Groveton High School - Tigerama Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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A Variety of Occupations Offered in the D.O. Program Diversified Occupations is a cooperative pro¬ gram whereby about twelve students attend their regular academic classes, including a D. O, class, in the morning, and work for a minimum of fif¬ teen hour s a week on a job in the afternoon. In order to qualify for entrance in the pro¬ gram, the student must have completed a mini¬ mum of eight credits, be sixteen years of age, and possess an aptitude for his chosen job. Thelma Opperman’s studying paid off when she won the spelling contest at a District D.O. Club meeting with a perfect score. Members of the D.O. Class concentrate on their morning studies. Page Sixteen

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Members of a V.O.T. class prepare themselves for future jobs. V.O.T. Combines Studying and Job Experience. Jean Bowler’s work is checked by Mr. Newton, a Cotton Technologist for the Agriculture Department. Any senior with an over-all “C” average who has completed the first year of his “skill” sub¬ jects such as typewriting, shorthand, and book¬ keeping may enroll in Vocational Office Train¬ ing. In this program, students attend morning classes at school and work on a part-time basis in the afternoon. Because of this arrangement, it is necessary that an interested student have suf¬ ficient credits so that he would not need to take more than four subjects. During the morning, eleven V.O.T. students study office conduct, office procedures, office machine operation, English, and Government, then leave for their various jobs in the afternoon. It is necessaiy for Mary Via to handle various types of office machines while at her job at the Alexandria Armature Company. Lorraine Sonner, a clerk-typist, works with her employer, Mrs. Mildred Hendry, a resident agent for an Insurance Company. Vd c Fifteen

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Five Hundred Students Learn Industrial Arts Any student interested in drawing and design, graphic arts ceramics, leather, textiles, electricity, metal, wood, and plastics is sure to find the course he is looking for in Groveton’s Industrial Arts Depart¬ ment. These crafts are studied by more than five hun¬ dred students in terms of their tools, materials, pro¬ ducts, processes, and occupations courses in Explora¬ tory Industrial Arts, participated in by 8th graders; General Industrial Arts I, 9th graders; General Arts II, 10th graders; and Metal Industries I, Wood In¬ dustries I and II, and Mechanical Drawing I and II, open to juniors and seniors, are given at Groveton. The courses are studied in industrial laboratories, which provide exploration and experimentation. David Pierce and Donna Vance finish laying out their plates with the aid of “T” squares. George Aylor practices his operation of the metal lathe. Mr. Haslett explains the Graphic Arts Industry to his class. Covert Williamson mixes his clay in preparation for form¬ ing his vase. Page Seventeen