Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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The U. S. Historv classes of Bliss Fredesa O letlee bent it ax t a itance INQYI hw Doug Parrish, a student iteachcr. Sixteen units are required for the class of 1960 to graduate, while the juniors, sopho- mores, and freshmen will need eighteen units to complete their high school career. Designed to equip the college hound student with a strong foundation in all courses is the College Preparatory Course. The requirements oftthis course enable the student to meet the en- trance requirements of the majority of colleges. The primary purpose of the General Course is to give the non-college student a well-rounded education in a variety of subjects. ' The student who is planning to begin Work after completing his high school education may choose to follow any one of four programs of study. These courses are the Commercial Course, the Distributive Education Course, the Trade and Industrial Education Course, and the Diversified Cooperative Training Course. Each of these courses prepares the student for varied fields of employment either by actual Work ex- perience or hy class instruction. A biology student ohserxe carefully a member of the Ecliinodernzam. I

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Mrs. Grady Massey's sixth period chemistry class works diligently during a period in the new science department lab. Academic Courses Of Variety Offered To tudents. Forty teachers teaching fifty subjects com- pose the l96O faculty of Valdosta High School. Ten of these teachers hold lVlaster's degrees. This able faculty spends seven hours per day instructing students so that they will be qualified in the study course of their choice. Plane geometry. taught by Mrs. Smith Coleman, is one The academic organization of the school is designed to prepare the student for his chosen future, Whether he plans to go to college, to enter a skilled profession, or to become at business man. Each course has its definite requirements plus an opportunity for a stu- dent to take a limited number of electives. of the nurtlrematical courses offered to the juniors or seniors

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Y ,... I' A shop student in the T. and I. course advances in woodworking. Wlatli, Lniigiiave Socifil Studies, English? zv 1 L these are some of the departments ol the Val- dosta High School. Each departmentis mem- lmers are instructors of related sulmjects. Much has heen 1'0lll1'llJl1lCd to the advancement of the cui'1'iculun1 hy these departments. For example, the English Department has decided lo let certain phases of English he stressed dur- ing definite grades. American Litemture and the parts of speech are accented during the junior year while English l..llCI'illll1'C and sen- tence 5tl'lICllll'6 are primary goals of the senior tezichers. Other departnients are active in outlining and planning at thorough curriculum. The Sci- ence Department is making progress in this manner. The lmiology course has heen divided into two classifications-geneml and college pre1u1rutoi'y. The college p1'epa1'atoi'y class does more extensive study in the human lrody and has it greater amount of time spent in the lah. Departments Aid In Organizing Curriculum Miss Eleanor Hamhrick gixes assistance to the girls in learning to sew. one of many phases of the home eco- nomics course. w