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

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SALE Mairim participates in OEA bake sale. Parents join students at OEA banquet OEA students Dianne HolTpauir, Lisa Patranella, Jelisa Young, and Ellen Bush. OEA students Theresa Smith, Denise Anderson, and Julie Blades support National Secretaries Week. 186 Vocations

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While inwoodv Jerr Hayes and Sam Bolcv discuss ideas about their projects. C. Bell photo Working on her new drafting project, Jennifer West checks the measures. P. Kuffcl photo Industrial Arts Drafting, Metals, Woods Another part of the vocational program is the Industrial Arts classes. These pre-vocational classes are offered to 9-12 grade students. They are designed to give an introduction to a certain field for interested students or preparation for those who wish to pursue a career in this field. In the Drafting section general, machine, architectural, technical, and descriptive drafting arc offered. General and Machine metal-working are offered for students who like to work with metals. The same areas are also offered in Wood-working. The newly-formed Industrial Arts Club has fifty-eight members. It is associated with the state and national clubs. It is very active and in April went to Regional competition. These competitions involved taking drafting projects to be judged and taking written test. As Mohsen Sattari looks on. Joe Lutes chisels away at his project. G. Wright photo Industrial Arts 185

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VOE—Working 9 to 5? VOE is the Vocational Office Education division of vocation. It is for junior and senior students who are interested in the business field and its skills. Students obtain on-the-job training as well as lab experiences. ‘i believe VOE is very useful to students interested. It is helpful to the college bound student as well as non-college bound student,” said Mairim Simon. OEA is the vocational club associated with VOE. Mairim is an Elsik student who is president of this club and very active in it as well as VOE. “I learn useful skills that will be of use to me in college and after college also,” said Mairim. The first phase of VOE is a laboratory course. Juniors and Seniors who arc interested in business and want to prepare for employment in office occupations begin here. They learn the basic operations such as; typing, working with calculators, operating dictating machinesand other office equipment.” VOE utilizes all the basic skills acquired from previous classes such as; Shorthand, Accounting, Typing, etc.,” said Mrs. Thomlinson, VOE teacher. The second phase of VOE allows senior students to attend school half a day and go to work on an actual job location the rest of the day. Students arc employed by approved businesses who pay them a wage and train them in certain areas. “The student has the chance to try an office position that I place them in to sec if they enjoy it. The business that they work at and I help the students with any problems,” said Mrs. Thomlinson. “I believe the class is verv good and worthwhile for students interested in office occupations,” said Mrs. Thomlinson. Students may study such careers as: Bookkeeping, Clerical Occupations, Cashiers, Secretaries, Receptionists, Typists, and other jobs that make VOE an exciting and enjoyable class. VOE 187