Kimball County High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Kimball, NE)

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Vocational Department Allows Students LARRY JANICEK and Steve Ebel use metal working equipment to finish an assignment in ag class. Vocational Agriculture I is an introduction to FFA and vocational agriculture. It includes classroom instruction on record keeping, production agriculture, parliamentary procedure, public speaking and contests. Farm mechanics, project construction and the use of power equipment are also examined. Similar to the first year. Vocational Agriculture II explores agriculture in more detail. The third and fourth years of vocational agriculture stress increased emphasis on management, leadership and supervised agricultural experiences. All agriculture classes are taught by Mr. Acheson. Safety demonstrations are performed and basic welding skills are taught in welding class. The course centers around arc welding and oxyacetylene welding. Mr. Acheson teaches welding. Industrial Arts I is an introduction to layout and design leading into the use of hand tools. A further study and development of the use of power tools is included in Industrial Arts II. Each student is required to construct a project involving as many various skills as possible with the available equipment. DOUG CARMICHAEL and Steve Ebel begin repairs on a carburetor during an auto mechanics class. GIRLS' AUTO MECHANICS INSTRUCTOR, Mr. Bashaw, acts as referee as his students enjoy the sport creeper racing. ONE OF Mr. Barp's shop students uses a saw to finish his project. 22 WORKING ON car repair is a major part of auto mechanic classes. Mr. McCombs instructs students on different techniques for repairing cars.

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Challenge Students In Various Courses BOOKKEEPING STUDENTS listen as instructions are given before work is begun on a new assignment. Work-study students spend a maximum of 2 or 3 periods each day at a job outside the school, gaining on-the-job experience. Mr. Bill Fry meets with the students involved in this program every Tuesday morning at 8:00. His instruction includes the importance of involvement and responsibility in work. TERRY HALSTEAD finds that the duplicator machine is handy to finish several copies of material at one time. PAM BALTES is shown at her job at George Risk Industries during the time she spends there for work study. 21

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To Become More Skilled In Career Fields SHOP INSTRUCTOR. Mr. Barp. takes time out for the publications Christmas party. Occupational skills introduces the construction world. It is designed to give students an insight into basic building construction and marketing and costs involved in the building construction industry. Mr. Barp is instructor for industrial arts and occupational skills. Courses designed to teach the basic use and care of hand tools are Machine Shop I and II. They involve practice and procedures for bench-work, layout and machine tool operation and safety. Drafting I and II include the correct use of drawing instruments and also instruct students in the construction and interpretation of various types of drawings. Machine shop and drafting are taught by Mr. Dunkin. Girls auto mechanics, taught by Mr. Bashaw, stresses the use of basic hand tools, tire service and repair and proper servicing of the automobile. In auto mechanics for boys Mr. McCombs goes into the use of basic hand tools and safety in the shop. Classroom and shop work cover small engines, carburetion, electrical systems, ignition and brake services. A SHOP student works at a lathe as GIRLS IN Mr. Bashaw's auto mechanics class take time to look over the different he completes his project, parts of an automobile before they take a test. 23