El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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-fxpis Where the I KI 1'- What was ROP and what did it stand for? OP stood for Regional Occupational Program and it offered exceptional career guidance and job assistance to students sixteen and older. No matter what occupation one pursued, or even if one did not have a career chosen, ROP provided guidance to allow students to choose a suit- able career or experience different fields. Some of the valuable characteristics that ROP offered included obtaining entry-level job skills, preparing for a well-paying career, and earning elective high school credits. Students earned a rewarding 5-10 credits per semester towards advanced placement in community college courses. ROP classes, designed not to interfere with Bobby McGee's employees include Cleft to rightj: Lisa Schweitzer, Robbie Payne, Travis Dowdell, Danny Mcln- turff, Greg Boehlert, and Alex Mejia. McGee's is a popu- lar hang out for many ED students. Mike Manzo discusses some ROP work with teacher, Dave Heil. Mr. Heil is also the head of camp counseling and Mike is a junior. Senior Tracey Groom works as a cashier in The Whole Enchiladaf' She enjoys her job because it gives her some extra money. oo I I ROPXJOBS .-NX regularly scheduled classes, were offered on campus at least once a week for 2 U2 hours. Approximately 200juniors and seniors from El Dorado alone, were enrolled in ROP this past year. Senior Becky Hendrickson was active in ROP every day. She worked in the Cosmetology field and hoped to pass the exam given by the California State Board of Cosmetology. Becky said, 'Cosmetology is artistic. I love working with people, l could never work without them. Her final goal was to become a physical therapist. ROP not only helped students become famil- iar with different career fields, but also helped them find and keep jobs. lt educated students with a knowledge that helped them become successful in job skills as well as job seeking. Q ti I . F O . rg X . E .4 Xi 6' I i .Af 1, X . Q 'Uv'

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buck begins !iiiir1ii!ivff.,e pw- K QQ' 7 ' ,ww ff O I sw fgf Q Q VWWYW if Q' Y m-..,,,- 'zu .A Junior Cathy Stackhouse works at The Boston Store in Placentia. She does retail work in the mensdepartment. Working for Nlordstom department store for four years, senior Stacy Weidner rings up a customer. Stacy works in the active sportswear department on the first floor of Brea Mall. - ,s.,.s,,.,MmkU wwesxawwsef 1 , . QT 'E During an ROP session after school, two students enthusiastically discuss their work. Many stu- dents were involved in ROP, Senior Laura Baker works hard at the Sears de- partment store. She enjoys her job. During ROP class, senior Brian Corona does some intense thinking. Besides being active in ROP, Brian played on Varsi- ty football. ROPXJOBS tif'