Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Showing off his drafting talent is John Ruvang draw- ing the floor plan of a two-story house at Willmann Lumber Company, where he works in the ICT pro- gram. Karen Pierson ' s bank account will now be in balance, thanks to the help of Kelly Bailey, teller at the First . ational Bank, on the DE program. A combination of fingers and brain do all the work as Terri Kreischer prepares the weekly payroll on her DEjob at the Citizens State Bank. 20 Student Jobs

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iJisco fever has il% night even at Hand Camp. I earning new steps isn ' t hard, and they ' re a lot of tun, members discover on Talent Sight. ( hocking ' em out! Waiting for the judges to take another look are Jamobrce queen contestants Ktary fJanicl. Tina fiobbins. Shelly Broun

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Miislcr Mechanic liiff Wilson docs his thing, re- pairing ;ind rcphcing parts to ill automobiles, at Traurinf! Motors on his afternoon job. They led double lives Although the job market for teen-agers wasn ' t too good, many students, some through the help of school programs, were able to get employment. These were part- time or full-time and ranged from babysit- ting to mechanical jobs. Opportunities for some students came to those involved in Distributive Educa- tion or Industrial Cooperation Training. Both applied to seniors who have already completed one year, of the class prior to their senior year. These are both work- study programs. First-year DE students learned about retailing. Second-year students were placed on the job. ICT was a program of industrial arts- related jobs. .Attending his Industrial . rts class, the student was then released usually fourth hour to work. This pro ided both money and credits. DE and ICT students who were on the job were part of the 185 time release stu- dents, the majority of these students left because they had jobs. Why did these students want jobs? Money was the biggest reason. Whether it was for college, cars, sanngs, or just for spending, money alone stood as the biggest reason for jobs. Student Jobs 21