Brawley High School - La Ocotilla Yearbook (Brawley, CA)

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Jewelers Page sponsored by: Oly's Q . D RDP The Regional Occupational Program CRQPD provides students with on-the-job training and experience in various employment areas. At the same time the enrolled students receive high credits to- wards graduation. The areas that are available for study and employment are: Word and Data Processing, Medical Technology, and Banking and Finance. The students dedicate both in-class and out-of-class time to this valuable endeavor. Through their efforts most of the students feel that they complete the classes with a leading edge on the job market. -'K ,ff ...-ss' Qi Xxx ,fs

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Geograph In The Air I California - by air f ' :gf :teas Q 1 at sa Q in Q 4 0 Above: Travis Stodelle. Mr. Don Biagi, Jesse Perez. and Teresa Lepe A thought provoking idea emerged into Imperial Valley Geography From the Sky. What can I contribute to the students of Brawley Union High School, I asked myself. Why not fly my students and learn geography? Six months of working on questions. receiving yes and no answers, doing research, obtaining airplanes? I fi- nally found myself with ten students in the air over Imperial Valley. On December 5, I986, the course received the Golden Bell Award for educational excellence for which the California School Board Association recognized Brawley Union High School. This year concluded our fourth year of our flying classroom and a total of sixty-five students, of which seventeen are in the Class of l987, partici- pated. I will continue to find ways to give my students new educational and unique experiences. Mr. Don Biagi Instructor Below. Paul Laney jots down notes about everything he learned from the trip Below. Mike Bennett, Nick Allen and Sandy Tam prepare for their trip. S

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Nssiii l 5412 U! X The Business Department The Brawley Union High School Business Department runs one of the most successful departments on campus. lt offers all areas of the business world. To prepare themselves for business careers students may take classes in typing accounting shorthand job skills business machines Law. The instructors of the Business Department under the leadership of department head Mrs. Janet Bilderback feel that the student who gives full effort in and out of class will go on to fulfill a successful future in the business world. -Qs! l FIR'- F'