Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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ROP Reveals Career Options Every student at Dana Hills has thought at some time or another about his career plans. Some aspire to be lawyers, others to be detectives, many to manage a business, and a few to be orthodontists. Whatever the case, students at Dana Hills are provided with the means to experiment with these career goals for school credit, and without the pressures of the real world. The Regional Occupation Program (R.O.P.) offers classes designed to provide intense job skill training, and students apply their learned skills through internships at actual work locations. R.O.P. covers a wide array of challenging fields, ranging from office occupations, jewelry, and fashion merchandising, to child care, dentistry, graphics, landscaping, and auto repair. According to Ms. Deckert of the Career Center, ROP has something for everyone. ; This year marked an increase in the success of R.O.P. Several classes were added to the curriculum: snack bar operations, ceramics, banking, small business management, and landscape construction. In addition, a slight increase in enrollment resulted, as students became more familiar with the program. The ROP-sponsored Career Fair, career nights, and guest speakers also enhanced awareness of this valuable program. The students involved enjoyed the service and recognized its value. Enthusiastic Vanessa Williams, who was involved in T.V. Film Production, commented, It ' s interesting. I have fun filming the nectar guys at Tressels. • Emily Warren, who interned at her father ' s animal clinic, said, I have a new perspective on what it would really be like to become a veterinarian. I.Jeremiah Taylor shows off his flower arranging skills, which he learned at the bi-weekly nighi ROP course. 2. Lance Lyons learned valuable banking skills which will increase his ability to get a great job. 3. ROP small business maoagement offers Eric Laul and Carolyn Elwis a chance to develop business skills that may be useful in the future. 4. Brandy Gard applies emergency medical care to Cleveland Bramwell. 5. Belle Henderson, student by day, secretary by night, answers the phone in the Career Center. Learning .ps

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special Ed. Provides Extra Help, Attention High schools take pride in their ability to meet the educational needs of every student. Dana Hills is blessed with five teachers who fulfill the needs of various levels of special education students. The purpose of the programs known as the Special Day Class or Resource Specialist Program is to remediate students with specific learning problems in a small group setting and eventually return them to regular school classes full time, according to Mr. Hubert. Students qualified for this class are those who have a specific difference between ability and performance. The difference between the two programs is that RSP students are with Special Ed. teachers part time and have a better chance of returning to a regular classroom full time than Special Day Class students, who require a full day with a Special Ed. teacher. Other programs are the hearing impaired, sight impaired and severely handicapped. Ms. Robustelli ' s class for the severely handicapped was new on campus this year. The students had learning difficulties or physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, deafness, and visual impairments. Ms. Robustelli uses techniques like sign language, adapted equipment materials, and strong behavioral interventions. She stated, I stress survival skills, self-sufficiency, communicational language, behavioral management social development, and vocational training. Most of the Special Ed, teachers adhere to the idea of teaching life skills and getting the students involved in jobs through such programs as R.O.P. Each Special Ed. teacher would probably agree with Mr. Mayes, who reported, Seeing and visiting students who are productive members of our society makes the job worthwhile. S?«c1t ON 1. Chris Moncgo insirucis Herb Langefeld on the new science of computers. 2. R.S.P. .student Chris Monego does a worksheet designed to improve his writing skills. }. Michelle Creel enjoys the advantages of a quiet, small group setting. 4. Darren Witt is enlightened by Mr. Nakamura s new- computer.

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