James A Shanks High School - Tiger Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Front Row — Barbara Horton, Sonya Smith, Annette Hardee. Bascom Mahaffey. Second Row — George Smitherman. Wastell Francis, James Toole, Tommy Searcy, Lanny Bishop. Back Row — Loyd Smoak, Sherman Williams, James Brown. Phillip Brent Melvin likes his work in class. Torriscella Smith enjoys hard work. 54

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Mrs. Hultquist heads the resource program at Shanks. Mrs. Mixon works on an educational plan for her students. Mr. Wiencke heads the Exceptional Department at Carter-Parramore. Exceptional Education teachers are Front Row — Debbie Herron, Bill Wiencke, Beverly Owens, and Margaret Briggs. Back Row — Fannie Smith, Linda Jagemann, Patty Mixon, Charlotte Broome, and Jimmy Davis. Not Pictured — Bill Thon. Exceptional Ed Aids Students The exceptional program at Carter-Parramore School was organized to benefit students with special needs. The program was based on the individual needs of each student. All basic high school courses were taught as well as home economics and industrial arts. One hundred thirty students and ten teachers were involved in the program. At Shanks, a new resource program was instigated. Mrs. Teri Hultquist headed the classes. Mrs. Smith teaches home economics. 53

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Charles Downs and Rodney Gee repair a lawn mower for class. Typing is just one of Lorraine Gibson’s many assignments. Vo-Tech Teaches Useful Skills Always busy with activities. Gadsden County Vocational- Technical School students chose this means to further their education. Most students who attended Vo-Tech were high school students who had three hours of regular classes at Shanks. Under the watchful eye of director Bascom Mahaffey, skills ranging from bookkeeping to auto mechanics were taught to students. There were twelve instructors. Leon Fulmer finishes his job. 55