Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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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

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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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24 Spam Introduction