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

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cHooi S oazd ULcl ± ifd cSc(ioo[ c:Sij±tEm zougfi a J e.xLocL oj SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Seated L. to R.: Delbert Hepler, Don Gross, Dora McCaleb, Jack Copenhaver, Ben Letson, Frank Hammond, Richard Poe. Dr. James Hey wood Change is inevitable, and con- structive change characterized the school board of Alleghany County. New faces and new ideas were added to the board. Each year the school board is responsible for deciding upon policy that will affect the whole school system. Exams, textbooks, and school supervision constitute a signifi- cant proportion of the school board’s time. Mr. Letson, county superin- tendent provided leadership for the School Board Administration and faculty. Dr. Heywood helped to coordi- nate the courses of the different departments. Benjamin Letson 12

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Edward E. Rhea Charles F. Walker Mr. Rhea checks his records after a basketball game. Most students meet Mr. Walker or Mr. Rhea early in their high school career. It doesn’t take long for observers to note that these men are faced daily with a very busy schedule. Changing schedules, giving absentee slips, and regulating sport activities are only a few of the responsibilities with which the assistant principal is confronted. Mr. Walker and Mr. Rhea devote much of their time to making our school a smooth and efficiently running machine. 11

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i:: unn.Lnq dSmooifiLy Mrs. Snead shares her thoughts with a teacher Excedrin headache number . . . Secretaries and Mrs. Smith share anedotes How high is the sky or how deep is the ocean — ridiculous questions right??? These ironically however closely ap- proximate the many unanswerable ques- tions that secretaries may be faced with daily. Answering the telephone, typing letters, writing pass- es, a nd consoling ill students account for a significant number of duties of our secre- taries at A.C.H.S.