Tucker County High School - Tu Endi Wei Yearbook (Hambleton, WV)

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QUENTIN Close, Greg Ashby, Heinz Haller, and Ricky Cussins watch on as instructor. Mr. Roy, explains engine diagnostics using the Sun Infra-red Engine Tester. LEARNING skills such as taking blood pressure and listening to a heartbeat, prepare nursing students Rochelle Rosier, Candy Walker, Penny Streets, and Tammy Worden for a future job in the health field.

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IN TRAINING For many students, life after graduation means college; but for others it means immediately getting a job. Fortunately for those planning to enter the working world. TCHS is located right next to the Arch A. Moore Jr. Career Center. The career center gives students a chance to gain hands-on experience in a field, making them better prepared and more likely to land a good job. Courses such as nursing, accounting. JUNIORS, Scott Wagner and Ritchie Hunt, work diligently on their long-term assignment, building a house. Constructing the house and auctioning it off is an annual event involving both the Junior and Senior building construction classes. building construction and auto body offer students the knowledge and confidence necessary to grasp and hold onto a job. In an area where jobs are scarce. Vocational training can be very advantageous. Many TCHS students have found success after completing vocational courses at the career center. Vocational training has greatly promoted students and prepared them for a place in the working world. SPARKS fly as Deiton Rhoades grinds metal in his industrial maintenance class. 88 - ACADEMICS

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STRIDING FOR SUCCESS Competition was alive among the students of T.C.H.S. this year. Various activities permitted students to excel in many areas while competing for recognition and awards. The Science and Social Studies Fairs, annual events, were held allowing any student to participate. Physical displays were exhibited and oral presentations presented to judges as participation in the events. Other competition included essay and speech contests sponsored by the Garden Club of Parsons, WV. Winners were awarded cash prizes and a chance to advance in the competition. HONORED by Dr. Thomas Patrick, Daved Hansford accepts a cash award of one-hundred dollars for his display in the Social Studies Fair. Daved's project, AIDS: Are You in Danger? , not only got him the cash award, but also won a first place ribbon and a chance to compete in the State Social Studies Fair in Huntington. Several clubs also participated in competition exclusively for their club members. V.l C.A. members were active in the skilled Olympics, in which they showed their skills in the courses they studied. FHA sent members to the Regional Meeting bringing home second and third place awards. Members of F.B.L.A. competed in the northern sectional competition and the state conference. Although the competition for the clubs was tough, the members persevered. Through school spirit and the desire to excel, students remained active in school competition and were well rewarded for their efforts. CONCERN for the black-footed ferret made an Honorable Mention possible for Stephanie Carr. Stephanie entered her project in the annual Science Fair held at the high school.