Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Electives offered students opportunities Mr. Mike G. Riddick Drafting B.S.. East Carolina College Sponsor: Key Club, Audio-Sonics Club Mr. David J. Rogers Woodwork B.S., Clemson University Ruby Felker tries out her talent as a cook by preparing a casserole in Home Economics class. Mr. Claude D. White, Jr. Mechanical Drawing B.S., East Carolina College Mr. James M. Wright Metal Shop, Drafting B.S., East Tennessee State University Sponsor: Varsity Football, J.V. Baseball In the Fine Arts, the curriculum is made up of the courses in Home Economics, Art, and Music. Mr. Alex Villers was chairman of this department and served as adviser and men- tor to the teachers in these fields. As a teacher, Mr. Villers emphasized the many phases of art: ceramics, mosaics, glass work, painting, and sculpture. Projects originated and com- pleted by the students were displayed during the year in the showcases throughout the school. Those students who enrolled in Home Economics classes learned the varied skills required to maintain and keep an attractive home and happy family life. Classes, both lecture and laboratory, were offered in foods, clothing preparation, and home management. Miss Catherine Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Wells were the instructors for these courses. Musical instruction, both instrumental and vocal, was the province of Mr. Melbourne Blackwell and Mrs. Jean Curtis. The Concert and Marching bands, under Mr. Blackwell’s direction gave concerts, and took part in assemblies, parades, and pep rallies. Civic clubs, the faculty and the student body all profited from Mrs. Curtis’ work with the A ' Cappella Choir and the Choruses. Students from the bands and the vocal groups entered city and state competitions and dis- played their skills and talents creditably. Sydney Lewis and Jack Dyke look on as Mrs. Curtis expresses her appre- ciation for the gift given her by the A ' Cappella Choir. Miss Thomas watches as Bobbi Hamilton prepares a platter of lobster tails. 24

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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

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for self-expression and creativity. Training for future occupations through study and practice provided by the Industrial Arts courses proved to be a valuable experience for the students. The courses in drafting, wood shop, and metal shop all offered instruction in the theory of basic design and in the principles of basic construction. Thanks, and I made it myself was a remark heard fre- quently from students in wood shop. Those engaged in learn- ing the techniques of working with tools and various kinds of wood put the theory they learned into actual practice by making an article of furniture. Beautiful, useful, and valuable pieces of furniture were completed and became the students ' prized possessions. From the work in the metal shop classes the students gained much. They worked with various kinds of metals and learned the different techniques required for successfully molding, shaping, and working these. They, too, made articles from materials they practiced with, and the results were beautiful as well as practical. Mr. David Rogers, Mr. James Wright, and Mr. Woodrow West provided the theoretical and practical instruction in the shop classes. Students in the drafting classes learned the skills necessary for drawing simple and more complicate architectural and engineering blueprints. This course cur- riculum helped them to prepare for future occupations and careers. Mr. West shows Ricky Johnson and Steve Daniels how to operate one of the many machines found in Wood Shop. Mr. Alexander Villers, II Art B.A.. West Virginia Wesleyan Sponsor: National Honor Society Miss Catherine E. Thomas Home Economics B.S.. Madison College Sponsor: F.H.A. Mrs. Elizabeth P. Wells Home Economics B.S., Longwood College Sponsor: F.H.A. Mr. Melbourne D. Blackwell, Jr. Band, Instrumental Music B.S.; M.M., East Carolina College Sponsor: Marching Band. Concert Band Mrs. Jean H. Curtis A Cappella Choir. Girls ' Chorus, Boys ' Chorus B.M. Ed ., Longwood College Sponsor: Senior Class. Majorettes 25