Frank W Cox High School - Talon Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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With two thousand students to cope with, the guidance department had to expand its headquarters and broaden the scope of its program. The organi- zation of students' schedules, their ability to graduate by allowing for the minimum number of credits, their ad- vance preparation for college, sched- uling tests, handling scholarship infor- mation formed quite a heavy load for the counselors aside from their pri- mary job of personal or group counsel- ing and keeping in close touch with the students. Providing military infor- mation, so important in this new age of the neoring-universal draft, and co- sponsoring such important and worth- while events as Career Night, College Night, and the teen-age Christmas drive through the work of the guid- ance committee pack their already full schedules even fuller as do students who foil to make up their mind about what courses to take until the middle of the semester and, as does the ti- tanic task of stretching too few rooms or teachers to provide the courses that the students need and want. Always typing forms, checking records, eval- uating, improving procedures, reaching out to advise and help, the guidance counselors form the vital core of every student's life at Cox. Guidance Department Expands to Meet Demands of Growing Student Body Mr. Payne, Guidance Counselor for the Junior Closs. Miss Price, Guidonce Counselor for the Sophomore Class. Mrs. Knight, Guidance Counselor for the Senior Class. Miss Hopkins, Guidance Coun- selor for the Prc-Freshmon and Freshman Classes.

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Assistant Principal James W. French Like a man of many faces, many sides, Mr. French has been active in so many areas of school life that only very new students ore not acquainted with him. At home on the edge of the field, booming over the loud speaker, or in his present position as assistant principal, Mr. French is a study in versatility. He has the responsibilities of supervising D.E., coordinating trans- portation, and handling senior disci- pline. Administrative Asst. Alfred B. Bulla With his mild manner and soft voice Mr. Bulla is the Cox version of the big stick policy. Known to many geography and social studies students as an excellent teacher, he now fills the challenging position of administra- tive assistant, which means discipli- narian or executive truant officer. He is always well-armed with an air of cheerfulness and cooperation. Student Activities Dir. Jerry F. Deviney Mr. Jerry Deviney, olios Slithery D., took over the reins as director of student activities, inheriting the grave responsibility of riding herd on 2,000 students lost September. Always on the telephone, worrying, planning, ad- vising, and chaperoning, besides teaching English and International Re- lations, Mr. Deviney was liked and re- spected by all. He led the student body in an outstanding year. 17

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Mrs. McBride, School Nurse. Mrs. Tayloe, Registrar. Mrs. Seacrist, Bookkeeper Mrs. Smith, Secretary. 19