Fieldale High School - Fieldcrest Yearbook (Fieldale, VA)

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VOCATIONAL PROGRAM GIVES PRACTICAL TRAINING Ballots from the mock election are counted by Carolyn Rakes, Barbara Wyatt, Randy Joyce, David Akers, and David Jones, members of the American government class. The Vocational program provides stu- dents with an opportunity to acquaint them- selves with the fundamental principles of business, home economics,industrialarts, and distributive education. The required courses of the Vocational program arethe same as those required for Under the watchful eye of Mr. Cassady, Jackie Fudge diagrams a coal shaft in World geography. An enlightening report on the ancient Egyptians is given by Jimmy Joyce to the World history class. the Academic and General. As in the other two programs th e difference lies in the electives. The student must choose three orfour electives from one of the vocational areas. Also, he must take five or six other courses from any that are offered in the curriculum. Lewis Eanes, Mary Ann Gusler, Mildred Byrd, and Jimmy Stultz prepare to debate on the presidential candidates, Mr. Nixon and Mr. Kennedy, with Mrs. Mitchell serving as moderator.

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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

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SELECTED FEW MAY TAKE ADVANCED SUBJECTS A The principle of percentages is demonstrated by Shirley Bryant and Penny Whitlock as Mr. Smith looks on. A few students in the eighth grade are permitted with parental consent to take al- gebra 9 or math 9 instead of eighth grade arithmetic or take the first year of a foreign language rather than history 8. The selection of students who are per- mitted to take this advanced work is based Two intersecting planes are drawn by B. J. Carter in solid geometry. upon such factors as intelligence test scores, reading t e s t scores, achievement t e s t scores, and academic standing. The reason for allowing certain students to take advanced courses in the eighth grade is to make it possible for them to take certain advanced subjects in the twelfth grade. ' Mr. Smith explains how to plot a graph to Frankie Barker and Connie Shelton in algebra class.