Coeburn High School - Reflector Yearbook (Coeburn, VA)

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arry Baker seemed enjoy whatever ob he was as- Igned. (above) Tracy Salyers wasn’t about to let that blade slip.(left) Joy Marshall sat motionless In fear that Angie Hurley might have cut her ear off.(right) | TRANSISTOR aft ‘ DEMONSTRE It looks as though Phillip Short had a very difficult task ahead of him.(above) David Hill was In one of his more pensive moods when this photo was snapped. FREE 878 O78 at peer urvanes Big Marty Adkins watched as a computer demon- strated how a four wheel alignment was performed.(right) Student Life 13

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Practical Education...a “technical” solution When senior Tracy Salyers said that ‘‘going to shop Is not necessarily easier, but it sure Is different from sitting In class all day,’ he voiced the feelings of many of the approximately 80 CHS students who attend the Wise County Technical Center In Wise. Students like everything about going to ‘‘shop.” Marty Adkins, a senior auto mechanics student, noted that students have a chance fo work on practical skills that they have a particular interest In, from cosmetology or drafting to printing or electricity. Another factor that students Ilke is the class schedule at the Vo- Tech. Each morning and at lunch students leave all the county high schools by bus, have three hours of hands-on training, then return to thelr respective schools. ‘lt breaks the monotony, and you can always immediately see what you have accomplished,” says drafting student Chris Barnes. The most attractive feature of the Vo-Tech curriculum Is the job skills that students acquire. Seniors who complete the two- year course are eligible for llcenses In practical nursing and cosmetology; many also find immediate employment in bricklaying, carpentry, or mechanics. Doors are opened early with the job placement program in which third year students have jobs with local employers that often become permanent. - yon a . Nes 12 Student Life By the smile on Angle Lawson's face, her dish must have been a suc- cess. In drafting class, Joe Adkins, Cecil McCon- nell, and Chris Barnes advised while Scott Reece worked ona class project.

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Susan Atwood seemed AT HOME at Payless.(above) Marty Wharton enjoyed her job at Long John Silvers In Coeburn. (below) 14 Student Life Randall Hamm, an employee of the Coeburn Payless, understood that cus- tomers appreciate a neat line of shop- ping carts. Senior Chad Lund probably spent as much time at McDonalds as he spent in the class room. z E Work! Work! Work! Money, cash, doughill CHS students love to have a little extra for everything they loved to do, whether it was spending it for a night at the at the Pizza Hut, buying the newest “‘to die for’ outfit, or splurging on some of the latest tapes. How did students who survive, usually, on al- lowances raise enough capital to meet these personal needs? Creativity, of course! There was always the old advance on the allowance (parents don’t always fall for that); they could hit-up one of their friends for a short loan. Or if desperation lurked close at hand, there was always that four-letter word that most students detest — W OR Kil Several juniors and seniors, through DECA, hold down full and part-time Jobs throughout the school year. Some work In grocery stores, gas stations, fast food restaurants; others have jobs In manufacturing and offices. Students elther leave for their jobs at the end of fourth period, or they use the time to do homework until their job begins In the evening. Students are required to work a minimum of 45 hours per week; however, the average student works 22 to 30 hours weekly. Chad Lund, who averages 35 hours per week, Is one exception to the rule. Try pulling that off with Mrs. John- son's government homeworklill According to Frank Morris, DE adviser, the combined salaries of all working students at CHS totalled $30,000 In four months. Working had Its drawbacks, of course. There was less time for studying and socializing, and extra-curricular activities were almost Impos- sible. Until the balance was found, homework and friends suffered. Everything was worthwhile, of course, when that paycheck nestled carefully in the wallet or the bank. Knights knew that the major buck was theirs.