Enka High School - Enkanoca Yearbook (Enka, NC)

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DRIVER TRAINING 3 s E li Mr. Penland and Bruce Massie look on suspiciously as Mary Phillips prepares to start the car. '75 The Driver's Education course seeks to train students to be prepared for any emergency that they may meet while operating a vehicle on public highways. Mr. Penland, the driver instructor, tries to instill into the students proper respect for traffic regulations, emphasizing that driver skill plus good iudgment are prerequi- sites to safe driving. The increasing number of students requesting drivers training confirms the need for practi- cal training ina performance thatdir- ectly affects the lives of the entire population. Mr. Penland shows two of his driver training students what to do in case the horn gets stuck.

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x . No longer can the field of agriculture be re- presented by the mule and plow, nor can it be ap- plied only to the farm . Modern scientific advance- ment has found increasing application in agricul- ture. Today's expert in agriculture must be skilled in biological sciences, chemistry, agricultural engineering, business management, and animal production, processing, and marketing. Yet the agriculture program at Enka High School seeks to help participants become skilled in the practical application to Farming by giving them actual ex- perience. Robert Ballard and Harley Medford demonstrate the use of the Welder. 4 , . W, is I 'tif'-g?4 1 . 3 , V, a Q , 1 fi ' if K i ,, sg 1 .-1 Charles Morse and Joe Wells clean a limespreader to get it ready for use. vs These boys must be finding something interesting down in that tractor.

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The School band, under the direction of Mr. Ralph Middleton, has provided much school spirit during the year by play- ing at all peP rallies and football games. The band also participated in the Apple Festival Parade at Hendersonville, Home- coming Day at Western Carolina College, and the Christmas Parade at Asheville. A Hominy Valley Band Clinic, withall feed- er schools in the area participating, was held at Enka in February. A very integral f' part of the band's life is the State High School Band Contest, held this year at .-J, Marion, and the Spring Concert, which is enioyed by all. This year, too, the band is giving concerts in the surrounding schools. Jimmy Singleton, Kenneth Sing- leton, and Bill Gudger were cho- sen for the All-State Clinic Band at Cullowhee. s The band's saxophone sec- tion is composed of, first row: Judy Stubbs, Mary Myers, Mary Long, Sally Clark, second row: Jerry Singleton, Gordon Revis, Stuart English, and Ralph Burrell. Vice-President Judy Stubbs, Secretary Ann Peebles, and President Jerry Singleton study a new selection for the band to play. Mr. Ralph Middleton Band Director Ann Peebles Miriam West Iris McCullom Sharon Peebles Carole Riddle 26