Washburn Rural High School - Chimes Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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HOME EC V0 TECH EXPLORED CAREER IDEAS l 7 1. As a project in life of a child class, students entertained children at a Christmas party. 2. During his class at Kaw Area-Vocational Technical School, junior George Hicks works on an engine. 3. Students from Marriage and Parenting wait to tour a mortuary while on a field trip. 4. In Secretarial office education at Vo-tech, senior Tammy Baughman works on her studies. 5. Working on a front end alignment at Vo-tech is senior jack Grey. 6. Answering a fellow student's question in welding at Vo-tech is senior Mike Koci. 7. Inspecting parts of a plastic cow model in order 'tg determine grades of meat was a part of Foods ll as sophomores Christie Malecki and Amy Massey demonstrate. 8. Foods Ill and IV students get ready to sample the oriental dish they prepared. CHIMES 81 19

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COURSES IN Social acceptance is largely a part of clothing and clothing design, and I guess that's why I became so fascinated by it, said junior Dagmar Kaspar, Clothing IV student. Home Economics included Clothing I, II, III, and family living courses taught by Mrs. Roberta Foth. As each class progressed more difficult tasks were accomplished, Foods I, II, III, and IV classes, taught by Mrs. Chris- tine Pace, were challenged by projects such as vegetarian diets, fitness, preserving food, and cake decorating. Many courses of special interest were offered to Rural students through the curricular program at the Kaw Area Vocational-Technical School. These half-day classes allowed for the development of job entry skills as students com- pleted required high school credits, Other students pre- pared to complete advanced one and two year programs. 5 f9 5,5 5 .r t, , V - ,, I Q I- xr ,mls ft. . 3 , -.M 1 18 CHIMES '81 1 W ...J L ,I Z-

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VO-AG, DR FTING EXPERIENCES Vocational agriculture has helped me decide to go into agri-business as a career and then I plan to go to law school and become a lawyer to represent the farmers, stated leff Whisler, senior, Vocational Agriculture was verv important to many people at Washburn Rural, as it provided a way for students to learn what the agriculture industry is about, The class covered three main areas of study, including animal science, obtaining agriculture mechanics skills, and de- veloping leadership qualities through Future Farmers of America activities. Some of the vo-ag activities included a contest at the Sunflower State Fxpo Fair, in which several people received awards for their accomplishments. The highlight of the event for Rural was winning the Grand Champ- ion Chapter Crop Exhibit prize. This year's drafting students learned everything from basic fundamentals to the study of special architectural and en- gineering problems. The courses were designed to give class members a basic understanding of drafting tech- niques and other areas of drawing and designing. syn, Q f Qvmtvffg' E f 1 A I .. 20 CHIM ES '81