Western Branch High School - Bruin Yearbook (Chesapeake, VA)

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Hem Miss Margaret Brown Longwood College; BA. ??ge Washington University; Higtary 7, 8 Mrs. Gentile Slade Hollins College; A.B. History 8 Mrs. Sarah Ellis Longwood College; 3.5. History 7 trightT Mr. William Knowles, Jr. Virginia Military Institute Basketball Coach, Ass. Football Coach, World History, US. History Mr. Harry Betts University of Virginia; 35. Humanities, Ass. Football Coach, Tennis Government Mr. Ernest Howard Richmond Professional Institute Head Basketball Coach, Head Golf Coach, World History, Geography NEW HISTORY APPROACHES HELP BROADEN STUDENTS VIEWS OF CULTURE em Mr. Alvin Hightower Florida State University; BS. University of Virginia; . . Department Head, US. History, World History The beginning of our new school at W.B.H.S. brought new ideas and goals for the History Department. The courses ranged from the world patterns of geography to the fine arts of humanities. Some students studying United States and Virginia History enjoyed a field trip during the spring, while the government classes visited the' criminal courts. The mock elections were held November fourth to determine in some way how the students felt to- wards national candidates. With these approaches, the students were able to broaden their views of culture, reasoning, and values. Barbara Britt, along with other history students, attempts to discover whether or not Ponce de Leon really did dis- cover the fountain of youth.

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Phillip Tecgue thinks, Now how did she do thot? , as Tom ' Goskins and Curtis Eads struggle with their slide rules. WIM TWVQEMWJJ We ZMV W Think for yourself! That sentence summarized the ideas of the Math De- partment this year. The emphasis fell on preparation for future life. The non-college bound students were offered courses in General Mathematics. For those wishing to further advance themselves, Pre-Alge- bra, Algebra I and II awaited them. College bound math students bene- fitted from Geometry, Advanced Alge- bra and Trigonometry, and Advanced Math. The Advanced Moth classes, especially designed for those intend- ing to go to college, included such courses as; calculus, probability, and logic. New oudio-visual equipment pre- pared the pupils for these classes. 1;; $1M? 5W THINK FOR YOURSELF SUMMARIZES MATH Mrs. Barbara Mandell Frederick College; 85. Math 7, 8 Mrs. Myrtle Lawson Old Dominion College; 3.5. Math 7 Mrs. Blanche Lipman Hunter College; B.A. College of William and Mary; M.Ed. Algebra I, II and Advanced Moth Miss Margaret Powell Madison College; B.S. Algebra I and II Mrs. Pattie Whitehead Norfolk Division of William and Mary; B.S. Math 8, Pre-Algebra and Algebra I 26 DEPARTMENTS GOAL Miss Margaret Cowling Longwood College; 85. Math 8, 9 Annual Co-Sponsor Mr. Frederick Johnson College of William and Miss Dorothy Wilkins Mary Washington Mary; B.S. College; 35. Department head, Geometry, Advanced Math 8 Algebra and Trigonometry Senior Class Sponsor Moth Club sponsor

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LAB EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTES TO ODORS AND SMELLS IN New equipment, new students, and a staff of qualified teachers headed by Mr. Blevins started Western Branch High School's science program off on the right foot. Having taken every possible step to assure students that they would have all of the resources, aids, and apparatus they would need, the 1968-69 school year began. Lec- tures on the various lldo's and don'ts of classroom and laboratory safety were generally the first thing the eager students heard. The com- bination of determined students with excellent materials mode the first year a mixture of odors, formulas, and learning. Mr. Willard Blevins Elon College; A.A., B.A. Environmental and Aca- demic Biology, Senior Biology Annual Sponsor NEWEST ADDITION TO THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT ADDS CHALLENGE TO CURRICULUM Jeff Livermon and Dru Goodnough transfer bacterial cultures. Mr. William Sparks Morehead State University; B. . Biology .1 l Jr. High Football Coach, r An. Officer, Sophomore Class sponsor Mr. Jack Frost f 3 Auburn State College; 3.5. c, College of William and Mary; M.Ed. Earth Science Eighth grade Wrestling Coach, Science Club, ' W. B. Hi-Y sponsor