Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Michel© Kempner Andrew Keefer Lourie Keel Kim Kelson Karl Krohn Kathryn Kimball Patricia Knapton Kohtaro KObayashi Marilyn Leake Jim Latimer

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 Mike Jenson Melanie John Blair Johnson Bonnie Johnson Jim Johnson Traci Johnson SENIORS '80 And The Eighties brought on the responsibility of vo- ting in national, state, and local elections. Plans for their future had to be faced: college, technical schools, employment—all choices to be explored during the senior year. Maintaining good grades: se- curing credits; ordering rings, an- nouncements, pictures, and year- books were opportunities of seniors to make their last year memorable. A senior is someone who soon would be going to his five-year class reunion and talking about the old days. A senior is a teenager and adult, all in one. who is looking for- ward to the future and looking back on the past twelve years of school. Sharon Jolley Bret Jones Nancy Lee Jordon Dave Jones $ $ Stephany Ju Mebnda June Seniors 149

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Lynsey Lucas Kevin Lythgoe Shawn Ludlow Leslie Martin Sheley Maniaci Keith Martin Gary Madsen David Maimborg Sherry Mangum Tracy Maxfield David Mayhew Kevin Maynes Scott Maurt Sherrie Mathie Gary Mathie Seniors 151 O.J.T. Supplements Classwork JOB TRAINING: giving the student an actual experience and JOB PLACE- MENT : placement in a particular job that will help train the student plus pay him for his work. Vocational teachers interview students on OJT approximately once a month to evaluate them, and to see if they enjoy the job. Also employers are contacted to check on the students' job performance. Everything is done on a personal ba- sis. Mr Dave Palmer, who is in charge of OJT, believes the pro- gram is a practical benefit to pre- pare students for educated career choices in later life. On the Job Training is work exper- ience for vocational students, both during and after school hours. In this program a student can receive up to three full credits. The student can be released during the afternoon hours to work on a job. Whatever vocation interest he or she has, the school has usually been able to find a job to help train and give a practi- cal working experience There are four areas that tied the vocational education program to- gether: CAREERS: deciding on a profession; BICEP: A Business Industry Community Education Partnership which provides services for whole classrooms or individuals, ON THE