Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Red Oak Yearbook (Mount Holly, NJ)

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The SOMETHING DIFFERENT here is this entirely new sectionl Though academics have been included in other Red Oak s on a strictly incidental basis, we felt they deserved much more attention, especially since several new programs have been added. Academics seem to have run full circle here at RV. Several years ago, freedom was the key word. We were able to select the courses we wanted, choose the teachers we liked, and sign up for a class with all our friends. It was fun, but it wasn ' t in our best interest. We suddenly realized this when the new final exam system came along, and we didn ' t know the material. We realized it also when we wanted to participate in extra-curricu- lar activities and found there was an eligibility requirement, decent grades! Additional credits for graduation convinced us beyond all doubt that academics are what an education is all about. Without the knowledge and skills they expose us to, we don ' t stand much of a chance in the real world. Facts S Figures: Length of school days: 7:55-2:30 Number of class periods: S plus a tutorial period (current grading system: A= 100-93 B=92-S5 C=$4-77 D= 76-70 F=69-0 Credits necessary for graduation: 116 Honor roll GPA: 3.0 (with no grade lower than O National Honor Societv GPA: 3.3 minimum Student of Distinction: 4.0 Advanced courses: AP History. Honors English. Hath V Weight of final exams: I 5 of the final grade GPA-grade point average

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COE: Row I: J. Harding. A. Moyer. V. Ferris. B. Benedict. T. VanSciver. K. Tower. Row 2: P. Brown. K. Rhodes. S. Rogers, S. Oura. R. Mellon, Mrs. McCormick. Coordinator. Row S: J. Alcolt. B. Wagner. P. Lawrence. D. Jeffreys. H. Nixon. K. Hoffer. Not photographed: V. Sharpe. There are three work-experience programs available to interested and qualified students at RV. These programs are COE (Cooperative Office Education) for seniors with clerical skills, CIE (Cooperative In- dustrial Education) for juniors and seniors emphasiz- ing trades or industry, and DE (Distributive Educa- tion) for seniors interested in marketing or distribu- tive occupations. Each program involves both a relat- ed class during the school day and on-the-job exper- ience for which students receive credit as well as a salary. Program highlights include banquets for stu- dents and job supervisors, but the most valuable aspect is preparation for future success in the job market. m , jj S K- s c 5 , CO -» I fc -5 c: -i Ji. £ J2 CO - - 5 c J2 . =? «j ( o c J; -c « ' - ' ; ' - k: ■ -i X ■ i i2 J Ci ' j lij 5 I §►- E 3 ' I 4