Pine Forest High School - Pifonoca Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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Hey, hey, we're HOSAJ HOSA members take a break from decorating for Homecoming. Get it right! . , . Mrs. Smith gives directions to two Health Occupation students during the health screening, clubs

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DECA AND HOSA - -' ciUBs HELP COMMUNITY i ' '- It was a brand new year for the Health Occupation Students of Ameri- ca. With a new sponsor and the major- ity ofthe members having departed the previous year, it was really a fresh start. After being elected, the new members went to a regional meeting. President Andrea White was elected regional sec- retary. Members participated in giving health screenings to every student at Pine Forest early in the year. Some members went on to volunteer at the Veteran's Adminisration QVAJ Medical Center. They also helped needy families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. HOSA raised money by selling candy in March and April. They also orga- nized a Blood Drive at the school. Many of the members competed in the regional competition in early March. Michelle Bethoulle, the HOSA re- porter, said of this year's club, It's been great! By getting involved in new health experiences and helping others, they have risen to new heights. DECA has also had a hand in aiding the community. For Thanksgiving and Christmas they adopted a needy family. They doled out food, clothing, pots, and pans to the family to fulfill their holiday season. DECA attended the District Conference at Seventy-First Senior High School, placing well in the final standings. As the new year of 1988 be- gan to unfurl, DECA found itself in the exciting whirl of National DECA Week CFebruary 7-135. Activities were planned for the members as well as the members planning for others, such as a breakfast prepared by DECA for the faculty. The climax of the DECA cal- endar was the State Conference in Charlotte. Here the members spent sev- eral days in North Carolina's largest city with other DECA members from all over the state. One more inch Michelle Bethoulle takes Tonya Logan's height during a health screening, a service given by HOSA to all students. 14 clubs l

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JOBS VICA AND VICA II l LEARNING WHILE THEY EARN I ----Y What does VICA stand for? Valiant Iguana Catchers Association ? Vain Intelligent Cannibals of America '? Or maybe Very Important Czechoslava- kian Authors '? No. Though it seems like only an elite group knows what VICA really stands for - Vocational Industrial Clubs of America - the Pine Forest chapter is part of over 277,000 nationwide members. These students are enrolled in over 12,000 vo- cational training programs across the country. In VICA, students 'flearn while they earn.', If nothing else, they gain valu- able practical work experience. As a VICA member, each one is able to par- ticipate in regional competitive events, as well as community, school and social activities, all on a voluntary basis. Regular VICA activities include working on a Homecoming float, spon- soring a needy family at Christmas, and spotlighting National Vocational Week. They also have an end of the year social. The main event, however, is the annual Employee-Employer Appre- ciation Banquet. The Job Training Program is a coop- erative effort between the Job Training Service Center and the Cumberland 14 clubs County School System to blend re- sources and perspectives in meeting the needs of students. Classroom instruc- tion emphasized pre-employment train- ing, job development, development of appropriate work attitudes, and simu- lated work experiences. This yearis JOBS had several inter- esting speakers from the business com- munity. Representatives from Rutledge College, Carolina Telephone Company, Kelly Springfield, the Social Security office, H 8: R Block, and Guarantee Savings and Loan spoke to club mem- bers. Also, the club went on a field trip to Fayetteville Technical Institute. The highlight of the year was a new work experience program that JOBS partici- pated in called TRY-ME-OUT, Em- ployer-Youth Partnership. This pro- gram is made available through the JOBS Partnership Act, and is intended to promote employment opportunities for JTPA eligible youths ages 16-21. It is sponsored by the Private Industry Council CPICJ and the Board of County Commissioners of Cumberland County. The year ended for JOBS with an annual Employee-Employer Banquet held at Fayetteville Country Club. ISI Row: Cornelius Myl'iCk, Darlene R0bil1SOI1, Jones Donnella Llttell Shella Bell Donnie Dees Angela Hair, Andrea Dobbins, Linda Thomas, Semi Stem Carolyn Bell Anthony Williamsg 2nd Row: James Byrd, Cary-