Centennial High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Ellicott City, MD)

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P.E. Develops Minds, Bodies ABOVE: Teacher Laura Murphy spots freshman Allison Schin- geck as she prepares to do a back-hip-circle on the uneven bars, RIGHT? Junior Eddie Griggs prepares to do a shoulder scale on the parallel bars while classmate Karen Holland, sophomore, spots. OPPOSITE, ABOVE: lnstuctor Carl Perkins assists a student in executing a difficult dive roll over a straddle head- stand. OPPOSITE, BELOW: Physical Education Department: Laura Murphy, Gail Purcell, Carl Perkins, Al Dodds, .lim Welsch. 54 Physical Education Department

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o-Tech Provides Alternative V4 fl h v 3 I ,uv- ' The Howard Vocational-Technical School has, throughout its ten-year existence, proved to be a genuine asset to the students of Howard County. Vo-Tech provided an alternative to students who chose to pursue careers that were not college- oriented. The students were prepared for the job mar- ket and were assisted in finding employment before and after graduation. Courses were offered in cosmetology, auto me- chanics, horticulture, data processing, commercial art, drafting, physical therapy and nursing. In these vocational studies, students were taught not only the theory of skills through text books, but also applica- tion of these skills in simulated work atmospheres and in actual on-the-job training. Students in their third year were engaged in on- the-job training throughthe Work Experience Pro- gram. This program yielded classroom credit while students earned practical experience and a salary. The 76 students from Centennial who attend Vo- Tech found it a rewarding and worthwhile experience and felt enriched by the diversity of courses offered there. ABOVE LEFT' Senior John Romanik examines a sapling Nor- folk Pine as part of his horticultural training. ABOVE RIGHT? Adjusting an automatic reproducer, senior Lisha Coleman creates a copper plate used in printing. LEFT: As part of her train- ing in nursing, junior Kim Evans practices cardio-pulmonary resuscitation CC,.P.R.J

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