Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Miss Nora Kathleen O ' Farrell Marshall University, A.B. Ohio State University, M.S. Guidance One of the duties of the Guidance Department is to administer achievement tests. uiaance Tyeparlmeni Doyet Moore seeks help concerning his future education from Miss O ' Farrell. Guidance counselors at ACHS do much to lead students into the various fields of study at the school. Students are placed in business, shop, general, or college prep courses. These students are not placed in these various courses ot random; instead, they are screened and are then placed on the basis of their abilities and interests. ACHS ' s guidance program also provides for several national tests to be given each year in order to help students find out more about their national rating with other students. National Merit Scholarship tests and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests are given to juniors who are preparing for college. Aptitude tests are given to the freshmen and juniors each year in an attempt to help them choose their vocations in future years. Students seeking summer empfoyment in local firms and businesses are given help by the guidance counselors. They help the students to find job openings and to make the proper applications. Juniors and seniors are aided by the guidance department in choosing the colleges they wish to attend. 29

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Mrs. Harriet- Bush Madison College, B.S. Business Math; Business Correspondence; Office Practice; Typing Sponsor, The Business Club Cljuszness T eparlmeni Mrs. Maude Rae S. Swartz Mary Washington College, B.S. Typing Sponsor, The Business Club Mrs. Doris Jamison Berea College, B.S. Appalachian State Teachers ' College, M.A. Bookkeeping; Shorthand Sponsor, The Business Club Mrs. Bush demonstrates the use of the dictating equipment. ice Secre ar es Mrs. Doro McCaleb Mrs. Ellen Snead 28

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