Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Special areas Special Areas classes are designed Special Areas classes are de- l signed to develop the student in cer- tain subjects. These courses include Driver 's Education, Educable Men- tally Handicapped, Home Econom- ics, Learning Disabilities, NJ ROTC, and Remediation. Students taking Driver 's Educa- tion are required to be fifteen years of age and posses a restricted driv- er 's license. Students are able to ex- perience actual driving conditions. These conditions even involve a jail term when a law has been broken. Mrs. Barbara McDermott is head of the classes for Educable Mentally Handicapped. Our goal is to help those students who learn more slow- ly to become employable and self- sufficient, stated Mrs. Barbara McDermott. Certain Home Economics classes have become required for ninth and tenth graders. The major require- ment for ninth graders is Life Man- agement Skills. These classes help students to identify their own val- ues, to face life realistically, and to use acquired skills toward vocation- al career opportunities. Remediation classes give tutoring to students with exceptional diffi- culty in certain areas. The many students enrolled in the Learning Disabilities classes have been mainstreamed slowly into reg- ular classes. By having their Work monitored by teachers in their de- partments, students are able to achieve sound academic status. For exceptional academic progress, stu- dents earn a special education diplo- ma. In the Naval Junior ROTC, our goal is to develop informed and re- sponsible citizens and strengthen character, stated Commander Jer- ry Guertin, Head of the NJROTC Department. 72

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Busrness students prepare for the work force BUSINESS CLASSES, DIVERSI- FIED COOPERATIVE TRAINING, GEORGE STONE, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, BUSINESS COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, and RADIO and TV made up Escambials business edu- cation opportunities. These courses trained the students in various busi- ness areas. The goal of BUSINESS CLASSES was to provide business courses that will prepare students A for the Work world after gradu- It fgWZ'?i: 'fl ationf, commented Mrs. Betty Jer- nagan. Students were also given ac- cess to the departments new com- puter lab. In DCT, students who had enough credits were able to uphold steady jobs during the school year. This is done by attending four classes and spending the remainder of the day at work. GEORGE STONE provides stu- dents with skills for entry-level jobsn explains Mrs. Roe Patterson, department head. Fifty students were involved in GEORGE STONE this year. The INDUSTRIAL ARTS depart- ment provides students with a foun- dation of knowledge about industry and technology. The Industrial Arts students, along with other activi- ties, held exhibitions at the fair. BCE, like DCT students, split their days between work and school. Most BCE students were for- tunate enough to receive highly rep- sected jobs that involved working in an office atmosphere. One hundred twenty one students enrolled in Escambiafs RADIO and TV class this year. The department goal was to offer varied curriculum in electronics. fi ,, opposite page 1. Marvie and Johnjam. 2. Mr. Willis speaks his mind. 3. What do you think Leigh? 4. Hey Susan, are you with me? 5. Come on Deb get your fingers straight. this page: 1. Students try to listen during class. 2. Mr. Nelson reads intently. 3. Mrs. Jernagan and Jenny discuss fund raiser. 4. I wish the bell would ring. 5. Turn on your machine. 71

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School Services School Services prove imperative to daily needs V 1 if The CURRICULUM COORDINA- TOR, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, DEANS, and MEDIA CENTER inter- act directly with the students. They provide the student body with ser- vices imperative to daily needs. Mr. Larry Huntley, CURRICU- LUM COORDINATOR, was respon- sible for all student scheduling and registration. He also prepared the Escambia High School Curriculum Guide. The GUIDANCE COUNSELORS' duties included: parent student problems, personal problems, eval- uation of academic records and re- ferrals to school and community agencies. Seniors see me with ques- tions about applying for college or financial aid, stated Mrs. Audrey Salter, Senior Counselor. The DEANS have several jobs around EHS. These include every- thing from hall monitoring to lunch duty. Basically however DEANS are responsible for keeping the peace. Our goal is to provide a combina- tion of resources which include peo- ple, services, materials and facili- ties that are appropriate to student development, explained Mrs. Joyce Butler, MEDIA CENTER SECRETARY. This year library management was improved with the addition of an upgraded hard com- puter disk. opposite page 1 Ryan attempts classwork. 2. Oh say can you see . . . 3. Chinese firedrill? 4. Shouldn't you be working? 5. Mrs. NeSmith helps yet another student! this page: 1. Mrs. Weber stops to smile. 2. Mrs. Mori-ls keeps the peace 3. Mr. Pomeroy relaxes with a sigh of relief. 4. Is there really intelligent life out there? 5. Come on guys, put the camera away! 6. Please Mrs. Ryland, I don't want the salad. 73