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

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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

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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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English Instructors Seek To Prepare Students As she hears a disturbance in the corridor. Miss Horn looks up to see who is disrupting her class. Mrs. Anderson explains an intricate twist in the plot of a short story. This year, to avoid repetition in the study of grammar, the English department originated a method of study so that each grade level studied a different area of grammar. In addition to reading literature, English classes were often involved in compositions, discussions, and speech- es. Eighth graders began their high school education with an introduction to basic literature styles. The freshmen were exposed to a bit of Shakespeare for the first time with their study of ROMEO AND JULIET. The sopho- mores followed with their introduction to JULIUS C.AESAR. Juniors learned of the historic writings of their ancestors, the founders of our country. Seniors finished their involvement with Shakespeare in MAC- BETH. Mrs. Barber is caught busily grading papers during her free period. 14