Fieldale High School - Fieldcrest Yearbook (Fieldale, VA)

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JOURNALISM CLASS PUBLISI-IES SCHOOL NEWSPAPER 1 Exact measurement is necessary when preparing THE SPARK for the publisher as these five know too well-- Jerry Purcell, Mrs. Poston, Mary Ann Gusler, Mona Bishop, and Joy Smith. The guidance program, as organized in our school, helps the student select his courses and activities in high school, adjust properly to school situations, and plan in- telligently for the future. Records are kept inthe guidance office giving such information concerning each student as his attendance, health, scholarship, work habits, participa - tion in extra-curricular activities, special aptitudes, interest, and abilities, work ex- perience and vocational preference. Mrs. Ross, our guidance director, ad- ministers standard tests and interprets the results to both the student and parent. She obtains the most recent information avail- able on a variety of occupations and collects the latest college and other specialized school catalogues. She helps students in using these catalogues and in deciding upon colleges and vocations. She makes known to the students scholarship and other student aid information. Sh e distributes colleg e board examination applications and assists the college-bound student in completing these. The journalism class, which met the fourth period under the direction of Mrs. Poston, studied newspaper fundamentals and published THE SPARK. Daily classwork and countless afternoon and night sessions gave us a school paper we looked forward to eagerly. Six editions were issued during the year. Columns that made the paper mor e appealing were: The Student for Studentsl of the Month, a column that honored an outstanding student, Newsettes, which gave choice bits about people and activities of the school, and The Inquiring Reporter, which quoted students' opinions concerning int e r - esting topics. Ralph Gunter receives guidance from Mrs. Ross concerning his future plans.

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TYPING PROVES TO BE A POPULAR ELECTiVE Mr. Lucas smilingly gives his class in distribu- Each student in Miss Thomas's typ ing class tive education some points of good salesmanship. In distributive education, students re- ceive classroom instruction in the mornings at school, and in the afternoons, they go to their respective j obs for on-the-job training. A student earns two credits when taking D.E. The business course is especially for students interested in doing clerical, book- keeping, or secretarial wo rk . However, works diligently to exceed his own record in typing speed. many students take typing as an elective because they want to learn to type for their own use. In the Business Department there are twenty-four manual typewriters, an electric typewriter, an adding machine, anda mimeo- graph. Miss Thompson's bookkeeping class listens with interest to her explanation of ruling and balancing the Cash account. l 27

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ALL STUDENTS ARE INSTRUCTED IN LIBRARY USE Magazines in the Library keep us well informed on current events. Connie Shelton reads about current progress in education. Our well-equipped library is open to the students throughout the entire school day. Miss Elrod, the librarian, is on duty a half hour before school and after school for the benefit of those students who want to use the library at these times. All students are instructed in the use of library materials. Classwork involving Movies add interest to class activities. Mis s Elrod helps David Akers get the projector ready for a class movie. the use of the library is given through the year inthe different classes giving the stu- dents an opportunity for exploring and for leisure reading. Movies, filmstrips, recordings, and other audio-visual materials are ordered and handled through the library. In preparation for a class report, Betty Crawford, Glenda Anderson, and Judy Merriman utilize the reference books in the library.