Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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TRIPS For the Lower School students, lessons can sometimes be very confusing. It is hard to understand information about places or to- pics when the student cannot visualize the concept. The student has a jumble of infor- mation and no way to straighten out the mess. It is like pieces of a puzzle. The student is better able to understand when he can see the actual place where an event happened or how something works. Field trips help the pieces of the educational puzzles fall into place and fit together bvery year many Woodward Academy Lower School students visit different parts of the country. This year in April, the fourth grade class visited several historical sites in Georgia including a tour of Savannah, first ,city of Georgia, the main attraction of the expedition. In Savannah, they were able to learn more about Savannah ' s defenses as they crawled in and over Ft. Pulaski on Cock- spur Island located in the middle of the Sa- vannah River. Also in April, the fifth grade visited Hunts- ville, Alabama, where they toured the Space Center rocket base and learned of the tech- nological advances made in the space field. They also went to Williamsburg, Virginia, where they watched actual colonial crafts being demonstrated, observed a military reinactment and walked through the Capital, home of the first Virginia House of Bur- gesses. They also toured colonial Jamestown, first permanent English settlement, and Busch Gardens. The sixth grade students visited Dahlon- ega, Georgia in September, where they were igiven the chance to pan for gold and explore the surroundings on nature walks. They also visited the nation ' s capital in March, where they toured all of the important attractions of the city. This included the White Flouse, Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial j and spent long hours touring the Smithson ian Institute. 1. John Sheffield and Stephen Faddock enjoy the rides at the space center in Huntsville. 2. Chuck Creen at- tempts to make friends with ; mule in Huntsville. Alabama. 3. Rob Sidey, Chris DeWeese and Matthew Perry enjoy the view from the top of Fort Pulaski in Savannah. 4. Sixth graders see many sights in Washing- ton, including the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 5. Brad Ward and Kevin Bene- field search diligently for insects in the stream at Dah- lonega. 6. Keith Johnston participated in a nature hike through the woods of Dahlonega, Georgia. 7. Previous Woodward sixth graders pose with Georgia Senator Sam Nunn in Washington, D.C. i) 11 1 V 20 TRIPS

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During Spring quarter. Woodward Academy art students have the oppor- tunity to exhibit their talents and skills. This special event, held in May, is Ex- perience the Arts Day, held on the steps and plaza of Richardson Hall. De- veloped by Mrs. Lane Fristoe, Visual Arts Department Chairman and other art department faculty, art students demonstrated various art forms includ- ing button-making, face-painting, sculpture, photography, painting, ce- ramics and jewelry design. Students watched designs in weaving and pot- tery develop as the artists exhibited their skills. The art department sold T- shirts with the 1983 Experience the Arts logo which had been designed by an art student. The Experience the Arts Day festival gave students the oppor- tunity to admire the talents of Wood- ward art students and were encour- aged to join in the fun. This celebration of art is Woodward ' s way of exhibiting the creativity and talents of a very se- lect group of students. 1. Keith Cilstrap uses wood and linoleum blocks as a method for printing pictures. 2. David Hen- derson explains his paintings to a fellow student. 3. Matt Fischman ' s sculpture began as a big block of plaster only to be revealed later in its final form. 4. For the art of face painting to be effec- tive, Carrie Marxmiiier must maintain a steady hand. 5. Glen Burgess, like other students, takes time to write a short message on the community drawing board. 6. Aionso Duralde helped with Experience the Arts Day by selling cookies. 7. Mrs. Lane Fristoe, department head of visual arts, looks on as students enjoy the day and ex- perience the arts. 5,- 1 IIS r i 22 EXPERIENCE THE ARTS