Haysi High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Haysi, VA)

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT BU Besides being an English teacher, Miss Jackie Collins also teaches Typing I. She spends most of her spare time doing what she likes best . . . crocheting and singing. Typing I, Clerk-Typing I, General Business, and Bookkeeping I are the subjects Mr. Harold Byers teaches. He graduated from King College with a B.A. degree. Mr. Byers sponsors the F.B.L.A. Club and the Junior Class. Mrs. Lana Taylor is a teacher with many talents. She has a B.S. de¬ gree from East Tennessee State University. In addition to teach¬ ing Shorthand I, Clerk Typing I, and Clerk Typing II, she is also a F.B.L.A. sponsor, Senior Class sponsor, and Secretary of the DEA. Mrs. Taylor’s interests in¬ clude needlepoint, sewing, crocheting, knitting, reading, swimming, playing the piano, and singing in the church choir. 20

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r SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTME Mr. William R. McCarty, Jr. attended both Hiwassee Col¬ lege, where he received an A.A. degree, and East Tennessee State University where he graduated with a B.S. degree. He teaches United States His¬ tory and sponsors the Mono¬ gram Club. Mr. McCarty spent two years in the United States Army before teaching at Haysi. He enjoys sports, weight¬ lifting, and reading, and he is Assistant Varsity Football Coach and Track Coach. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMEN1 A new Agriculture teacher is Mr. William Allen Doss. He attended VPI and SU and received a B.S. degree in Agriculture Education. Mr. Doss is a spon¬ sor of the FFA, and he enjoys hunting, fishing, and motorcycle racing. Mr. Ray McAllister graduated from Emory Henry College. He then stayed 2 years in the Army, spending 16 months in Korea. He went to VPI for 2 years studying Agriculture; he has a B.S. degree. Mr. McAllister spent several years operating a small fam¬ ily farm. He taught at Bland and Flatwood, Virginia and then came to teach at Haysi.

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPART]) Mrs. Nancy Hudson is a graduate of Radford College. She teaches Home Economics I and has a B.S. degree. Mrs. Hudson is a sponsor of the Future Homemakers of America Club. She also teaches Introductory Physical Science. Mrs. Hudson is well quali¬ fied for her job. She gets along well with her students which is a necessity of being a good teacher. One very active teacher is Mrs. Katy Jo Powers. She received a B.S. degree from Madison College and did graduate work at VPISU and the University of Virginia. Mrs. Powers teaches Consumer and Homemaking I, II, III, IV and a Specialized Area Home Economics. She sponsors the FHA Club and is the Advisor for Dickenson County Federa¬ tion of the FHA. Mrs. Powers served as President of Delta Kappa Gamma, an Honorary Teachers Society, for two years; she is head of the Homemaking Department and has been County Dept. Chairperson for three years.