Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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VOCATIONAL l orking da and night I-leyl Where are you going? We ean't leave for lunehf' Students in eo-op elasses left sehool at noon to go to work and sometimes went out to luneh with friends. Student work programs have flourished. voeational eounselor Hattie Lee said. The rea- son. she explained. was that students were heeoming more independent. l thought the program would decrease with the energy erisis and the constant rise in infla- tion. she said. Health on-eupations eo-op student Shawn Harris said he was in the program heeause nl plan to go to eollege. so l work to take the bur- den off ing parents. The joli training that the students got was often viewed as a stepping stone for their futures. lt would give me an edge on something l will plan to do in the future. Shawn said. lt also gives me a firsthand look at the hospital scene fwhere he workslf' There were disadvantages though. Being in the work program. students were only at the school for four hours. Voeational Office Education student Tressa Williams said she only had one regret about being in the eo-op program, I ean't get involved in any aetivities during the day. and I ean't vote for elass favorites and other things. she said. Left: Singh-. Everything. senior VEH student Tammy Colbert shouts out as she ealls in an order on her job at We-ndfs. :reality nal Above: After simulating offire experienees in her VOE 1-lass. senior Tre-ssa Williams uses her skills working after- noons for an insuranee 4-ompany. Right: Senior HOSA student Shawn Harris reads a list of ingredients for an IV fluid while working in the pharmaey at Parkway Hospital. Q i 1 I A me me. ,

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Psyche out eanat intimidate debaters lnexperience didn't intimidate the three freshmen and ne sophomore who made up the debate team. The team didnlt make it past the first round in any meet ut they enjoyed the competition. I like debating seniors and putting them downf' said 'eshman Willie Fuqua. They would psyche you out with a it of equipment, freshman Joe Henderson said about the pperclassmen's presentations. l The team had good facts and good arguments but their peaking points and presentation needed improvement, ponsor Claudia Bond said. ight: Practicing her presentation junior Della Chavez reads aloud for hor oral reading gsignment. ef-fx 4:3 fig' U- ., it ,ff Y 4 i 1 'si -4:.ll- 'NL lk' , M- 90. ff-nw M3631 Above: DEBATE TEAM Willie Fuqua, Joe Henderson, Shannon Baker, Willie Foster and Kirk Godkin. Left: DEBATE, DRAMA AWARDS Shannon Baker, debate: Darrell McFarland, drama. Dl'amalSpeechfDebale 51

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Left: Working the register and working with people were what senior Debbie Mattern enjoyed about working at Ricardo's. her HECE job. Senior Terri Brauer, also in thi' program, has Debbie ring up her customer's bill. Below: CVAE coaop student Cina Locascio usually goes home for lunch and sometimes has time to rest before going in to her job at Weiner's. 1,3 ix 35, it sf W. fi, ss f ia Left: Practicing his salesmanship routine which he learned in his DE class, senior Richard Maxie sells a cus- tomer on a pair of shoes.