Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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James Cateron hopes this works. Rick Golob manages the big stuff. Diesel Students in the diesel core area use heavy machinery and equipment to work on the large motors of semi-trucks and buses that run on diesel fuel. Old motors are donated by trucking companies and other firms that use large equipment for the students to learn on and repair. Lynford Hughes will find the problem. Distributive Ed Mark Dershiem stamps out a button. Distributive Education offers training programs that prepare students for careers in a variety of marketing related businesses. These include retail, wholesale, and service occupations which range from super market cashier to service station manager, to department store buyer. Students study advertising, salesmanship, merchandising, communication, economics and many others.

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Computer Program The computer program area covers all the areas of this fast growing career. Tech has more equipment than any other school to learn about computer science. System analyzing and system designing is also a part of the training taught. The area is on the fifth floor of Tech. Mai Lo and Maniseng Chounlamountry look over a problem. Virginia Stewart, Michelle Grother, and LaRay King find the print out confusing. Drafting The drafter is a central figure in industry. His role is to interpret engineering concept and to translate them into drawings. He is guided by freehand sketches, design drawings, handbooks, technical manuals, written instructions, verbal instructions, and his own insight into a given problem. Robert Ellison draws up the problem. 22 Scott McElroy plans on paper. Pete Leo, Dave Courter, Mark Owsley and Jim Adreon in drafting class.

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Food Services The three year program in Food Services gives basic training for a variety of jobs in the food industry. The first year has students exploring the many facets of food service and teaches basic skills and attitudes for successful employment. In the second year, the students are in the T-room. Seniors go on the co-op program. Bret Gustin, Mrs. Lodge, and Cheryl Fredericksen work on a salad. Busy time in the kitchen. Diane Miller and Rose Stripe are busy preparing a meal. Graphic Arts Tech’s print shop produces all the forms used by the Des Moines School Board in all the schools. Small books, teaching materials, senior graduation programs and Tech’s newspaper, The Technician, are other things printed. Students learn letter-press and offset printing both. Orlando Mayes and Joyce Webster on the linotypes. 24 Kenny Ary is busy cutting a stack of paper. Karon Ritchie strips in a negative.