Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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KW' ' Voc-Tech, shop provide training For practical experience and Larimer County Voc-Tech Center up-to-date technical training, stu- or in the wood and metal shops. dents enrolled in classes at the Fourteen students attended 2 T fi Senior Jon Johns works diligently on his project for the Industrial Arts Fair in his advanced woods class. ffgqggs Q , Students in the beginning metals class practice safety procedures by wearing protective glasses. Here Dan Schlesinger, Stacy Betts and John-Reid Gordon work on a lathe. 20 Industrial ans, Voc-Tech classes at the Voc-Tech Center, which has served nine area high schools since 1972. Their courses ranged from auto mechanics to data processing. Although the early start and the long bus ride to Fort Collins made for a long day, most stu- dents felt that the trade-offs were worth the vocational training they received. Students in wood shop leamed a variety of techniques related to woodtuming, tools and their use, and the qualities of woods from instructor Jeff Schan- hals. Bob Mclntosh taught three levels of metal shop, offering his students a wide variety of experi- ences. Local shop students entered the Industrial Arts Fair at Colorado State University on May 5, where they won a total of 12 first-place awards in the woods and metals divisions. Voc-Tech drafting student Dean Comelius looks up from his calculations. ,... .X K gg ....,,u.....,,t.,...w--sr

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1 Trying to build up his muscles dunng school hours, Sean Davis uses all of his strength to push up the bench press in Mr, Black's 7th hour weight training class. During the 5th hour advanced PE class, Shannon Clarke and Matt Zavakos fight for the puck during the field hockey game held outside on the practice field. Vince Leeth goes up for ajump shot during a basketball game against other advanced PE students in that class. Stacey Betts helps out Chris Colbum while he uses the bench press during a weight lifting class taught by Mr. Black. Physical education 19

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Looking up from their carburetor repair work at Voc-Tech, Brett Rasmussen and Shawn McCracken think about the subject of speed. Advanced woods student Bryan Burke clamps pieces of a frame together. Junior Bill Caudell works at widening a hole with a file in a project for his beginning metals class. Industrial arts, Voc-Tech 21