Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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MOMENT OF TRUTH . . . Sandy Bayne waits tensely to see if Mr. Persing ' er will accept her excuse. Good luck, Sandy! Mr. Persinger is “Jack-of-all-Trades” Covington High School’s assistant principal, Mr. Persinger, is a regular “Jack-of-all-trades.” He is perhaps best known to the students through his duties in checking absentee excuses, a job at which he is by no means gullible. Stern but fair, he also has jurisdiction in the area of discipline. One of his most im- portant functions is that of school ath- letic director; here he takes a hand in preparing game schedules and selling tickets and goes a step further in his faithful attendance at these events. All of these duties combine to make Mr. Persinger a really busy man. Munford T. Persinger, Jr., B.S., M.Ed., V.P.I., University of Virginia; Assistant Princi- pal. Mrs. Ernestine Humphries, Secretary Mrs. Ernestine T. Cashwell, Secretary Secretaries Perform Tasks With Cougar Spirit Two other hardworking people at C.H.S. are the secretaries, who discharge their duties with a cheer- fulness and a willingness characteristic of the Cou- gar spirit. The answers to most students’ questions can be found by asking the secretaries. Typing and mimeographing tests and notices, answering the phone, and dispensing such essential commodities as paper clips and rubber bands are a vital part of the high school administration. Mrs. Cashwell, we might explain, is a new addi- tion to the high school office this year. Coming to us from Watson, she is a valuable and hard-working person.

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CAUGHT . . . The hidden camera catches Therese Hanna at her weekly conference with Mr. Heretick. Principal, Mr. Heretick “Fills the Bill” The duties of chief administrator of Covington High School fall on the shoulders of the principal, Mr. John S. Heretick. The qualities required for this job are many: administrative skill, a keen understanding of human nature, and vast reserves of patience are a few of the most important. Here at Covington High School, we feel that our principal “fills the bill.” Most students are not aware, however, of all that Mr. Heretick goes through in a typical day. Phone calls come in for him at all hours. Teachers strive to be quite faithful in sending him their disciplinary cases. He can often be found in the hall on some important errand. And many of the school’s organizations bring him some of the wildest imaginable schemes for activi- ties, which often he good-humoredly goes along with. The staff of Puffs Patches would at this time like to thank Mr. Heretick for the fine job we feel he is doing. 19 John S. Heretick, B.A., M.A., St. Mary’s University, University of Virginia; Principal.

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Guidance Department Answers Students’ Queries “What courses should I take? What line of work am I best fitted for? Should I attend college? Which one? Where can I apply for a scholarship?” Going to high school can be a bewildering experience for a young per- son, and many questions are raised for which he needs answers. A high school needs trained personnel to supply these answers and also to meet with the student to help him feel that the school is not as impersonal as it may at times seem. Perhaps the most difficult task the Guidance Depart- ment has is that of preparing pupil schedules. They maintain a library of cu rrent college catalogues for students who are thinking along such lines. CHS stu- dents get a real “charge” out of all the tests given by this department. It might also be said that through their frequent communications with the local news media they are “public relations” people for the school. The definite need for guidance is met by these coun- selors with a great deal of training, experience, and Cougar spirit. Helen H. Thoma.s, B.S., M.A., Longwood College, Columbia University, University of Vir- ginia; Guidance; Student Council. ON THE AGENDA FOR MUNDY . . . Gary Mundy checks on his schedule with his counselor, Mr. Fitzgerald. LOOKING THEM OVER . . . Mrs. White looks over some of the latest college bulletins received by the Guidance Department.