Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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TOP LEFT: Checking out equipment from the tool cage is Tracy Westbrook, '81, ABOVE: Mike Campbell, '80, seeks his instructor's advice about his work on the metal lathe. RIGHT CEN- TER: Working on the steering column ot a car is Rick Evans, '8l. BOTTOM RIGHT: With a patient model, Robert laneski, '80, is about to give the signal to take her picture. 98 X People X Vo-Tech Vo-Tech Offers 25 Classes With Prospects Excellent Career prospects for students who were graduated trom the Kaw Area Vo- cational-Technical School were excel- lent, according to Roy 1. Berry, director ot the school at 5724 Huntoon. We placed 84 percent ot the stu- dents who attended, although we did not guarantee anyone a job, Mr. Berry said. We had employers call and ask tor good trainees who had completed their training. The remaining 16 per- cent ot the students already had jobs and were receiving extra training, Mr. 5 sb Berry said. A total of 1,282 students attended the school, 72 ot whom were Topeka West students. They attended regular classes tor a halt day and Vo-Tech for a halt day. Ot 25 classes offered, the highest paying was computer programming, with an average annual salary of 513,650 Other courses popular with Topeka West students were nursing as- sistant, photography and practical nursing. X

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41 Business Department Offers Practical Career Education Students who took advantage of the offerings of the Business Department gained practical experiences and train- ing which helped them to prepare for initial employment, For some, their first job in business would be part-time of- fice work, for others it would be sum- mer employment as a secretary or a typist. The three teachers in the department also attempted to help students devel- op an understanding of business and economicsand offer them extensive career education in business, accord- ing to Charles Conklin, department chairman. The Houston House offered students in Mrs. Susan DeAngelis' recordkeep- ing class training in a simulated busi- ness, and the Lester Hill Corporation simulation gave Mr. Conklin's office practice students a chance to perform all functions of a large business, from management to processing authentic business data. Keeping records, gain- ing a knowledge of business terms and learning to interpret records were the tasks of accounting students with Ron Shaffer. Even though they may never be in- volved in Small Claims Court, business law students studied its functions and those of other consumer protection agencies. They also became more aware of their contractual responsibil- ities and their legal rights. CHARLES CONKLIN- Typing l-2-3-4, Office Practice, Shorthand l-Q SUSAN DEANGELIS- Consumer Ed, Record- keeping l-2 RON SHAFFER- Accounting l-2-3, Typing 1, Business Law, Recordkeeping 1 People X Business X 97

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,,,' Km... X Work Experience Programs Provide Career Prospects The work experience program was designed to provide ott-campus em- ployment and career exploration tor ju- niors and seniors. Students earned one credit each semester tor 10 hours ot work each week or two credits tor I5 hours on the job. The 64 students who participated in work experience were enrolled in at least three on-campus courses. No spe- citic grade point average was required. Senior Tamra Wente, in her second year in the program, worked in The Cheese Pantry in The Brookwood Shopping Center. David Witty, '80, worked each afternoon as a laboratory technician. Part ot what they learned in work experience was actually applying for that job and successfully maintaining the job throughout the semester, said Randol Walker, E School assistant prin- cipal. Mr. Walker handled enrollment, evaluation and individual counseling tor the program. q, f .vvavm V Y - 0 .. AM, ,. I l My W TOP LEFT: Working at the zoo, Kevin Feist, '81, cleans a moneky tor display. CENTER: Shawn Bloom, '80, jokes with a resi- dent at the Fairlawn Heights Nursing l-lome, where he works. LEFT: A student at Lowman Hill Elementary School benefits from the help ot Liz Ybarra, '80, ABOVE: Gluing a pot at the Historical Society, where he works, is David Witty, '80, People X Field Experience X 99