Alpena High School - Anamakee Yearbook (Alpena, MI)

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RANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO JOB H ,-Q-0 ' Sir, your trouble is right here. Is this more of what you had in mind? Most students Work 15 hours per Week and attend classes three hours each day. In addition to receiving a salary, the students are given a grade according to the amount of skill they acquire while working. After graduation, many students remain with their employers on a full-time basis, While others go on to college. ML Wilson. Mr. Ehresman and Mr. Coultes.

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CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION l i The purpose of the co-operative train- ing program, which is in its third year of existence, is to help the high school senior find his place in the business World. There are two phases of the program: distributive co-op, which involve s the distribution of merchandise in such locations as grocery and department stores and service stations, and office co-op, involving typing, short- hand, and the operation of various types of business machines. The 51 students, work- ing under the supervision of Mr. james Coultes and Mr. john Ehresman, co-ordin- ators, attend a special co-op c l a s s every day. The purpose of this class is to discuss and work on any problems that the students encounter on the job . And let me check it over before you send it in Should I cut here, Boss?

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t---N EXPANDED TRAINING THROLIGI The main improvement in the move to the new high school for the vocational arts depart- ment was the increase in floor space and stor- age area. There is now room to actually build a small cottage or a garage in the construc- tion area itselfg also the door opening to the street is large enough to allow the whole build- ing to be moved through it intact. The program itself consists of divisions of welding, small machines, and electronics and a separate program for drafting. Drafting also has a special room for blueprinting. Be- sides the additional training now possible in construction, a vocational homemaking pro- gram is being considered. The above program s are all two year courses except drafting which can be taken for three years. In the junior year, students have a two hour block of instruction and actual practice, in the senior year, they have a three hour block with more actual practice. When the students finish the course, they receive a certificate which they can show to a future employer to let him know they need no further training and are already capable of doing certain jobs. 'SMX b 9