Turlock High School - Alert Yearbook (Turlock, CA)

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Q TV lm a'T'- Student-built house pays off in long run Having auctioned off the student-built house for the Regional Occupational Program CROPJ last year for S39,000, students set the price this year for at least 530,000 lt's a great deal since it included appliances and quality work- manship, commented director Don Dotson. The 1982 effort, a 1700 sq. foot house, had three bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, family room and study. Dotson continued, Ninety percent of the students enjoyed constructing the building. With the kind of effort and exper- tise they gave, it will sure pay off. Besides construction, ROP offered many categories this year under areas of Agriculture, Business, Homemaking, Industrial Education, Health Occupations, and independent Studies. In these areas, students' initiative, punctuality, dependability, attitude and over-all worker traits were established. These traits, along with a good academic background eased the difficulty in seeking a job in a past year of fewer job openings. Nearly every employer asks for prior experience in interviews and applications, and that's exactly what we offered the stu- dent, stated Judd Shelton, coordinator of ROPXVEA. ROP 0103

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J BELOW: Liz Tyler, teacher for Independent Study, tutors senior Connie Zapata after school, RIGHT: Raquel Lopes studies her word processing on the computers, BOTTOM LEFT: Santa Claus 4Bob Rego - instructor of the Recreational Leadership prograrnj entertains children at Crane School. BOTTOM RIGHT: Junior Steve Vilkofsky prepares French fries in the Bulldog Lair. OPPO- SITE TOP: tl-rj: Constructing the ROP house are Dan Weiss, Jeff Davis, Tony Silva and Bob Yohanan. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Back Row: ROP administrators: L. Ratzlaff, R. Scheer, K, Aarvig, A, Mueller, Front Row: Marilyn Morrison, 1 41 1 uni 44,9 4.1 A., I 102 ' ROP 4

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6. lVlales more aware of future obligations In the past ten years, home economics classes enjoyed the growing presence of male students. Most enrolled in food classes, but were equally welcomed in clothing and child care. Guys seemed to be more aware of the definite possibilities of having to take more do- mestic responsibility in their future, stated in- structor Laura de la Nlotte. Classes emphasized the importance of acquiring family skills, such as parenting, child care, cooking and money- saving techniques. Home economics also provided people with a good outlet from required classes. Dominic Pe- dretti claimed, It was fun learning to cook, learning more about nutrients and calories, and most of all being able to eat what we made! TOP LEFT: Home economics instructors: Cl-rj: D. Alexander, L. de Ia Motte, V, Buerge. TOP RIGHT: Senior Cheryl Man- cino assembles pattern, RIGHT: Junior Cathy Goldsmith teaches young girl how to make cookies. OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Junior Dominic Pedretti eagerly frosts a cupcake. OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Jenny Miller and Elke Richardson get ready to sew. OPPOSITE BOTTOM LEFT: Cathy Caldera measures flour for her recipe. OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT: Sophomore Yolanda Romero listens as Laura de Ia Motte instructs. 104 Home Economics ,gf .Nr vu f