Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Mrs. Judith McPherson smiles in satisfaction as she watches her students transcribe their dic- tation notes. Typing furiously before the timer sounded, business students rushed to meet their daily deadline. This was a typical scene in the connecting rooms of the business department. Typing was not the only thing happening with courses to career oriented ones. The department head, Mr. 1.0. Warner, was felt through his constant observa- tion of business classes. The day for Mrs. Joyce Mitchell was filled with many activities, includ- ing the sponsorship of FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America. Learning about FBLA at Bethel, where she pre- viously taught, Mrs. Mitchell decided to make FBLA a more active club here. Besides teaching her classes Mrs. Mitchell was also the COE coordinator and helped students find their true business potential. 22 Business BUSINESS AS USU i Counting each item with care, Mrs. Joyce Mitchell accurately records the quantity of each candle sold for FBLA. i Q f ll ef C i . 1... f .... f X r.. 39,9 Q As Pam Humphrey works on a job, Shrout offers some constructive advice. Mr. Warner checks his student's accounting projects for accuracy and neatness. 9 R K Mrs Mr. Don Taylor ails 5 . V N , 2 As Mrs. Peggy Becouvarakis checks her roll, she smiles in relief when sees that no one is absent.

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its H733 KECOUGHTAN' FINE rer face registering a look of disbelief, Mrs. utterer reaches for her glasses to find the sour ote among her students. r. Hubbard's smile reveals his satisfaction at be- g able to guide the minds and hands of young art- ts. 1 ln a spare moment, Mrs. Carter abandons her more serious works of art to doodle in her grade book. Looking a bit like Kojak trying to reason with a desperate criminal, Mr. Pendergraft gives the band instructions for its next performance. ARTISTS The fine arts department included art, chorus and band classes. In these classes, future artists and musicians were able to develop their talent plus have fun and learn the pressures faced in the world of art from experienced teachers. Heading the art department was Mr. Leroy Hubbard, who has been work- ing within the Hampton City School system for thirty years, both as a teacher and a supervisor. Mr. Hubbard has had extensive art training, includ- ing post-graduate study at Virginia Commonwealth University and Pennsyl- vania's Academy of Art. Though only his first year at Kecoughtan, Mr. Hub- bard enjoyed being on the art instructional team. The chorus department was under the direction of Mrs. Lucile Sutterer. She graduated from Oberlin College, has attended Pennsylvania State Uni- versity, and has been teaching for twenty-six years. One of her teaching duties includes coaching the Harbor Lights Ensemble, Kecoughtan's show choir, which has been in existence for eight years and has won numerous awards for outstanding performance. Thirteen of Mr. Fred Pendergraft's teaching years have been spent here at Kecoughtan. He at- tended Kansas University as well as the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, and has played in many differ- ent countries with the Navy band. The concert, symphonic, stage, and march- ing bands as well as the strings depart- ment at Syms Junior High School are all under his careful guidance. Fine Arts 21

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PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE When signing up for classes, most tudents think of the obvious math, sci- nce, and English courses that are of- ered. But there are also other courses that are taught in school that are also aluable learning experiences. These lasses are Home Economics, Distribu- ive Education, Industrial Arts and ln- ustrial Cooperate Training. In Home Economic I and II the basic teps of cooking and sewing were aught by Dorothy Williams and rs. Patricia Sperry. More in depth lasses such as Interior Design, Child evelopment and Marriage and the amily, were also available, and were aught by Mrs. Sue Smith, who also Wirs. Pamela Szynal Mr. Clayton Fitchett AA . ...iv L , A it sponsored the FI-IA club. Distributive Education taught stu- dents about the world of work and how to be successful at a job. Taught by Mrs. Virginia Johnson and Mrs. Pamela Szynal, students found a job and also learned about marketing, clothing and other important job skills. Going hand in hand with D.E. are the Industrial Corporative Training, stu- dents also learn job skills but are more concentrated in the industrial field. Taught by Mr. David Howard, stu- dents learned the skills that would be needed in the field of industry. Kecoughtan students also had the opportunity to take industrial classes Mrs. Virginia Johnson Mr. Claude Hopson with practical value in the Industrial Arts department. Classes ranging from Mechanical Drawing to Foundry, which were taught by Mr. Miles Saecker and Mr. Clayton Fitchett, respective- ly. Other teachers included Mr. Claude Hopson and Mr. Curtis Hubbard. These classes made stu- dents familiar with machinery that would one day come in handy either on the job or around the house. All these teachers taught students the valuable information that would be nec- essary for the world of work. Mr. David Howard Mr. W.M. Saecker Mr. Leon Knight Mrs. Patricia Sperry Arts 23