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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
The county high school has been accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SASC).
A few years ago the county sought accreditation from SASC for both schools. The high school was denied accreditation because one teacher was not certified in his teaching area, but the elementary school was accredited by this body. At the November School Board meeting School Superintendent David Gangel told the board the high school had been approved and would be recognized at a meeting in Texas in December.
Both schools are fully accredited by the state and have been for many years.
The board members saw a demonstration of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) at the meeting. Technical education teacher Ron Vickers showed how the machine can inscribe letters or designs into a wax block. The machine was programmed pixel by pixel to indicate which sectors of the block should be drilled out. Mr. Vickers said the machine could also be used on wood or metal.
Dr. Gangel noted, “In industry you had an engineer, a draftsman and a mill operator. Now one person can do it all.”
Mr. Vickers said he ordered the machine at the end of the last school year and is still teaching himself how to operate it. He said he would use it
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