Villa Park High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Villa Park, CA)

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At VPHS you don ' t have to be a miner To Strike Gold By Jackie Schulkey Jewelry is one of the most popular classes on campus, because students can make their own jewelry. Rings and brace- lets are the things made most. Chaslyn Foster explained, I like jew- elry because it ' s a ' kick-back ' class and it ' s very creative. I ' ve learned about the different types of metals and what they ' re worth. M is a real cool teacher. It ' s very educational. You can learn how to measure in grams. It ' s fun and a ' kick-back ' class. You can also make what you want, Fred Guenther explained. Another student Britt Griffith said, It ' s interesting. It lets you be creative. I like making my own rings. It ' s a cheap way of getting gifts for birthdays or Christmas. Curtis Walker said, It ' s a cool class. There ' s a lot of pretty girls in here. You learn how jewelry is made. Zalene Appel said, You get to work all alone without having the teacher hang- ing over your shoulder. You can also set your own goals. It ' s different, not like any other class. Many of the students commented on how M needs more money to replace or repair machinery. During a jewelry class. Mr. John Muelnnester teaches Nicole Baitx how to cast her ring. Nicole uses tongs to remove the ring because the metal is still firey hot. Bernadette Baros, Shawn Kor- nely. Brandy Burton, Kathleen Naruse, and Mi- chelle Nichols observe the method. «i 3 Practical Arts J =;

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Debby Baker and Ivan Thonr as listen while Mrs. Evelyn Ching gives a lecture. Students enjoyed Mrs. Ching ' s Fine Arts class because it offered a break from their regular curriculum. Academics

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Using their drafting arms, Laura Hervig and James Kim work hard in Mr. Lawrence ' s drafting class. In the background, Tim Keller sketches a picture while Eric Brougham gathers information. Angela Huffman in Mrs. Hettick ' s 5th period Physiology class studies the human bone struc- ture. Photo by Steve Allred « r ' Photo by Jolene Taioya ■ O Academics