Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

A lot of hassle for a little tassle Community credits While most seniors used high school as a training ground for the "real world", concentrating mostly on what to wear to the dance or painting posters for Friday's football game, some students used their senior year to start earning college credit and making career decisions. Each day, 58 Rampart seniors traveled to Pikes Peak Community College to attend classes in many different fields ranging from nursing to auto-mechanics. While these students did take classes at Rampart also, most of their interests were concentrated at PPCC. The heavier work load may have proved too much for some seniors, but jim Daino, who studied auto mechanics said it was the best thing for him. "The newer equipment and lengthened periods gave me a chance to get something done." Nursing student Mau- reen Ransom said she found the extra work to be rewarding and a help in preparing her for her career, These PPCC students were also included in regular senior activities, and their participation outside Rampart helped to strengthen the atmosphere of accomplish- ment and purpose inside Rampart.lRQ THE DISTRICT PROVIDED transportation to Pikes Peak Community College for those students who didn't always have access to a car. Shannon Runingen thinks about the day ahead as she boards the bus to PPCC. F lilll we - 1 -vi' Community College n ,,k, ' f K egg Bruce Lockwood Coral M359 it 4,-M lqfgv' Thomas MacDonald Siena MacDougald . 'er f lffri: Sef Martinez Todd Martz