Harold Miller, Diversified Technology-Computer instructor, and Adie Hyder, EHS vocational education director, assist Alex Fries, senior, with computer-aided design instruction. Photo by Dave Boyd

Applied Technology can be common sense approach to learning

By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
brobinson@starhq.com

   The vocational education program at Elizabethton High School (EHS) is now called Applied Technology.
   It is a sign of the changing landscape of education, according to Adeline Hyder, vocational director at EHS.
   Competency profiles are kept on every student. Teachers are held accountable for what is taught in the program of study.
   "Our goal is for 75 percent of the students to attain 75 percent of the competencies," Ms. Hyder said.
   Applied Technology encompasses:
   * Cosmetology -- Principles of Cosmetology, Design Principles of Cosmetology, and Chemistry of Cosmetology;
   * Family and Consumer Science -- Family and Consumer Science 1, Nutrition and Foods, Housing and Interiors, Family and Parenting, and Child Development;
   * Health Occupations -- Medical Therapeutics, Nursing Education, Rehabilitative Therapy, and Clinical Internship;
   * Vocational Agriculture -- Fundamentals of Agriculture, Greenhouse Management, Horse Science, Forestry, Interior-Exterior Landscaping, Turfgrass Management, and Floral Design;
   * Automotive -- Transportation Care;
   * Business -- Document Creation Design, Electronic Web Page Design, Keyboarding, Desktop Publishing, Spreadsheet Applications and Database Design; and,
   * Other Courses -- Math for Technology, Marketing/Co-op, Career Management Success, and Legal and Protective Services I, II and III.
   "Next year, we hope to offer Introduction to Aerospace," Ms. Hyder said.
   All courses are elective and open to all students. In order to pursue a technical path, students must complete four units of vocational course work.
   Applied Technology students may attend the Tennessee Technology Center and receive dual credit for course completion. EHS Applied Technology students also enroll in area community colleges and universities.
   EHS Applied Technology instructors are James Cole, Diversified Technology-Projects; Loretta Hileman, Cosmetology; Doris Scott, Family and Consumer Science; Sandra Trivette, Health Science; Chris Hambrick, Math for Technology;
   Tony Hardin, Marketing/Co-op; Sgt. Kenneth Hardin, Legal and Protective Services; Harold Miller, Diversified Technology-Computer Aided Design; Buddy Farmer, Agriculture Education; Grady Johnson, Transportation Technology; and Carole Bolling, Judy Howard and Patty Simerly, all Information Technology.
   Helen Curtis is the secretary to the EHS Applied Technology Department.
   For more information about EHS Applied Technology, call 423-547-8139.