Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Piillarinu .Iii EI Ilfllll iniaiinn Escaping Trom halT a day QT school was almost every students dream and The -vocational educational courses provided that doorway while at The same time presenting the students with knowledge in a specialized Tield ot employment. Industrial Cooperative Training emphasized all industrial related skills. Speakers from the wage department, police department and social security office promoted advancement in areas ranging Trom air conditioning repair to drawing up sample preparatory Techniques. TCT makes you think about what you want to dof' senior Jeff Miller said. Changing Tires and replacing Transmissions were only The basics Taught in Auto Mechanics,Greasy elbows and fingernails marked The trail To The auto mechanics area where students learned to sately execute car maintenance, service. and repair. Auto mechanics was really usetul. You dont have To spend all the money To Tix your car. You can do it yourseltu iunior Kathleen lierny said. Home Economics Cooperative Education provided i The best oT two worlds ii said Winona Martin HECE director, Placing students in iobs such as bridal consulting tloraldesign and Toad catering l-TECE pros ided Training in the classroom and on the iob. Speakers from the w age department and iarious economics-related contests prai. ded incentive and a ccrrcetitise attitude among 'LG S'.CTE'VTTS allfjssing 'hem ': reap 'he benetits :T the HECE crsgram Pre- J ng a succinct cagkqrcsrd if :Vice .-.ork Yoga' :nal Qtice Educa' on ns'r.:'ed s'cder s N 'he 70 ii-.. H. rs. skills ot Typing. tiling, transcribing. and answering The Telephone. Speakers Trom the wage department iniormed The students ot Their moneymaking ability and contests provided The necessary drive To compete in The outside world. 'They learn more about business by being in iT,'i VOE insTrucTor Helen McClure said. Job opporTuniTies Tor students ranged Trom Kent Computers to insurance companies. As a substantial college preparatory or as a door to immediate iobs oTTered aiter high school, Marketing and Distributive education provided knowledge in Tashion and general merchandising. Available iobs ranged Trom advertising and display services to Travel and Tourism. Guests from Neirnanstvlarcus gave Tips on makeup and pertormed a total remake on one student. Competitions based on a question and answer Tormat lett areas open Tor awards and recognition, It a student planned To continue his or her education in college. DE would show that you have experience, Diana Cook. second year DEA student said. lllusTreTing The proper sales techni- ques DE szderts seniors Diana C331 arg Roby' S'err f-ark Through The so Ms :T a gcod sale. Cook a sae ces ' Tor Ms. helps aguain' 're as 'er :wi methods as a se tauzgvircass While iunior Laurie Carre' a 'J e :f Srarcf CQ.-fed is'-ef r e L' D5f.1h'T 5lCi'3SD9:lVS a' 5 ' :ca Eiga' 6 ry gy fb Si. N . -, l uv , ig .Hy . 4 S

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iilkillll SHPE UI IIIISTIIBSS WheTher preparing Tor The compeTiTive iob markeT, college, or personal use, The business deparTmenT oTTered skills wiThin The grasp oT The sTudenTs. l don'T wanT To be a secreTary, buT iT has TaughT me diTTerenT skills, like using a keyboard, ThaT l know I will use laTer, senior Chris Towne said. Among The varieTy oT classes TaughT, Typing was The mosT popular. The challenging parT oT Typing is Trying To improve my speed. By The end oT The school year we should be Typing 45 words per minuTe, sophomore Roger Rossi said. 0Ther courses such as business law, managemenT, and communicaTion gave sTudenTs a look aT whaT a managerial posiTion is like and TaughT consumer proTecTion. General business showed mosTly Treshmen and sophomores The basics oT banking, economics, insurance, balancing a checkbook. and various crediT Terms. Record keeping, bookkeeping, and accounTing TaughT sTudenTs how To professionally keep iournals, ledgers, and personal records oT checks and crediT as well as learning how To operaTe equipmenTsuch as dicTaTing machines and calculaTors. www X I ,.... N ?,.... if ,f . . 0 Qin.: An exercise used To improve shorThand speed is illusTraTed by senior Rebecca Chin. The words were Transcribed and Typed by The class aTTer being wriTTen on The board. WiTh his eyes, Tocused on The book, iunior Brad Gibson aTTempTs To improve his speed in The Typing l class, Business

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Creafive Child Care on Lonqpoinf V Y .an-4 its fx ju' Q, x.k in ln The cozy surroundings of neigh- borhood Spring Woods Bank. senior Mary Phillips spends from one uniii five dciock in fhe affernoon working as a recepfionisf every school day. Seffing a +imer on rhe sfar+er panel, iunior Wendaii Ubernoslcy prepares io add final adiusi- rnenrs on his ICT proiecf - an eleclric mofor. Road was senior Susan Crairfs classroom each aifernoon where she served cookies and Kool-Aid To x '-- , Q her daily schedule Q A approximafely 25 children as par? of ,' Q I M l j X 1 5' i i -ff ' I S s.X.,L...,.,.........,...,,...... 2 Vocaiional Programs 7I