting innovation in the academic program under Mr. Hamp and Mr. Powell, delve into ancient philosophy, art, literature, and contemporary events. Although the small discussion groups and grading system make the course attractive, required reading assignments are voluminous. The pioneering project of Mr. Austin and Mrs. Hecker — producing West Side Story — met with far greater success than author Sondheim could have hoped for. The general classes entrusted with the task surprised even themselves as they sang their way through the popular Broadway musical. Although the production never reached, performance stage, the experience will lead to more attempts. Mr. Austin contemplates one of the many problems that students confront him with daily. 24

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Mrs. Anne Bowen verbally depicts a snow-covered plain, while her students read Whittier’s “Snow-Bound. Aside from teaching sophomore and 12A English classes, Miss Akers competently sponsors the Spirit Squad and Keyettes. Pointing out the verb of a sentence, Mrs. Lilly attempts to teach her students to vary their sentence structures. 26