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“Lovely To Have” “I won’t deny that it wouldn’t be lovely to have...but we have to be realistic on how we can serve the largest number of students,” Mrs. Massie responded. She acknowledged that the emphasis in vocational courses offered at RCHS had shifted from predominantly agricultural to a program comprised totally of industrial arts but maintained that few young people here have an interest "in plants and orchards...unless they’ve been brought up on their father’s farm.” Agriculture, she said, is “being phased out of Rappahannock County.”
Dr. Bloomer stated that the greenhouse and horticulture room were the only sections of the expansion plan “not needed today.” He added that most of the space was needed three years ago, according to a 1976 school space study.
Nichols pointed out that $256,000 would have been saved through beating inflation if the building program had begun when space needs at the high school were first documented.
High school enrollment usually decreases from September to June due to drop-outs, according to Bloomer. This year at RCHS, however, transfers into school during the year have kept enrollment stable, he said.
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