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

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Journalism Students Study as Well as Produce Students interested in studying Journalism should have a good English background. The Journalism Ca- reer Study will eventually include three one-year courses. In the first two years, writing practice will be emphasized. The third year will include an intern program that will place students in local newspaper offices and broadcasting studios. Mr. Jim Raper, a writer for a local newspaper, is the Journalism instructor and the newspaper advisor. One of the Journalism Class’s major activities is producing the school newspaper. The Gazette. The Editor- in-Chief is Kerry Bedsworth; the Associate Editor is Barbara Bailey. The other Journalism students and Cazette members are Nikki Levin, Jackie Mollenauer, Julie Kossler, Karen Hardy, Christi Ford, Laurence Wilson, Horace Wade, David Robinson, Timothy Branch, Sherri Hurdle, Teresa Adams, and Bobby Watson. 25

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Para-Professional Students Contribute to Community | Thirty young men and women were enrolled in Norcom’s Para-Professional Career Study in 1973. These students were preparing themselves to teach recreation, physical education, or to coach. Besides covering sports and activities that are usually presented in physical education classes, these students also covered fishing, archery, camping, water skiing, and scuba. Mrs. Coffey, Mr. Banks, Mr. Schwab, and Mrs. Reed shared teaching responsibilities in this area. The community benefited from this new program. Mt. Hermon and Truxton schools had the services of Para-Professional students seeking on-the-job training. Para-Professional students are able to help others as they learn. 24

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Medical Science — A Rewarding Career Marine and Oceanographic Sciences The goal of the Med- ical Science Career Study is to orient and prepare students in- terested in health related fields. By the twelfth grade, the student has a solid background of science courses. In the elev- enth grade, the student takes Medical Chemis- try, and in the twelfth grade, he takes Lab- oratory Chemistry. This is an advanced study of analytical techniques. A work study program at Vir- ginia Chemicals, Inc. is available for the student. I 5 Where else can a student have his own plankton nets, seine nets, and an aquarium? This is possible in Nor- com’s Marine and Oceanographic Sciences Career Study. Students are introduced to the vast scope of scien- tific problems facing man in the oceans, when they choose this career. They also develop an awareness of career possibilities in the field. Mr. Philip E. Lamberton taught the eleven ’Indents enrolled in 1973. 26