Panacea for parental problems send the kids to Europe
A column by Roger Doughty argues many so called study abroad programs are travel schemes. Mount Hermon School official Joe Curry warns families spend about 1000 dollars for dubious culture exposure. He favors structured family stay programs ages 18 or 19 in Europe with host families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Doughty
New York
NEA
Yane
Europe
O. K
England
Curry
O.K
Grand Rapids
France
Germany
Spain
Greece
Japan
Italy
Missing Acronyms and Clues in A Virginia Travel Quiz
Six major Virginia festivals are listed dogwood at Charlottesville apple blossom at Winchester azalea at Norfolk lotus at Virginia Beach water at Claytor Lake and tobacco at Richmond. Curry warns against outfits with vague goals poor orientation and bounty hunter teachers and deposits before reading applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Charlottesville
Winchester
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Claytor Lake
Richmond
Athletic Banquet Highlights and Yearbook Tales at Junior High
Frances Unger reports on the Junior High athletic banquet held May 23 with Joseph Pasquali as toastmaster. Jimmy Barton won the Outstanding Athlete Award, James Givens earned a special award for future Vocational School attendance, and Frederick County Junior High cheerleaders provided entertainment. Exam schedule, yearbook chatter, the Track Dance on May 30, and the Choral Picnic set for June 3 are noted along with Trojan sports records for 1968-69 and vacation wishes to teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pasquali
Jimmy Barton
James Givens
Frederick County
Russia’s youth summer camps attract eager foreign families
A quoted critic notes overcrowding in Cambridge pushing families abroad and claims Russia runs summer camps for youths, sending children to learn intensely while Western parents face housing shortages. The remark ends with a provocative suggestion about sending kids to a Russian camp.
William Locke Jr Named School Safety Patrol Boy of the Year
William Locke Jr of Shenandoah Ave received the Patrol Boys safety award at a city park picnic. Officer Lloyd Bland presented it. Judge Ervin Cleveland and William Locke Sr looked on. The honor comes from the FOP and Optimist Club for courtesy and conduct on patrol. William is in fifth grade at Quarles Elementary, a Boy Scout in Troop 3, and attends the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Locke, Jr
Shenandoah Ave
Lloyd Bland
Winchester Police Department
Ervin Cleveland
William Locke
FOP
Optimist Club
William
Quarles
Boy Scout Troop 3
Presbyterian Church
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D. E
Handley
Handley DE Club
Glenn Webster
Maxine Feagans
Normandy
Joe Curry
Mount Hermon Schools
Mount Hermon
Leges
Joe
America
Nts
Athena
Great Lake Down
Winchester Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
SVNB
Shenandoah
Vagini
Junior High News
Frances Unger
Ilium
Kiwanis
Winchester Recreation Park
Trojan
Trojans
Cambridge
Russia
Winchester Evening Star
Safety Patrol
Bell’s
Bell
Bell Clothes
U.S
S. Loudoun St
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