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

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Elsik VICA students with their teacher, Mrs. Hin .c. Students have their own library’ subjects. with magazines on their favorite s(eve grezik serves customers at Charlie’s Hi-Lo Automotive. 182 Vocational

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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

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For the industrious student The industrial side of vocation is Industrial Cooperative Training. It is a school work program designed to provide the know-how and skills needed by high school students for entry into industrial occupations. “Employers like ICT students. They have a better chance at obtaining a job than other people because they already have experience in a choosen field,” said Mrs. Hinze, ICT instructor. A student interested in ICT needs to be 16 years old and at least a junior in high school before he can join the program. Students go to school for 4 periods. Part of the school day is spent in academic classes while one period a day is spent in ICT with the coordinator. “It’s a neat program. It lets juniors and seniors collect valuable experience while in high school,” said Mrs. Hinze. Students are supervised by trained, experienced employees in such areas as; Auto Repair, Sheet Metal Occupation, Television Repairman, Baker, Carpenter and Painter to name a few. “If sgood to take ICT now ifintercstcd. It will help the student work his her way through college,” said Mrs. Hinze. Students who plan on entering a work field related to Industry should check into ICT and its advantages. For the experience and skill, one can’t go wrong. ICT-VICA 183