Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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10 Nurse As students returned to Kecoughtan last fall they were met by several un familiar faces in various offlces around the school ln the clinic a new face in a white nurses uniform greeted them as Mrs Jo Colburn took up her duties as face of retired Mrs Myra Hastings Mrs Colburn has been a nurse for twenty four years, three of which have been spent in the Hampton School Sys tem As the school nurse Mrs Colburn not only helped the sick, but also coun seled students about health related problems Mrs Colburn was a valuable addition to the school and a nice per son to go to when students were ill. Other changes noted by returning students were the new faces in the ad- ministrative offices. Mrs Cheryl Wil- liams, last year s data processing clerk replaced retired Mrs Betsy Storey as receptionist. Miss DeVera Lee took over Mrs Williams old job while over in guidance, Mrs Esther Penrod replaced Mrs Gladys Hardrath long familiar to students in her capacity as guidance secretary. Working with Mrs Penrod was an- other new arrival data processing clerk Mrs Joyce Dorsey However, one fa- miliar face remained as Mrs. Katie Rives began her second year at Kecoughtan as secretary to the princi- pal, Mr. Gillikin. -:S - Calmly, Mrs. Katie Rives jots down another appointment on Mr. Gillikin's busy agenda. Referring to her accurate files, Nurse Jo Colburn checks on a student's past illnesses. school nurse, replacing the long-familiar - - 1 sf is Checking the alignment of the mimeographs Mrs ther Penrod duplicates more copies of a student's transcripts. As Miss De Vera Lee fills out report card forms smiles as she finds another straight A student Along with her many other duties, Mrs. Cheryl Williams makes announce- ments over the PA system. Mrs. Joyce Dorsey takes time out to look over her work for the day .,g1 '

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SCHEDULES. COURSES. AND THE LIKE Qi information about scholarships, M Williams considers possible candidates. 'W' 'Ars Mrs. Alma Luck Mrs. Jane Price reflects on her days activities, as she waits for the next student. Explaining the significance of raw scores, Mr. Arnold Ritt clarifies Tracy Cormier's questions on her SAT results. One of the smallest yet most impor- tant departments for students at Kecoughtan was the guidance depart- ment. Under the direction of Mrs. Jane Price, the office was a place where a student could go to be helped, informed and guided out of any sticky situation, from transferring to getting ready for college or a career. Each of the five counselors had a special area of concentration besides counseling their set of students. Mrs. Alma Luck helped students find schol- arships for college-bound seniors and the financial aid director was Mr. Har- old Parrish. For those who decided that college was not for them, Mr. Sidney Williams, career counselor, pointed them in the right direction. For transfer students, Mr. Arnold Ritt was present to help with any problems as organizer of the Transfer Adjust- ment Group, known as TAG. All these counselors saw to it that students were in the right classes, the right grade and on the right track for the future. Mr. Harold Parrish frantically searches for the file of a transferring student. Guidance 9

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UNSUNG I-IERGES king time out from their busy day to pose for a TOMAHAWK Photographer are Mrs. Helen Pluto, Mrs. Lry Watson, Mrs. Madge Odom and Mrs. Jean Carter. r. James Gray, head custodian, and Mr. Willie Jones discuss the day's work plan. Kecoughtan is a large school with ap- proximately 1600 students and 100 facul- ty and staff. These people need to be fed every noon and cleaned up after every day. Such jobs fell to hard-working staffs of cafeteria workers guided by Mrs. Wat- son and custodians headed by Mr. James Gray. Ladies of the cafeteria staff devoted long hours in the kitchen preparing varied and nutritional hot lunches, bag lunches and the ingredients for the always popu- lar salad bar. Roast turkey, fried chicken and pizza were favorites of students and faculty alike. Custodians were on the job all day and part of the night sweeping, dusting, clean- ing blackboards and washing windows. The outside of the school also demanded their attention as trash and litter were picked up each day. Kecoughtan was fortunate in having hard-working men and women who were dedicated to keeping the school and grounds clean and the students and facul- ty well-fed. Mr. David Hayes looks down the hall to see which mess to clean up first. Custodians and Cafeteria Workers 11