Aycock High School - Governor Yearbook (Pikeville, NC)

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Changes Courses offered to students and the results of these courses were thoroughly evaluated many times to assure a top-quality curriculum. This involved much work for the faculty who had to continuously revise and evaluate their classes. This work did not end with ac- creditation. A school must main- tain its standards, and the faculty continued working to fulfill the needs and desires of the students and community. 17

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Students in a senior college preparatory class labor diligently to know next year. About 65 seniors were placed in college- in efforts to review and learn grammar they will be expected preparatory classes. Standardizing and specializing have both been goals toward which the Aycock English depart- ment has strived. English classes were divided according to fu- ture plans and present abilities. Knowledge of a list of 500 words was re- quired for each student. The list was taken from college boards. The purpose is to increase one ' s vocabulary by at least two the end of his senior year, were required of students; preparatory. Some college-bound seniors also completed a course in advanced grammar and composition. They read and reviewed thirty books, wrote themes and critical reviews, learned and tried to apply correct writing standards, and completed vocabulary and analysis studies. thousand words by Nine book reports twelve for college- MRS. SEDALIA S. GREEN, Senior English Head of English Department