Choctaw High School - Faces of the Future Yearbook (Choctaw, OK)

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C RPE TRY HO BFE T RE fi, ff. Q' 5 My Earl McKinney, Danny Wrighf, and Bobby McCoy bend for licks from Roger Prafer, Mike Ramsey, and Danny Thompson as parf of fhe VICA ini+ia+ion. Miles Thomas and Danny Thompson helped nail up 'rhe 'firsf braces of lhe roof. Par+ of 'lhe developers of +he carpenfry house were David George, Danny Wrigh+, James Talber+, Mr. Woods, Danny Thompson, Sieve Rozneck, Rober+ McCoy, Mike Bryant Huberi Johnson, Scoif Mi+chum, Donald Kidd, and Danny Malone. VVVV I se-4ii4if2f1wvvyf:.. .Zh , . , 3, 'XXX H . ,Q . by I XX . X Q-L if I

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l iam i, 4 . ' 1 ,W ,.,,. , . ECHANICS 2, 390, and 428 ENGSNES e if t 1 is-.e ef 5, 1 252 .A K K ,, 'f,, .. .:,. I . .V - ,5Q-....,. 1- rf- Sfeve Vannoy and Jack Hayes loosen bol+s as fhey prepare fo pull a fransmission. i , Wiih +he addifion of new equipmeni, balancing wheels became anolher skill added To aufo mechanics. The new equipmenl' is operaled by Jim Baker. UTO mechanics compleied ils fif+Iw year al' Chocfaw High School. Under l'he supervision of Mr. Dale Baker fhe aufo mechanic classes have accomplished many 'lhings ihis year. A+ lhe beginning of school he siaried his firsi year s+uden'l's packing wheel bearings 'for prac+ice and for anyone who wanfed his packed, La+er on in +he year a cus'l'omer could gel services for his car, ranging from repairing brake cylinders, recondiiioning valves, and balancing and relining wheels. Midway fhrough +he school 'lerm +he au+o mechanic classes received a 390-cubic-inch moior, a rear end, and an aulomafic lransmission. The mofor was +o be used for sfudy purposes. By fearing inio fhe engine and sfudying fhe moving paris +hey could do fhe iob righl' when 'lhey sl'ar+ed working on cusiomers' cars. The molor was furnished by Ford Molor Company and was presenfed by Auihur Harris. Lafer, fhe s+uden+s look a frip +o Oklahoma Technical School al Okmulgee fo look over 'lhe fraining +ha+ is offered in au'l'o-mechanics. They observed s+uden+s working on cars and diesel engines and painf- ing and repairing wrecked cars. 55

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3 BEDROOMS Finishing fouches fo fhe frim of fhe new carpenfry house were added by Arfhur Bosfic and Henry Mayer. THE BUILDERS Mr. Noel Woods Mike Bryanl' Kennefh Averyf Ronnie Dibler Roger Couley Jerry Dill Eldon C 59e Bobby Harris Tom Deafherage Sammy l-lincl, Jerreli Dunlap Tom Huffman Cl-'FHS Evans Herberf Johnson Dalfld Gemge Donald Kidd Lawrence Harris Da,-my Malone Allen Hunf Henry Mayer Je Y Mafiln Roberf McCoy Earl MCKinneY Scoff Mifchum R099 Pfaief' Sfeven Rozneck Mllle Ram5eY Miles Thomas James Talberf Danny Thompson DannY Wfl9l1+ Sfeven Trammell Arfhur Bosfic Sammy Wl-,Hlock MASHED fhumbs, splinfers, and minor cufs didn'f keep fhe 35 vocafional carpenfry sfudenfs from building a 3-bedroom brick house locafed norfheasf of fhe highschool. Alfhough fhey were delayed a monfh by nof having a place fo build, fhey finished fhe house for a firsf of June open house. The house feafures i330 square feef of living space wifh a single car garage. Enfrance fo fhe house is ceramic file wifh a brick divider. The kifchen is all gas and fhe cabinefs are made of ash which has been sfained. There are one and a half bafhrooms and a ufilify room, and fhe house is equipped wifh cenfral heafing. Carpenfry sfudenfs loined VICA, Vocafional lndusfrial Clubs of America, a new organizafion on campus. Second and fhird year boys inifiafed fhe lower classmen info fhe organizafion. ln addifion fo ofher rifuals underclassmen were required fo wear wooden fags which had fo be signed by fen seniors before candidafes could be accepfed as members of VICA. Mr. Noel Woods, insfrucfor in his firsf year here, super- vised fhe consfrucfion of fhe house and faughf fhe sfudenfs fechniques. An oufside proiecf of fhe sfudenfs was fhe consfrucfion of builf-in cabinefs for a local residenf. For fheir efforfs fhe :lass received SIOO for ifs freasury. 23:5 Q :if ' mffffm 5 V. ,,l fs 4 X i ,aff if 'ilk 'xg