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

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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

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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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By breaking away Trom some oT The monoTonous daily class rouTines sTudenTs were able To wriTe newspaper arTicles on China, creaTe Russian designs Tor T-shirTs and parTicipaTe in The elecTion of The mayor. Social sTudies Tended To be dull buT was brighTened by inTeresTing proiecTs and acTiviTies. These proiecTs broughT a new aspecT To The sTudenTs' view oT social sTudies enabling Them To be enTerTained and also learn. Each year The senior governmenT classes collecT arTicles on boTh The mayoral and ciTy council candidaTes Tor a quarTer research proiecT. We had To gafher arTicles and make a charT Telling candidaTes' views on Three issues, senior Peggy Skeel said. AlThough This was a Time consuming proiecT iT was also a good learning Tool, Though many seniors TelT The economic uniT helped Them The mosT. ln The economics uniT The sTudenTs were required To seT up a household including a budgeT consisTing oT a one week menu and grocery lisT, insurance premiums. cloThing. and monThly personal expenses. gasoline and car mainTenance expenses and aparTmenTf' uTiliTies iniTial deposiT and monThly renT! payme-nTs. NoT To be ouTdone in creafive proiecTs. World HisTory Teacher Virginia Sfiles class dressed sophomore Todd Howey as an Egy pTian king during 72 SocialSTudies Their sTudy OT lfgypT To gain an insighT oT how The people dressed in Roman Times. World l'TisTory classes also wroTe newspaper arTicles on pasT hisTorical and poliTical evenTs oT China which were displayed on The wall Tor everyone To read. IT gave us a Tunny view oT Chinese hisTory, sophomore KaThy Leners said. Also parTicipaTing in acTiviTies The sociology classes were given unique Topics To research. Making personaliTy bags was an amusing way To Tind ouT abouT The looking glass Sociology l class. Also breaking The daily rouTine The American HisTory classes broughf enioymenT inTo The classroom by perTorming radio shows To The class. The sTudenTs were asked To reTurn To The ThirTies by puTTing on a TelecasT consisTing oT soap operas. newscasTs or comedies. WiTh pen in hand, senior STeve Menz works on a marriage work- sheeT Tor sociology ThaT lisTs The diTTerences beTween The roles self in Gale STreeTman's The man and woman play in The marriage. Z1 43 Ly