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

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School Board Provides Better Education School Board members: Delbert Hepler. Bishop Pent?, Mrs. James Ginn. Frank Flammond. III. Benjamin Letson, and Robert Burrowes. Absent when picture was taken: Oscar Humphries. Once again, the School Board waded through a difficult year in serving the younger citizens of .Alleghany County. Due to the destruction of Hurricane Agnes in the preceding summer, it was the School Board ' s responsibility to oversee the repairs at A. C.H.S. For the third year, the board adopted the exam policy for seniors. This year it became a permanent policy, which enabled the seniors to skip exams for the last semester, if their averages and attendance were good enough. Mr. Benjamin Letson. Superintendant of Schools, showed his ability in his capacity by having the school ready for the students when the first day of school arrived. He also held mans conferences with the faculty members. Mr. James Heywood served as the new Supervisor of Secondary Curriculum. He formed a Curriculum Council, which planned for many revisions in the next year ' s curricula. Mr, He uood confers uhh Mr. Phillips concerning u curriculum change. Mr. Letson takes an official phone call concerning the bus schedules. 12

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Mr. Holbert A nd Mr. Walker Are Backbone Of A lleghany Mr. Charles F. Walker, assistant principal at Alle- ghany, has many responsibilities and adminstrative duties which he must perform. His humorous ways make him a favorite with the students. Among his duties were presiding at assemblies, scheduling the majority of class and extra-curricular activities and meting out strict but fair discipline. Without the expert hand of Mr. Walker, the school would be in a state of confusion. Mr. Charles Holbert was another capable man at A.C.H.S. He gives of his time unselfishly when help is needed. He helps with the prom by keeping up with the money. .Also, he is in charge of the buses. Mr. Walker works hard on a problem concerning student scheduling. Mr. Holbert is caught trying to leave school early.

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Secretaries Keep A.C.H.S. Running Mrs, Sheets runs off some tests for a teacher. The most overlooked, but the most needed people at A.C.H.S. are the secretaries and the office workers. Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. Snead took care of the activities in the office while Mrs. Sheets was the secre- tary in charge of the records in the guidance office. Many students also gave up their free period to help out in the office when help was needed. Among the duties of the secretaries are keeping up the records, answering phone calls, and operating the book store. With the help from these secretaries, A.C.H.S. would end up in utter choas. Two of the office workers look up a student’s schedule. 13