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

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- TIONAL 1 Peace at hand - Battle of sexes ends in draw Although the Equal Rights Amend- ment had not been ratified yet. the effects of liberation were evident in the classroom as traditionally segregated classes began to integrate during the Seventies. A court decision required equal ath- letic programs. As society changed, more women began working outside the home while men began assuming more responsibilities inside the home, creating more interest for males in the homemaking classes. Vocational pro- grams such as cosmetology, radio and TV, printing. drafting, CVAE foods lab, and HECE classes also revealed the changes. As the integration process changed the makeup of the classes, prejudices v-1 5 8 , , , W in Yocatio M., - ,,,:'f'W , ' ,M ,... . 5,725 Q . Leaf' .w ,M Above: With several other girls in the class for support. junior Brenda Cantu took printing as a background for a career in commercial ar1. She and junior Madonna Hein- eike work on a machine in the shop. nal and stereotypes were altered. Printing, a work area dominated by' men, had been integrated since the program began at Aldine and had overcome the acceptance problems. junior Brenda Cantu said of the boys in the class, There is really no problem. They treat me as an equal. Cosmetologist Ricky Salazar was an example of a trail blazer for males in the cosmetology program this year. He received some teasing from students outside the program, teacher Dorothy .lackowski said, but was well accepted by students in the program and had opened the door for other receive training in this lucrative voca- Lion. There is one advantage to being the males to only boy, Ricky said. They seem to baby me more than anyone else in the elassf' Mrs. ,Iackowski said the girls usually cleaned up his messes and gave him a lot of attention. Above: No one ever gave junior Roben .lohnson any trou- ble about being in CYAE foods lah, he said. But, he said, it wouldn't bother him if anyone did because he is doing what he wants to do, Rigll: Heavy work is part of the job. Sophomore Denise Blanchard helps junior jimmy Sandstedt load boxff of oranges for the annual ag fmit sale. Radio and TV students did not like having a girl in their class. Several stu- dents said they thought junior Lena Brinkman received a lot of favoritism in the class. Lena said her classmates were upset because my work is just as good as. or even better than, theirs. But it doesn't bother me. Home Economies Cooperative Edu- cation had had boys in the program since the program began. Home and family living was a popular course in the homemaking department for both sexes. This year one maverick even joined the sewing class. Males had been involved in the CVAE foods lab program for several years. .lunior Robert ,Iohnson joined the program because he liked to cook and be around the girls. he said. He was also preparing for the future and possible bachclorhood, he added. '

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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.

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i -4 5 'C' i X K. Lf s 1 s. Left: Senior Ricky Salazar braids junior Kelly Cox's hair as junior Shelly Loukanis watches alter her own turn, After Ricky received his license in April he began doing style shows. fr I M f' . X X X X 1 t it fl l Left: Boy, I was tricked, junior Sam Bosworth said about being in the sewing class. He transferred from an overcrowded sociology class with Phillip Nevlud. Phillip chickened out, Sam said. I had my material bought and everything. My momma bought it because it was due that Monday. His project was a sweatsuit. Below: Child care is the closest he could come to a teach- ing experience which is what he wants to do, junior Wade Fannin said. Through the HECE program he took a job at the Busy Bee where he helps plan lessons that help pre- pare the students lor kindergarten. W if vwE'2tgFaf i' e 9 ,A v .1 If Vocational 55