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

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, , nited Within any functioning unit. there are parts which perform specialized functions: such is the case with the faculty and staff here at Kellam. And, as with any unit, if any part fails to function, or functions im- properly. it affects the overall performance of the entire unit, which is also true of the resi- dent advisors. If one of the key personnel were to do some- thing wrong, or not do some- thing at all it would result in a large amount of time wasted and a further slow down in the administrative and educational processes This only goes to s ow that without e specializing individuals the group cannot function as a unit The efficiency of the existing personnel combined with the changes that have occurred in the curriculum thus far will serxe to help the student body and the faculty to complete a more productive year for both the individual and the group ,J

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I x ' x QNLVP tit 1 1 .la-lillliiz iitn-nbnxgsjl'-umm IN X- '1 Sb , l Q , 5 'Tai' Qs- ,L - as 'bg- r t 5 lv 'g 'YN Ai-any A tt, V .1-1 , X .V ,rf 1 L 1 .5-2 L ' DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. Linda Babb. Bob Stahlin, Diane Bakaysa. 3 O OI CBust Uvershadowlng any other admlnlstratlve alteratlons thls year has been the addltlon of the 30 day rule to all Vrrgmla Beach Crty Publrc Schools Thls regulatron states that a student may not be absent for '30 or more days IH a yearly course or 15 or more days ln a semester course and st1ll recelve credlt for the subject whether he pas sed the class or not Teacher reactlon has been almost unanrmous they l1ke It As a result of thls student governments such as the ICC and the SCA were forced to schedule 1tS meetrng for after done to 8V0ld penalrzatron by the 30 day rule for members who would have had to mlss class to attend the meetlngs Thls also helps to keep people from uslng meetrngs as an ex cuse to sk1p class and also helps to el1m1nate the non producers ThlS rule IS really a slrght hlndrance to those who are dependable and able to keep track of the1r own ab sences but thrs does not deter most of them Although the 30 day rule appears to be ex ceptlonally harsh on these stu dents and those who are rn clubs It IS actually geared to wards rmprovrng the atten dance records of those students whose presence at school tends to slack off every now and then and It has apparently worked the 2 o'clock bell. This was I . . l K 7 , . 195

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