Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Home- Economics More than cooking and cleaning Thehomemakingdcpartmcntisthconlypartofthe vocational program that is not geared toward employment. The goals of these classes are to aid the students in fulfilling their personal, family, and community life. The courses offered are Homemaking I, II, III, Homeand Family Living, and Child Devctopmcnt. Emphasis is placed on homemaking in families today and in establishing homes later. The Club associated with Vocational Home-Ec is Future Homemakers of America. In HECE students attend school and work. Along with job skills, leadership training is also taught. FHA-HERO (Homc-Ec Related Occupations) Club is the uniting organization. Jobs are held in child care centers, restaurants, clothing and fabric stores, florists, hotels, and hospitals. In Home-Ec, Amber. Gloria, and Yvonne work on club business. FHA-HERO members: Top-Yolanda Blount. L’Sandra LaPread. Renee Kelly, Dana Robinson. Phyllis Watson (Sponsor). Bottom - Carrie Smith (President). Anjali Mather (Vice-President), Wynctte Scruggs (Secretary-Treasurer). Top: Liz Lis, Lori Watt. Amber Socha (Secretary). Dianna Walker (Vice-President). Joe Rosa (President): sitting: Nanci Mashbum. Yvonne Reyna (Treasurer). Gloria Chavez, Sandy Meyer. Todd Gear '. 180 Home Economics

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Taking lime for lunch arc some food services students. Food services students enjoy their own cooking. Food Services Experience in cafe The Food Services program is designed to Burger Shack workers take a lunch break, rovide technical instruction and practical xperience to prepare to enter employment in these ccupations. The school provides a well-equipped ib that is designed to simulate work situations omparable to successful business establishments. 'his year food services has had many activities, hey prepared dinner for the Friends of Special Education and a luncheon for the Vocational advisory Committee. They attended an advisory ouncil for student service. They also prepared a acuity luncheon and tea. At Halloween, 'hanksgiving, and Christmas, they held bake ales. Food Services 179

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President Sonya Yielding concentrates. David Shoeffler is working hard but having fun. Drafters are supplied with good equipment. Vocational Drafting The right edge Vocational Drafting is a two year program for students in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. The class meets at Hastings for two periods a day. “I certainly enjoy the program. A lot of the students from Elsik put forth good efforts,” said Mr. Martin, the vocational drafting teacher. The program is designed for the student who knows nothing about drafting. The first 12 weeks is spent with fundamentals such as; lettering, dimensioning, etc.. Then the student progresses to general drafting of stairs, foundations and detail structural steel drawings. “Most students who take our first year of drafting come back for the second year. I believe that indicates somewhat of how the course is enjoyed,” said Mr. Martin. Second year students do more detailed drafting. They specialize in pipedraftingand learn to calculate fabrication drawings. Students are supplied with tools, equipment, and materials comparable to those used in the drafting industry. “Since the economy is not good right now, if a student goes through vocationaidrafting, he shewill have a better chance at a job in that field. And the jobs they will obtain often pay very good money,” said Mr. Martin. The vocational drafting course is exciting in itself, but special items of interest arc field trips studying industry, cooperation with their vocational classes, and a youth leadership group. If students are interested in drafting and look into this course, they will be taking the ri ht angles to start them in a more rewarding and enjoyable career. Voc. Drafting 181