FEBRUARY 27, 1974
THE GRYPHON
PAGE 7
Health Occupations Proves
To Be Fun And Educational
“Why does that girl over
there have on a uniform?”
This happens to be a very
popular question around
Senior High this year, but
many people do not know the
answer. These girls are
Health Occupation II
students. Every Monday,
Thursday, and Friday they go
to Nash General Hospital to
observe and be trained.
Health Occupations is an
educational program for
young men and women in high
school. The courses are
designed to stimulate their
interest in the health field and
to help them prepare for
further education or for job
opportunities as health
assistants to the medical
team.
The Health Occupations I
course introduces the student
to the health field; to the
ethical and professional
aspects of health occupations;
and to the opportunities in the
health field.
Health Occupations II
provides the student with
study of body systems and
diseases, diagnoses and
treatment. Health care skills
are taught in class also. With
the cooperation of community
health agencies, the student
receives learning experiences
based on classroom in
struction and becomes
familiar with the clinical
environment, and the medical
team.
The Health Occupation
program can prepare you for
employment as an assistant in
hospitals, therapy centers,
laboratories, and the office of
a physician.
One unit of credit is given
for successful completion of
Health Occupations I and two
units for Health Occupations
II.
While workong at the
hospital, the Health Oc
cupation II students learn
many things. They are not all
doing the same job, but yet
they all still learn how to do
each one. Some of the jobs are
serving as a ward secretary.
On each floor there is a nur
se’s station in which the
secretary is stationed at and
performs many duties. One of
her jobs is to check the
patient’s charts to write down
each treatment.
Physical therapy is
another field in which some of
the girls work. You are
trained to work with th patient
during his exercising.
Laboratory duties are
also performed. In the lab the
girls observe how to run a
blood and urinalysis.
Working with the patients
seems to be one of the hardest
duties of all. They are taught
how to change bed linens, and
to even change the linens with
the patient on the bed. They
also learn how to bath the
patient.
One of the girls folds
towels in the sterile receiver.
The sterile receiver is the
room used to work with the
linens.
Mrs. Brantley is the in
structor of the Health Oc
cupations class. She is a very
talented and understanding
person. She takes the time to
explain and demonstrate to
each girl her duties. The girls
also deserve a lot of credit.
They, work very hard at each
and every one of their duties
so that it will be done
correctly.
Last but not least is the
highlight of the morning when
the girls meet in the
Hospitality Shop to have a
coke and a snack. The girls
really do enjoy this time of
rest after putting in two hard
hours of work.
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The girls taking Health
Occupations II are as follows:
Angela Whitley. Teresa
Taylor, Susan Holberg,
Regina Matthews, Pamela
Wilson, Deloris Epps, Linda
Harrison, Belinda
Washington, Lavern
Whitaker, Gloria McNeil,
Lydia Overman, Gloverteen
Williams, and Carolyn Win
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Old Classrooms
Spring To Life
Rockv Mount Senior High
is being invaded! Before our
very eyes our school is
brightening; changing;
coming to life.
These visiting invaders
sneak around pizazzing dull,
dreary walls into anthoms of
color. Announcements are
made, advising students
having classes in certain
rooms to report to another
location, as the rooms are
occupied by our visitors. Often
the students are greeted by
“Do not enter” signs as they
begin to enter the restroom.
Quickly they retrace their
steps and hurry toward the
closest uninvaded one.
These visitors have
gained some knowledge of
human nature in their stay
here. In fact, they seem to
know the old story that pink is
for girls and blue for boys; as
these two colors are used in
the restrooms.
Although these invaders
create some difficulty, we
should appreciate the changes
and new spirit they’ve added
to our school. Be sure, that
when you see one of these
visitors to say “Hi!” and
thanks.
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Pictured above are from left to right: Linda Harrison, Belinda
Washington, Lavern Worley and Mrs. Brantley demonstrating
the use of a wrist restraint. (Photo by Janice Joyner)
Someone By Another
Name; Sounds As Bad
When you call someone by
his name, did you ever think
that that may not be their real
name? The word used for
names which aren’t their real
ones isn’t really talked about
that much nowadays, so for
those who are not femiliar
with the term, it’s callted
“nickname.”
There are many RMSH
students and teachers who
have nicknames that you
probably don’t even know
about or the reason behind
them. Shelly Sullivan is
kidded occasionally about her
nickname “ChaCha”. Yet,
until recently everyone called
her by that name. Her sister
could not pronounce Shelly
and when she said it, it
sounded like “ChaCha.” It’s
hard to imagine that “Shelly”
could ever sound anything like
“ChaCha”, especially when
you consider the fact that her
sister, Susie, is a Senior.
To most students he’s just
Mr. Hendrix, but most of the
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That’s not even close to his
real name. He didn’t like
either of his other two names,
so he took his step-father’s
last name and made it his own
first name. I’m sure he’ll still
want to be called Mr. Hendrix,
but if you ever hear someone
call him Gilly, at least now
you won’t think they’re
talking about his personality.
Everyone is familiar with
BooBoo Alston. In fact, many
people have asked if he’s any
relation to Carlton Alston. The
fact is that both are the same.
The real reason for BooBoo’s
nickname cannot be ac
counted for, although rumor
has it that his mother named
him that on the day he was
born. (I’m sure the RMSH
basketball team doesn’t
consider him a booboo.)
Then there is our beloved
French teacher, Miss
Rodgers, who is called
“Hilda” by some of her co
workers. If anyone reads the
Tumbleweed Comic Strip,
then they know that oc
casionally a small, petite
woman will appear chasing
Tumbleweeds and trying to
propose marraige. I still don’t
see any reason that MISS
Rodgers should have this
name pinned to her.
Of course there are the
nicknames that only certain
people call other people. Lee
Fulcher is called J.R. by
some. This may have to do
with his appetite for steaks or
it may stand for jack rabbit.
Then there’s “Rat”. This
name could come have come
to James Lewis by any means,
although it’s an established
fact that he doesn’t gnaw on
things. The most mysterious
nickname is the one for Stuart
Vaughn, who is called
“Nose”. I have no explanation
for this one.
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