Andover High School - Archer Yearbook (Linthicum, MD)

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Geraldine Riggs Roberl' Buckingham Nelson Marlin Cicero Robinson III A b in i , ,E ' One of +l'1e HOP s+uden+s. June Rice, labels mecli- cine bollles as one of her clu+ies. Ann Wilhelm

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HUP students gain experience INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN HEALTH? The I-Iealrh Qccuparions Pro- gram, HOP, designed ro give juniors an opporruniry ro work and gain experience in hospiral-cenrered occuparions was Andover's newesr co-op offering This year. Thirreen srudenrs parricipared in Jrhe program which demonsrrared Jrhe many alrernarives and choices available in rhe healrh services. The srudenrs received rheir rraining ar Kimbrough Army Hospi- 'ral in Forr Meade where rhey reporfed every day afrer Iunch. Each srudenr observed rhe various areas of rhe hospi- 'raI on a rorarion basis, spending a week in each area. They expiored nursing serv- ice, food service adminisrrarion, den- +is+ry, opromeiry, physical Therapy, pafienr adminisrrafion, preveniive medi- cine, vererinary medicine, social services, medical mainrenance, pharmacy, and Iaborarory. Borh academic and non-academic sru- denrs parricipared in The HOP program. The srudenrs, afrer observing rhe various areas of 'Ihe heaI+h field, picked 'rhe one rhey preferred To find employmenf on a cooperarive work-experience basis in Their senior year. Eileen Horowirz Mary Bragg Karhryn Williams Lois Freburger Parricia Wagner Edward Shumaker I

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Q , ' - . J h B d W0'li'nQ as an inventory clerk tor the Southern Sign keeps count and records ot the stock tor the man- JO n Bra' Y SUPPlY COI'T1pany in Glen Burnie. Karen Peterson ager. Une urey Christine Marley 'iz Students get jobs through VEP IN EFFECT FOR THE SECOND YEAR, the Vocational Experience Pro- gram helped students prepare to meet the challenges ot the world atter gradua- tion. Seniors in the last phase ot the three phase program worked in iobs through- out the community. Choosing their work according to per- sonal interests and skills three seniors tound iobs, Karen Peterson kept count and records ot the stock as an inventory clerk tor the Southern Sign Supply Com- pany ot Glen Burnie. Karen's work assisted the manager as to when and how much new merchandise to order. Bill Cecil, who tavored the outdoors, took a iob with a Baltimore construction com- pany. By landing a iob at Westinghouse that incorporates being indoors with handicratt, Rick Rollette touncl a perma- nent position and set himselt up tor lite. sick earned great pay with many bene- its. Karen, Bill, and Rick tound Jobs through VEP. They telt that the on-the- iob know-how gained through these opportunities prepared them to take on the world as adults.