I C Norcom High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Creativity Is A Vital Part Of Fashion Design Norcom ' s Fashion Design Career program is taught by Mrs. Lucille Wiggins. She is assisted by Mrs. Claire Shaeffer, Consultant. The goal of this program is to pro- vide the student with the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of the skills and abilities necessary to enter the field of apparel design. A student must take Home Economics Careers and Advanced Clothing Man- agement before being accepted into the Fashion Design program. Home Economic Careers is a one year exploratory course. Advanced Clothing Management is a semester course studying the clothing skills. A third course, Advanced Housing and Home Furnishings, concentrates on the furnishing and equipping of the home. Fashion Design does have some special equipment. There are special tools needed for drafting and design. Dress forms for fitting and draping are provided. Four straight stitch [)ower machines and one blind hem- mer and one serge, or chain-stitch machine are available. Thirty-one students were enrolled in this program in its first year. The department is making plans for an additional course in child develop- ment. 14

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Food Services Taught by Mrs. Annette Brown, the goal of Food Service is to prepare students for entering the field of dietetics or food service management at the managerial or supervisory level. There are three courses involved in the Food Service career study. Students need to take Home Econom- ics Careers, Advanced Foods, and Food Service Management. Purchasing, planning, preparing, and serving meals are studied in Advanced Foods. In Food Service Management, the student is given experience in hotel and restaurant cooking. Food Services has equipment which is used in large food operations: for instance, the department has a microwave oven. Twelve students were enrolled in the Home careers area; four, in the Advanced Foods; thirteen, in the Food Service Management. Mrs. Brown announced that this department plans to offer future courses in psychology, marketing, book- keeping, and business careers exploration. 13

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Building Trades Will Include Carpentry Next Year The Building Trades program is de- signed to train students in the field of construction. Two courses are pres- ently offered. One is known as Build- ing Trades; the other is Introduction to Technology. In Introduction to Technology, the student learns the fundamentals of construction. Students must take General Mathe- matics and Mechanical Drawing be- fore they can be accepted into Build- ing Trades. Mr. George P. Moody is the teacher for both of the courses in Building Trades. There are plans for a course in carpentry to be added. Mr. Moody directs Building Trades students.