Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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Taking It Home Most people learn skills to prepare them for careers in the outside world, but some learn skills that they can use in the home. These are people who are interested in being a farmer or a homemaker. IN preparing for these jobs, stu- dents take Home Economics and Family Living. To learn to improve their homemaking skills, Kim Taylor said that she took Family Living so that she would be better prepared for the future Others took agricultural classes to help them become more equipped “Okay men, let’s get this show on the road!”’ ... Bobby Woods, Matt Hale, and John Baker 4 8 Academics with skills in farming. Benny Jessee said that he took agriculture classes because he liked learning how to build things. There are some classes that are required which help students in the outside world. These classes are Physical Education and Driver’s Edu- cation. In these classes, students learn the rules of many games and the road. The amount of time that is taken up with these classes is evidence that it’s not as easy as it looks. Sandy Phillips take hold of their hammers and look over the SCrap-woOod box. Vroom, Vroom, Stitch, Stitch, ... Kristy Tignor adjusts her sewing machine for her Home Ec. project.

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“HA! HA! ... Janice Dotson and Kim Jessee wait for the bell. You think I’m wrong ...Mr. E Sword tells his class how it is. “That almost sounds reall’ 3 So Angie Smith thinks in Govern- ment, “Oh, Will we ever get it!’ ... Barbie Notes! Notes! ... Vickie Tarr and Aprille Austin listen closely. Meade, Karen Crawford, and Carmen Hurd take notes in History class. “| think | got that!’ ... as Stephanie Peterson recalls U.S. History Class. =) Academics 4 q

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“Like this: ... Mr. Sluss shows James Fields how to use a torch. Pin it here ... Mrs. Bevins ex- plains diapering to her Home EGH class: “Where did it go?” ... P.E. members look for the ball. Just Foolin? Those who need a break from high school have an alternative, vocational school. Twenty percent of the students at Castlewood attend Russell County Vo- cational School. When asked why they attend vocational school, Phillip Stazer and Jeff Castle re- plied that they wanted to obtain a skill helpful in finding a job. Anthony Gil- bert stated that he en- joyed attending voca- tional school because one learns a skill which will be helpful later in life. There were a few who said that one of their main Wow! ... Wanda Stevens and Lisa Hicks find their class interesting. Study, Study ... Joey Robin- son studies his trade at voca- tional school. reasons for going was to get out of classes in high school. Many students are taking advantage of vocational classes in order to pre- pare for a future. They're not fooling around when they learn skills for later life, proving that it’s never as easy as it looks, Sandy Phillips Time’s up ... Sean Collins works diligently to finish a project. Academics 9