Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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Learning a white collar trade, junior Steve Pfiefer studies drafting, either a one or two hour course. Sometimes it gets hot and dirty in auto mechanics attests Kirby Stinson. .fe 161. 'A cl-Iustler can Theory With the unemployment rate on the rise, some students chose to supplement their education with pre-employment courses. These classes combined bookwork with actual job experience and lasted either two or three hours a day. Although the courses were a good reference to use in gaining employment, jobs were not required for credit in class. Cosmetology students gave per- manents, manicures, pedicures and learned about coloring mixtures for hair. They kept notebooks, both for personal use and for district contest, Products were tried out for companies who re- quested them to be tested. At all times they wore regulation white uniform coats and shoes in accor- dance with health laws. After completing the course, seniors took the state board examination test in Austin to acquire a license to work. It's fun, you have to work hard, and you get a lot out of it, stated president of cosmetology VICA Darlene Bennett. Unlike other pre-employment courses, Vocational Drafting offered the only class that gave students the opportunity to work at a white-collar job after graduation. Denese McGee, vocational drafting PRE-EMPLOYMENT LABS QR smpfwry earn 1000 weekly full-time' plus experience accords lab students head start student, said, It's helped me in understanding my decision to go into the fields of art and architecturef, Mr. Roland Kuhleman's class also drew up the plans for the principal's new office. Two other vocational classes, auto- body and auto-mechanics, also served as pre-employment classes. In both courses students spent three hours a day, with one hour devoted to classroom work and the rest in the shops. Mr. Charles Cauttrell, auto-body in- structor, taught his students how to paint car exteriors and work on upholstery, frames, both window and body, and fenders. Auto mechanics' students, on the other hand, concentrated on the car engine, including transmission and all braking, electrical, and cooling systems, according to instructor Mr. Harold Black. Joe Bertholf, senior auto body stu- dent, said, I will be making around S5400 a week when I start working full time, if I goof off. I could get up to a S1000 a week if I hustle.'I Good pay was just one benefit to consider when a student became involved in auto body or auto mechanics. Another pre-employment course, Vocational Office Education Lab, of- fered students concentrated training in office skills. These skills included the study of filing, banking, business forms, how to apply for a job, personal im- provement, and other business related subjects such as data and word process- ing introduction. This course was taught for two hours and earned students two credits. The course is recommended for non-college bound AND college bound students who may use their skills to help finance college education, stated Mrs. Marsha Murray, VOE teacher. General Construction Trades, a class designed to teach students the art of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and bricklaying trades, taught by Mr. George Bishop, gave students a chance to work on their skills for two hours per day with four credits a year. Mr. Bishop explained, Construction Trades helped students acquire jobs by learning the basic skills of the various crafts so that they could enter a trade at a higher level. Last year the classes remodeled a frame house purchased by the district and re-sold this winter. They constructed a garage for their project this springl

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Work, school hand-in-hand For any job, there is Working and going to school for some students is not fun, but for the students who enrolled in coop classes, it became a necessity. Although the students did not have a job when they signed up for the class, assistance in obtaining one had been provided by the class instructors. Students in my Industrial Cooperative classes are placed in a job field in which they learn a trade or skilled labor, Mr. Charles Connelly, ICT instructor, said. In ICT there are over 100 occupations which range from meat cutters, carpenters, bricklayers, to electricians. The classes lasted one hour. After the students take their coop class, they went to their other classes. When their school schedule was completed, they went to work, Students in Cooperative Vocational Ad- justment Education, taught by Mr. James Morton and Mr. Ronald Pipes, could work in job trades or skills or work in food or public services. The job positions are unlimited. The problem with keeping a student in a job has been that of students' attitude and the economy. Our community has many jobs which our students can work, Mr. Morton stated. Students through films are introduced to job skills and behavior during an interview also different types of jobs are shown to the students, Mr. Pipes commented. Vocational Office Education students went to contest in February at the Tarrant County Junior College. For national VOE week, the C1 vocational program to match students went roller skating and had a teacher appreciation day. VOE also had a Valentine party for the Haltom Senior Citizens. Teresa Dyess, senior, said, VOE has helped me learn about the business world and gain responsibility. Home Economics Cooperative Education provided breakfast for the faculty and table decorations. They also visited nursing homes on Valentine's Day, and had their area meeting at Skyline High School in March. Vocational Health Occupation Education gave students an opportunity to learn about nursing, radiology and basic anatomy of the human body. According to Linda Hollowell, senior, UVHOE helped me to mold my future in the nursing field. I've learned what it takes to be a nurse and now l'm ready to be one. The community is interested in the students and would like to help their fields of study. Mrs. Lillian Porter, instructor of VHOE, helps by contacting the doctors, especially the new ones that have moved into the area for job openings. If hired, the students will usually remain at the job throughout college. VHOE members went to Fort Worth Childrens Hospital and presented a puppet show. They also visited the Bishop Davies Nursing Center. These services gave students the oppor- tunity to work with all kinds of people and enlighten their lives, said Mrs. Porter.l COOP tw' . ill 2 'wqwhbf I To gain work experience, Michelle Gray, senior VOE student. kept records at Glen- view Family Practice. Wrapping up a gift, HECE senior Cathy Sutton works at Strlpling-Cox's toy department. Ta, x ,, li. s.