York High School - Falcon Yearbook (Yorktown, VA)

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Industrial Arts And Electronics Departments In addition to the many shop courses In industrial arts, the high school electronics offerings this year included the follow- ing; an exploratory course; a two year tech- nical level course: and a two year voca- tional course. Two years of advanced elec- tronics training was also offered for high school graduates with Mr. Dickerson hand- ling this section, which Includes the evening courses and special courses for industry. Another additional service provided the county by instructors and students of the electronics department is the operation and maintenance of Educational FM Radio Sta- tion WYCS. Through this facility, the home football and basketball games, as well as some away games, were broadcast In ad- dition to other school originated programs. A serious moment in Mr. Henkle ' s electronics class. Yes, Mr. Pippin, this is an improvement over the beaver we have out back. -yi 26

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Language Lab For Perfecting Pronunciation Students at York High have the oppor- tunity to study and receive advanced in- struction in any of the four languages of- fered: Latin, French, German, and Span- ish. While the basic two-year course includes forms and structures most frequently used in the language, a student may become more proficient in conversation and usage in a third or fourth level class. Through the use of dialogues, skits, filmstrips, tapes, and other aids, students can identify them- selves with the culture of the language be- ing studied and can learn to use the lan- guage in a practical manner. The language laboratory helps to reinforce patterns of speech and aids in perfecting pronuncia- tion and intonation. The International Lan- guage Club composed of students enrolled in French, German, Spanish, or Latin offers an opportunity to understand the culture of the countries. M rs. Holben returns a Latin paper to Mike Brown. Me, sponsor the Horticulture Society? exclaimed Mr. Peacock. 25

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Offer Opportunities For Specialized Training You mean you don ' t know what this is? laughs Mr. Talbot. Mr. B. C. Dickerson Professional Engineer Adv. Electronics Director of Electronics Training in York County Mr. Frank Henkel Virginia Polytechnic Institute Pre-Voc Electronics Sponsor of Electronics Club and SCA Chairman of Electronics Department Mr. Moses T. Boykins B.S., Virginia State College Vocational Electronics I, II Mr. Charles Hovis B.S., East Tennessee State University Drafting Track Coach Assistant Football Coach Mr. Bobby Pippin B.S., East Tennessee State University Wood Working Sponsor of Photography Chairman of Industrial Arts Department Mr. Robert Talbot, Jr. U.S.A.F.I. Electronics I, II Assistant Track Coach Sponsor of F.M. Station Mr. Michael Woolard B.S., North Carolina State Metal Shop 27