C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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A Little Earninz . . . A Lot of Learnine REGINA LORNSON practices to improve join the Metal Trades class. ANTHONY workmanship by using an acetylene torch TREVINO learns to speak correctly over to weld metal. Lornson is the first girl to the telephone in his VOE class. X . .E Q VOCATIONAL: Pertaining to, pro- viding, or undergoing training in a special skill to be pursued as a trade. ln the high school each vocational class had a goal: to prepare students for careers. From Office Education to Small Engine Repair, students had a large range of choices. Welding, one of the many voca- tional courses offered, taught the students on the job training, and some worked after school at jobs pertaining to welding engineering. Welding students, Larry Rey and Jessie Richardson said, 'We came here to learn and to communicate with people. And according to Thomas Ruegames, llWelding is something you can use later on in your life and it is also something that you normally would not learn. ln other courses like Distributive Education and Vocational Office Education, students studied clerical work whether it was running a cash register at a fast food place or work- ing at a bank. Michelle Lenox said, l'm in this class to get job ex- perience and to learn more about people. And lamie Mew who worked at Killeen Teachers' Federal Credit Union said, 'lt got me a jobl'f Two other classes offered to students were Small Engine Repair and Radio and Television Repair. ln small engine repair, students learned to repair lawn mowers and kitchen appliances whereas in Radio and Television, students worked on tape recorders, radios, and stereos as well as televisions. Nick D'Alessio said, 'This class helps me study for a future occupation, not necessarily televisions but electronics. Vocational 17 layout and copy by Vdcy He g

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DEDID Think about it-almost 2,000 in- dividuals in one building. New students, old students, new staff members, old staff members were all thrown together. Each individual had his own space, his own idea. As the year progressed, the new students were no lon er llnew. They were beginning to blend in the melting pot of E.H.S. Being accepted into a new group was a concern for these students-in the beginning. New staff members were also learning the ways of the school. lt was just as difficult for new teachers, aides, and secretaries as it was for new students to accept the routines and hectic lifestyle of school. To all these individuals, progress was defined as belonging with a cer- tain group-Ellison, where 'Everybody is Somebody. AT the Westwood Pep ralley, students listen to the football players talk. THE win- ners of the Halloween costume contest are Lisa Van Every, Yvonne Saenz, and Carl Delgado. DURING the Killeen game, everyone including parents came out to support the Eagles to a 41-8 victory. f' .QQ- i s , I. ..,, L .,,, ,rr Ill .' fb , People 19