THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1962
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAGE ELEVEN
Guidance Office Co-ordinates Activities
Miss XltcMn, Mr. Fountain Establish
Excellent Record For Guidance Dept.
The guidance center at Rocky
Mount Senior High School is in
deed an organization of many fun
ctions. It is a spacious group
of rooms which offers to the
students of Seriioy High varibtiS
services. Headed by Miss Kate
Parks Kitchin, Mr. Charles
Fountain, and eight student assis
tants,' the Guidance Center can
rightfully be called the co-ordi
nator of all Rocky Mount Senior
High student affairs.
The history of the Guidance
Center dates back to the be
ginning of Senior High itself.
When the present R. M. Wilson
Junior High building served as
the senior high school, a small
office with one guidance coun
selor was available to the stu
dents. When the present building
was occupied in 1953, the need
for an enlargement of the guid
ance set-up was seen, and several
rooms were provided for
this purpose.
Miss Kitchin can be considered
the true co-ordinator of the Guid
ance Center. It seems almost
miraculous that she has served
with such great efficiency as both
g^uldance counselor and as a truly
great English teacher. Although
her time is limited. Miss Kit
chin has make the impossible job
of successfully handling these
duties possiblet
As counselor, perhaps the most
Important job Miss Kitchin lias
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is in helping students with their
present and future educational',
plans. Choosing the right college
and most appropriate major is a
very difficult task for high school
students. Miss Kitchin offers her
expert advice in these fields and
guides the students toward mak
ing the decision.
As advisor for the Student
Organization, Miss Kitchin per
forms another invaluable service
to Senior High. She advises the
officers and committee chair
men, assists the Vice-President
in planning assemblies, and helps
the President plan the meetings
of both the Representitive
Assembly and the Cabinet. She
attends Student Council meetings
with delegates, and has also ser
ved as Exectutive Secretary of
the N. C. S. C. C. for four
years.
In addition to the many duties
and responsibilitle s that Miss
Kitchin so excellently carries
out the Guidance Center itself
offers an almost unlimited
number of services to the student.
It provides a conferences room,
headquarters for the Student Or
ganization, facilities for-«pecial
testing programs, and first-aid
headquarters. Room 101 has on
display special pamphlets on ed
ucational and vocational matters.
Students are free to go there and
study this material for additio
nal help in planning their future.
Another integral part of our
Guidance Center is Mr. Fountain,
one of our counselors, who deals
primarily with vocational and in
dividual counseling, fie has in
formation concerning almost any
field of work one could wish to
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The Guidance Office is usually filled with stndents seekln; Ipformation about many subjeei^.
Above, Miss Kitchin gives Ann Gower a book about the coHegre board, Caroline Timms, a
gruidance off5ce assistant, studies a career book, and Mr. Fountain assists Bruce Holmes with his
college selection. (Photo by Killebrew)
persue, and he Is always will
ing to talk with those who wish
his aid.
Mr. Fountain takes a personal
interest in each student and works
with him to plan the best possible
solution for any problem that
might arise. Mr. Fountain is also
the head of the magazine cam
paign and is responsible for our
train and bus trips during the
year. One can see that Mr. Fount
ain is really an asset to us. We
are indeed fortunate to have him.
Assisting Miss Kitchin and Mr.
Fountain are eight efficient stu
dent helpers. These assistants
are Becky Penny, Lona Batten,
Carolyn Timms, Johann Vaughn,
Dianne Tanner, Martha Camp
bell, Lynne Evans, and Patricia
Whaley.
The duties of these girls range
from typing letters to greeting
school visitors. They help main
tain the Lost and Found Depart
ment, carry out numerous first
aid duties, answer the phone, and
take special messages for the
counselors.
To sum it up, the services
.provided us by the Guidance
Center and our fine counselors
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should feel very lortunate to have
such an outstanding guidance de
partment. It is irreplacable, a
truly esse'ntial part of Rocky
Mount Senior High School.
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We now must go
Looking right
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season.’
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Shelley Stallincrs, posin? in a sweater and skirt outfit at
VOGUE DRESS SHOP, admires a oale wool dress.
Shelley was runnerup for Homeroming Queen. She works
at VOGUE DRESS SHOP weekends and during Christ
mas holidays. Her advice to you is. “Shop early at
VOGUE DRESS SHOP for holiday outfits!” Shelley will
be glad to help you select gifts for your sweethearts,
sisters, and mothers, boys. See her at VOGUE DRESS
SHOP, 312 S. Main St.