MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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ocational Classes Crea Zareer pportunitie l Developing kill Vocational Education created job portunities by developing students' lls and interests. Students' ucation consisted ol' a cooperative ining program and pre-employment training. Both types of training ixidetl valuable experience. The pre-employment training ngram required students to take sses providing technical skills in a tain occupation, Students spent :. tvto. or three class periods git both icArthur and Irving High Schools in qiects such as printing. cosmetology. l metal trades. Vhe cooperative training program nbined on-the-job experience with ssroom instruction. Students rked for a minimum of I5 hours a ek to receive three, credits. Subjects ging from oflice education to ustrial trades enabled young people to explore dilferent career options. For example. CVAE Co-op prepared students lor employment in areas such as food services and child care. Students earned a salary vihile employed by local restaurants retailers Youth organizations. such as Future Homemakers ol America. responsibility and leadership skills. Marianna Thomas. co-sponsor lor FHA. described the cluh's ohiectixes as. 'VN e do anything we can to improve school and lamily life, 'lhr regular meetings. these organizations added a social atmosphere while' expanding occupational knowledge. Due to a slight increase in enrollment lirom the year before. approximately 700 students participated in vocational courses during the I985-l986 school year if iii ., . - fiigiti ' gtfffes. as-:eg r l Mx in ,i

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PE, lternatives Provide Physical Activities as Part Of D aily Curriculum Throughout the year Physical Education served as a basis to provide students with a background in a variety of sports. . Different areas open to participants included aerobics. weightlifting. and archery. PE was fun because you could get all the extra energy out of your system during a long day. affirmed Sophomore Cynthia Krkoska. Although one and one half years of Physical Education had to be taken for those who wished to graduate. alternate courses such as athletics. band. cheerleading. drill team. and ROTC allowed students to earn PE credit as well. Pre-Drill. a new class lead by Cardette Sponsor Pam Willis. proved to be popular among those students who aspired to be Cardettes. '-ss. in-.ff ' If 4 ' dvi? PreDrill taught the girls what they needed to know to preparethemselves for Cardette tryouts in the winter. lt also gavefthem a closer look at what drill team was really about. advocated Cardette Leader Kris McFerren. Sophomore Amy Prater added. I decided to take Pre-Drill because being a Cardette was really important to me and l wanted to prepare for tryouts. While A Pre-Drill prepared future Cardettes to fulfill the PE requirement, ROTC. cheerleading. band. and athletics did the same by competing to support the MacArthur pride. Senior Varsity Cheerleader Polly Amason emphasized. All the spirit groups provided a valuable service to the school and definitely deserved to receive PE credit. 7 A' 1,131 , ...ov fl 'C ' .- f1fn.Qs emvsetiffdift AQQ-4 .213-'e so-il S 1