Winter Haven High School - Wha Hwa Hta See Yearbook (Winter Haven, FL)

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Physical Education COACH JOHN DEEDRICK COACH JIM WHITNEY MISS BECKY WALDROP The athletic directors are very necessary to most high schools in the Polk County area and the better they are the better the school publicity and school spirit. Coach Ausley is the very capable head of this department. He has been on the staff for many years and each year he endeavors to make the department function in a most dynamic manner. COACH BRICK AUSLEY Coach Deedrick, better known as “Coach Deed.” is the proud possessor of twins. For the past few years he has been head coach of the WHHS basketball team which has been most successful. He attended Southern College and received his M.A. degree from University of Florida. Coach Whitney is a well known figure on the campus of our school. He is a very fine baseball coach and has had many successful seasons. He and his wife give many of their free evenings to chaperone school activities. Miss Waldrop directs the girls’ physical education program. This year she taught ballroom dancing to the girls. Her Physical Education intern this year was Miss Hales of Southern College. Agriculture is important to the people of Florida for their livelihood. Mr. Harrell, who majored in Agriculture at Gainesville, has done much in his years as director to establish WHHS as one of the top schools with an agricultural program in Polk County, state and nation as a whole. Mr. Jamison was mentioned in the Who’s Who of American Education. He is the faculty member who trains the boys in different skills such as mechanical drawing and shop. He graduated from Southern College with a B.S. degree and later from University of Florida with a M.A.E. degree. Agriculturei Industrial Arts MR. WARREN HARRELL MR. ROBERT JAMISON Page 16

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MRS. LINDEN DAVIDSON MR. RODNEY PADGETT MR. MAYNARD TRAVISS Music Music plays a big part in all campus life and is important not only to the band and glee club but to the entire student body. Mr. Woods is the assistant director of the music program and is director of the high school band. The band through his leadership has generated a great deal of school spirit. The band has also won many honors and awards during the years he has been instructor. We have been most fortunate for the past two years to have a most talented person. Virginia Starnes Davidson, as glee club director. She has sung in the Messiah for several years and at many other concerts in the community and state. This year the Glee Club under her direction made a fine showing on their concert tour of Gainesville and Tallahassee. She is a graduate of Southern College with a US. degree and of Memphis State College with a M.A. degree. Languages The world of today is a fast moving one with many people traveling from one country to another; therefore, a knowledge of different languages is needed more than ever before in order to communicate with people everywhere. Mrs. Dillard is assistant director of this particular staff. Her specific field is the teaching of Latin which is the basis for all romance languages. She is a graduate of F.S.U. Mrs. Dillard sponsors the Latin Club and enjoys art very much. Mr. Padgett is well known to almost every student in the Winter Haven High School for he is the attendance director of the school. He studied at various colleges but received his M.A. degree from University of South Carolina. During the holidays Mr. Padgett and his wife took a trip to Cuba and had a most enjoyable time. He teaches four periods of Spanish. D.C.T. In our school we have a program that allows students to work part time at various places of business. The students in this department learn by experience a particular vocation. Mr. Saul directs this program. He helps them in every manner that he is able, for almost all of his time is spent in working with and for the members of the D.C.T. program. Mr. Saul is a graduate of Southern College but received his M.A. degree from the University of Florida. Mr. Traviss recently joined the teaching staff of Winter Haven High school. He has been in the real estate business. We are glad to have him as an addition to our faculty. MR. ROY WOOD MRS. DOROTHY DILLARD MR. W. R. SAUL Page 15

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MRS. GEORGE COPELAND MRS. DORIS SCARBROUGH Social Studies Library Through social studies students are informed of the past and present. It is a very beneficial department which prepares each and every high school student for the future. Our social studies department is headed by Mrs. Lee Ila Copeland who recently turned author. Her book La Florida which will be published this summer displays a portion of the tremendous knowledge she possesses. Through her expert guidance students acquire a substantial foundation for a well balanced life. Mrs. Copeland has attended the following colleges: Lander, Florida Southern, Stetson, and Columbia University. She teaches Problems, Bible History, and one period of World History. An exciting personality on the faculty at Haven High is Mrs. Lucy Ducharme. She has many outside duties in the school itself such as sponsoring the Junior Red Cross and the F.T.A. Her two most exciting experiences this year were running for city commissioner and having the lead in the community playhouse. She teaches World History and American History. Mrs. Whitney who participates in many campus activities is one of the best liked and well-known teachers of the school. She sponsors the National Honor Society and was chosen honorary sweetheart by the Key Club. She teaches American History and psychology', a new course which is being offered to the students. She received a B.S. degree at the University of Tampa. Everyone loves to hear our new American History teacher, Mrs. McGee, talk because she is from Mississippi and has the cutest accent. She attended Stephens and Sophie Newcomb Colleges. Mrs. McGee has recently taken up skiing as her new hobby. Mrs. Schopke has been teaching history in Winter Haven and other surrounding towns for a number of years. She graduated from Florida Southern College with a B.S. degree. This year she is teaching World History and World Geography. Mrs. Scarbrough, the high school librarian, helps make our school function in the smooth way that it does. Students and Mrs. Scarbrough alike are thankful for the new library. She received her A.B. degree and P.G. certificate from F.S.U. MRS. CHLOE McGFF. MRS. FRED SCHOPKE Page 17