Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Vocational training and skills resulted Mrs. Nancy S. Shrout Typing. General Business B.S.: M.A.. Appalachian State Teachers College Miss Nancy L. Forrest Shorthand. General Business B.S.. Longwood College Miss Margaret A. Yates Typing. General Business B.S.. Campbell College Sponsor: FBLA Mrs. Virginia C. Johnson Distributive Education A.B.. Duke University Sponsor: Distributive Education Club Those students with keen interests in commercial sub- jects came to know Mrs. Nancy Shrout and her department members very well. A well-balanced and co-ordinated cur- riculum of business education courses gave the students adequate preparation for the business world. The usual courses: typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and general busi- ness were offered. In addition to these, a course in vocational office training was open to seniors. Mrs. Rice lends a helping hand to Barbara Milby. Taking courses in business requires many hours of hard and serious work. 22

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Government and International Relations classes. During a discussion on France, Mr. Hathaway shows Gail Weaver its position on the map. Mrs. Irene H. Curtis World Geography A.B., Syracuse University Miss Ellen F. Jones U.S. History, French B.A., Mary Washington College Miss Ronda A. Ellis Government. Geography, International Relations B.A., Mary Washington Sponsor: Majorettes, International Relations Club Mr. Charles A. Love Government. Personal Finance A.B.. Cornell University. M.A., Syracuse University Sponsor: Swimming Team, Golf 21

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from the Business Education courses The course in distributive education was open to girls and boys, and gave them classroom work and on-the-job experience. Students in the advanced typing classes helped with the typing for the TOMAHAWK and the class papers put out by the journalism students. A course in personal typing was offered, and many college-bound students availed themselves of this opportunity to acquire a useful skill. Cecilia Wagner receives instructions from Miss Rollins on how to operate an adding machine. Mrs. Pauline L. Rice Business Education B.S., Longwood College Miss Delores J. Burchett Business Education B.S., Concord College Sponsor: Youth for Christ Miss Karen K. Pearce Typing B.S., Madison College Sponsor: FBLA Miss R. Joyce Rollins VOT, Office Training, Typing B.S., Madison College The VOT program at Kecoughtan offers students the opportunity to receive valuable training before entering the business world. 23