Fieldale High School - Fieldcrest Yearbook (Fieldale, VA)

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CURRICULUM CDFFERS FGRTY-SIX VARIOUS COURSES Jonathan Swift oncewrote, When time is once passed, there is no recalling it. So it 'is in relation to the opportunities that are ours each year of our school life. How we use these years of ,opportunities will have a profound significance on our lives, for every hour lost now in worth-while endeavor is lost forever. A part of the philosophy of Fieldale High School is that every young person should have the opportunity to participate in an education- al program which will better fit him for life in a complex society. The curriculum of our school is organized in such a way as to provide an opportunity for adequate prepa- ration of those students who plan to enter college and those students who plan im- mediately to enter the world of work. The courses are divided into three specific programs: Academic, Vocational, and General. After careful consideration of these programs by the student, in co-oper- ation with the guidance director, school administrators, and with parental under- standing and consent, a specific program is selected by the student. This program is followed through the four years of high school, changes may be made with approval of the school authorities and the student's parents. The school is fully accredited by the Virginia State Department of Education and the Southern I Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It isapart of the twelve- year school system. K ' A total of 46 various courses are offered, many of which are required and others are electives. The courses offered are as fol- lows: five in English and grammar, five in mathematics including arithmetic 8, algebra I and II, plane geometry, and solid geometry- trigonometry, three in science including science 8, biology, and chemistry, five in social studies' including history 8, .world geography, world history, U. S. history, and American government, six in business in- cluding general business, typing I and II, shorthand I and H, and bookkeeping, four in home economics including home economics I, II, III, and IV, four in foreign languages including Latin I and 11 and Spanish I and II, four in industrial arts including gene ral shop, machine woodwork, mechanical drawing, and advanced drawing, three in music including choral music, band, and music appreciation, three years of health and physical education, and one each of speech, distributive edu- cation and journalism. Mrs. Poston explains the legend of the albatross in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner to Paul Jones in a typical English class. .Q an -if if

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ACADEMIC PRGGRAM IS COLLEGE PREPARATORY Mildred Thawley, Jerry Purcell, Audrea Turner, and R. B. Hundley look on attentively as Mary Jane Pickup, Eddie Gibson, Violet Hubbard, David Ader- The Academic program includes those courses essential as preparation for pur- suing work in a college. College entrance requirements Vary at different institutions. Each student must determine as soon as possible what college he expects to attend so that his high school courses will meet these requirements. Required courses for the Academic program are: five units in English, two in hold, and Joretta Nester display their projects from Chaucer's England. lab science, two in mathematics, one in U. S. history, one in government, one in world history, andthree years of health and physi- cal education. If a student plans to go into engineering, one year of mechanical draw- ing is required. He must take five addition- al courses selected from math, science, and foreign languages. Then he must take four other electives which may be any of the courses offered in the curriculum. As a part of their study of Western literature, the junior English class enjoys singing Sweet Betsy from Pike.

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GENERAL PROGRAM IS NON SPECIALIZED COURSE and Irene Hedgecock perfect their Spanish by hearing Spanish students, Shelby Isley, Mary Ann Gusler, N The General program is the basic high school course. It is for those students who wishagood, practical education rather than the specialized academic or vocational work. The required courses for the General program are the same as those required for the Academic program. The differenw be- Jeanette Setliff improves h e r articulation in speech class as Miss Knight notes her progress. the correct pronunciation of Spanish words under the direction of Mrs. Mitchell. tweenthe twoprograms lies in the electives which a student must take. He must take four electives following a co-ordinated and sequential pattern of subjects involving math, science, foreign language, and! or vocational subjects. Five other electives must be chosen from any inthe curriculum. Donna Daniel learns about a Roman wedding through her Latin translation. V