Kellam High School - Challenger Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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I.: N. ,-v .. - Three-Yeor Stretch Ever since the public school system has been a part of America, students everywhere have had never ending com- plaints about compulsory edu- cation. These complaints show that those students have no real appreciation for the learning which can take place within a school. They also have no ap- preciation for the individual experience which can be gained by interacting with the many and varied personalities within the school. All of the experiences en- countered during a normal school day can be, and are, valuable learning experiences. Experiences, which, if fully utilized, can help both the col- lege bound student and the student who plans to go straight into the job market after high school. Benefitting from the aca- demic aspect of secondary schooling, the college bound individual uses the years to prepare himself for furthering his education. From the soph- omore to the senior year, the dedicated student is bom- barded with required classes, credit counts and grade point averages. College demands a working knowledge of the basics and from that builds scholarship, so the learner must apply himself to English, history, govern- ment, science and math, prov- ing to himself and to colleges and universities that he has the fundamentals and is ready to begin building. These pres- sures sometimes see so great that everyday seems like just one more day of a three-year stretch. Not to be ignored, the student who goes into the job market immediately after graduation can also find some redeeming quality in the educational sys- tem. He is the individual who is realistic about the employment situation. He knows that there are far too many applicants for each position and that seeking employment calls for adequate preparation. An employer does not need to take a chance on anyoneg he has his choice can- didates and can demand what he wants. Common sense tells him to get the most for his money and hire the best of the applicants. When faced with the first-job obstacle the em- ployer refers to the only per- formance record he has, the high school record. High school is demanding of time and energy, and it is de- manding of everyone, career- oriented and college-bound. alike. It's not until later, usually after graduation, however, that its purpose makes itself clear. 14

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loan Driscoll practices her blower styl- ing techniques on one ofthe many live nmdfels used in the Cosmetology classes. ,nal Award winning lamie Backus classmate Diane Lingoni discuss the nr work in Commercial Art. 3-o I- x I I X 1 . V. 1 rx n ' ..-l 5 M il