West Montgomery High School - Warrior Yearbook (Mount Gilead, NC)

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,,... .A tw, s str it .. N, at ..., . , A , . ' , wzwrn- - 'i. . X A .':- ' fr t . X . , .,..., , ,. . , Courses offer meaningful applicable skills Automation has had far reaching effects on the office and such terms as 'community' and 'word processing' have replaced old concepts of office training. Occupational competency implies that a student is trained for at least one job, but a business education program provides skills and knowledge beyond this level. Miss Ellen Skinner Head of Business Department ellen skinner tAboveJ Miss Ellen Skinner, Businessg fbottom left to rightl Miss Linda Armstrong, Distributive Education: Mrs. Gladys lngram, Businessg Mrs, Mary Harper, Business. Business Education 29

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At West we now teoch sociol studies, not just history. louise dorsett fTopl Mrs. Louise Dorsett fabovej Mr. Don Stout tbottom left to righti Mr. Harold Ritchie, Mr. Jim Ray, Mr. James Garmon, Social Studies. 28 Social Studies We're no longer teaching history as such, but social studies. And social studies is such a broad field that we've divided them into mini- courses in order that students will have some exposure to the whole spectrum. lt is hoped that in this way each student will find at least one or two areas of both general and persona, interest which he can pursue. Mrs. Louise Dorsett Head of Social Studies Department E is it

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Skills necessciry for wage earning in community life. . 30 Vocational Clarice garner The home economics department strives to provide learning opportunities necessary to successful family living for the homemaker and skills necessary for wage earnings in community life. Mrs. Clarice Garner Head ot Occupational Education Department Health occupations is designed to introduce students to all medical courses and give them a good background of medical terminology. They are exposed to anatomy and the study of diseases and treatments. lt is not all theory, because second year students practice what has been preached. Mrs. Jeanette Parsons . 5 .ET fm4g,,, W, x lf J f W 44 K 3 1 ,5 V7 4 ' , .- , M , V ? 1 ., ...,. i 1, tAbove left to righty Mrs. Jeanette Parsons, Health Occupationsg Mrs. Agnes Ingram, Home Economicsg tbottom left to rightl Mrs. Clarice Garner, Occupational Home Economicsg Mrs. Mary Miles, Home Economics. 'yt W, 1 .J I .