SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1S32 THE CAhuunA 7iMti-9
Dropouts Drop Back In A t Southern 's Evening School
By Pamela Banks , '
To a casual observer, ,
an evening class, in
Southern High School's
alternative ; f education
program resembles a '
typical high ? school
: Other programs in
clude after school care
for elementary students
whose parents are work
ing, pre-school child
care, parenting, summer
camps . in the summer,
employed ' handy man,
likes the class because it
fits his needs better.
Dollie Cornell; i 17,
who is working on six
units for her : diploma,
got as far as the 10th
under 21 register for the
program through 'the
Durham County Schoo)
system. Exceptions are
made in some cases
where enrolling directly
with ; DTI is more
"beneficial for the stu-
out." ' . ' " '
, However, Tice said he
believes the alternative
program is not inferior high school diploma.
to the traditional, but of-', For students under 21,
fers only basics for a 'man may miss th
broacf spectrum of the
traditional high school
program.
"study hall", except for : tutoring and special in- grade in regular school.; - Denenciai , ior inesiu
aiw immrtant - Hif. Ja.., "I lilr it falrm-nativ " dent, according tOllCC
ference. ' , y such as aerobics, typing classes) better because I :y However . any ..Jjn t.
The students are older, and shorthand. don't have to go as much registering-, tor tne pro-
Bot though the fubject.-.Ai.Thc. night high school .to get a diploma.'', said ftlnough
matter is your basic high program Js one of the Ms. Cornell. "The whole DTI must take a reading
Knnt KiirriKiiliim tharm j:. -i -. roiircA ic a lnt miirlror " DlaCement CXam. ' nOSe
the similarity between a According to Ms. one hopes to take a
typical high school class Deborah Andrews, who computer course at DTI
and the evening program
ends. There y are ' no
teachers lecturing to the
class, and students are
not asked to recite
teaches in the Southern
night program, many
students choose to work
at home on their own in
the self-paced , program
answers in front of their , rather than -i attend the
classmates.
For many of . the
students, the class's
structure is a major plus.
"I'm really glad that
we don't have to answer
questions in class," said
Ms. Sue Gibson, one of
the students in the pro
gram. If we did, I don't
think I'; would i have
enrolled." ,:-
Ms. Gibson,- a work
ing mother whose eight-
' Monday and Wednesday
, night classes. "
On a,Wednesday night
a couple of weeks ago ,
there were nine students
in class i They sat at their
desks, ' studying from
workbooks t that . cover
any one of nine units re-
after getting a diploma
and then get a job at
IBM. . ,.. .,
Bobby Moore, a 19
year old cafeteria worker
at the Durham Exchange.
Institution, t left high
school in the 9th grade.
He likes i the program
better ,than traditional
high school and wants to
be a truck driver after
getting his diploma.
,t Ms.1 Evans, who is a
biology 'I ' teacher at
year-old son thinks her
going to school C'is a big- the self-paced approach
deal", returned to the to class work make these
quired for an adult, high southern during the day,
school diploma. The sees a' difference in the
teachers , are there to alternative student,
answer questions. - ' "They have a- much
The evening school's more positive attitude at
sr-hednTnui flexibility and : night,' she said. "I
classroom after dropping
out nine years ago,
Ms. Gibson .is also one
of about 23 students
enrolled in the alter
native .'education pro
gram at Southern High
School. The program is
sponsored by the Com
munity Education Divi
sion of Durham County
Schools. The Southern
program is geared for
students from 16 to 21
years of age who have
dropped out of school,,
as well as for adults 21.
years and older,' ;;
The program (s Spon i
sored also by the7
Durham Technical, In-1
stitute, through which
diplomas are awarded;
But most of the pro
gram's staff is with the
county school system.
Durham County's
Community ; Education -Program,
at seven years
old. was one of the first
such programs in" (he
state, and is geared to
classes especially attrac
tive to . working people
who what to get the high
school diploma;! they
missed during their teen
years.
"I've
don't have any
disciplinary problems. I
think it has a lot to do
with them making a deci
sion -i- no one makes
them come."
- The program for both
groups is just about the
had a diverse same except for. a few
student body," said Ms. aitterences. students
Andrews. "I have mar- from both groups must
ried women who got submit a transcript from
married in high school the last school attended
and said they quit and a to determine how many
lot of singles." un'ts are needed to ob-
Although, ' she has tain the diploma,
some .students in their Students in both
50's, most are in their groups are required to
late twenties. have a total of four
One student, Ms. English, . . one
Marie McCorkle, a mathematics :i two
mother of four children science and two social
and an IBM employee studies units in order to
dropped out of school 20 get a diploma,
years ago to get married. . In addition, students
In Seotember, she enroll- Kups musi pass
eri in the nrneram to the N.C
begin working on all nine test as well as final exams
units for the diploma. .' UU11 torn
She said she enjoys the P1 n the program, v ';
program and is, glad she Most of the; students
enrolled.
Likewise, the program
for students under 21 at
. .Ail..
scoring oeiow, jne om
grade level are - recom
mended to the Adult
Basic Education (ABE)
class, to upgrade - then
reading before pursuing
a diploma. :' ')-.'
The county does not
have this requirement,
because ; a reading
specialist is available to
students; who shave
reading difficulties, ac
cording to Ms. Evans,
Southern teacher for the
16-21 age group. ' ;', '
The passing score for
all courses is 70.
Besides being a flexi
ble and independent
study program, the alter
native classes are also
free. Students may pur
chase their books if they
like, but they can choose
to use them in class only.
However, - students
enrolled through the
county may check out
workbooks.
The alternative high
schopl diploma offers
many pluses to the
students, but for the
under 21 age group there
may; be some minuses.
The i social ; and extra
curricular? activities are
not available through the
program. .
There are no science
labs or physical educa
tion classes. Likewise,
there are no varsity
sports. .
" feel the traditional
program is a better,
broader curriculum,"
said Tice. "From "every
Competency way yu lok at t. U has
mure iu . unci, nuu i
"realize that' for some
students, the day pro?,
gram' is not" working'
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They Dropped Back In These four school
dropouts who have dropped back into school
through the county schools alternative education
program at Southern Senior High School. The pro
gram offers night classes, and a self-paced learning
approach that fits the needs of these students. The
attentive students are: (l-r) Kevin Carter, Mary
Carter, Penny Williams and Paul Williams. Photo ky
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dent who couldn't con
tinue the traditional day-
time : high school pro
gram an alternative.
There are 38 students
enrolled in the alter
native class for ages
16-21 taught by Ms.
Deborah Evans.
Ms; Evans said the
average age in the class is '
17 . or 18, with four or
five over 21 years of age.
For Penny, and Paul
Williams, a recently mar
ried couple who attend
the class, Southern of
fered the best opportuni
ty for pursuing their
diplomas. .;
Penny, - who is 15,
recently left school to :
work and get married .
She said she definitely
likes the alternative .
classes better because the
program fits her new life
style. She hopes to
become a cosmetologist
after getting her
diploma.
Likewise, her husband
Paul, ,17, a self-
schools closer to the -
community.
According to county
schools superintendent,
Dr . Frank Yeager," the
program yields another
welcomed benefit.
"It helps us to provide
services to other agencies t
in the community, such
as Durham Tech," he
said, "and they don't
have to go out and build
a new building. They can
use our buildings, and
this type of thing draws
us closer to the people
who actually own the
schools the
taxpayers."
According to Ed Tice,
one of the program's two
administrators, the
Community Education
Division, with a staff of
about 65 fulltime and
parttime employees, and
a budget of about
$125,000 has about 2500
people i enrolled in its
various programs. The
program operates with
both state and local tax
money.
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