Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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,I A FOR MO EY 81 ouldn't it be great to earn mon- . ey and graduation credits all in W one class? That was not exactly the case, but students did get credit for taking a class in Work Experience and Regional Occupational Programs, com- monly known as ROP. They also got exper- ience for future careers in which they could make money. Besides the actual work, Work Experience met for one hour on Thursdays, Fridays, and Mondays at school. Mr. Jack Lambert taught students the work ethic such as responsibility, conduct, and promptnessf' He said he encouraged kids to have experience so they could get better jobs. Nicole Cruise, a junior who worked at the Rusty Pelican, appreciated the class because, 'tit keeps you aware of what might happen on the job and it gives you money to spend. Besides actually working on the job, students also had regular classroom work to do. ln completing packets on job skills, senior Garrett Warner learned of employee's rights and how to quit if necessary. For many the class helped provide important experience for the future. Senior Jim Bolamperti commented, lt gives you a practical education for jobs later. Another type of class that prepared students for the future was ROP. Classes from Animal Care to Fashion Coordination hat do you want to be when you grow up? Work Experience gave senior Rob Campbell and junior Almerick Lim a chance to learn about holding a job. to Plumbing were taught at C,V., Glendale High, Burbank High, and local businesses. On the average, the classes met for three hours a day, two to three days a week. Mrs. Mrozek, ROP Coordinator, explained, Many continue their education in college and some continue with careers based on ROP. ROP classes were taken for various reasons. Cheryl Seager, a junior, took Cosmetology at Glendale High because she can get an education and a Cosmetology license for a career without having to pay for it. Another reason students took the classes was for the benefits. lt can be frustrating and at times l'm tempted to quit. But sticking with it is worth it, because upon completion, the teachers usually give recommendations that help you with a career in the beauty field rationalized senior Cosmetology student, Krista Kavathan. Edan McPherson, a senior, learned from ROP Computer Assisted Drafting and Design QCADDJ that he 'idefinitely wants a career in this field, and having the class will open up many good job opportunities. Senior Krisztina Cline, a CADD student summed it all up by saying ROP and Work Experience both helped to further education outside of school and offered a lot of job opportunities for the future. by Heather McCormick ROPfWork Experience I 7

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ouble vision. Finishing her Cosmetology as- signment at Glendale High for ROP, senior Sonia Boghosian sets a mannequins hair in ou look simply maaaarvalous. With curlers and hairspray, Cheryl Seeger, a junior, prepares her mannequin for a night on the town as part of her ROP Cosmetology class. curlers. -:sv wqksxw nsert circle diameter 4. Producing drafting projects on the computer kept senior Edan McPherson busy for six hours a week at the ROP CADD class at CV I 6 ROP f Work Experience M si MWWQ 6 f 1' ,v

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MURE TI-IAN JUST THE 18' he Yearbook staff had so much fun, they could not have possibly done anything worth while. Anyone in the neighboring science rooms would attest that the class was often in an uproarg the radio was often turned on and noises of excitement filled the air. So there was no way they could possibly have achieved any great task. obo-crop!! Due to his two years of experience, senior Travis Neale has skilled and practiced hands, when it comes to cropping pictures. ever satisfied. During a surprise birthday party, senior Stephanie Bente and junior Michelle Oh take time out to make pigs of themselves. Yearbook Despite outward appearances, many things did get done in the Yearbook class. The present tense was almost never used in copy and the noise level never got below seventy decibels. But somehow they managed to put together a book filled with memories and lots of people's guotes to back them up. Since the events in this book would be forever engraves in the past, they wrote every story strictly in the past tense! Well, maybe not so strictly. The hardest part was going out and finding people who we could quote, stated Todd Kummer. But really, if they had worked more of the time in class, they never would have had to stay up that late, right? By Bruce Holler g 5 .M NWS