David Crockett High School - Texan Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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I 1 'rs A i QQ, X oy, . K - BX! .., I - rl, S - M ' , - Ur . s 7 0 t 5 .K . ' f Q .g 3.. V. 1 ' 1 P' if I ' rf . 4 44 2 , 't.f'f .T 9 . ,. f. gf ' 'L . . a fl' in 2l,t.1LgQ.ill.gp I 1 r - f Advantages outweigh 'rh i Finding a job after high school isn't alwaysteasy. Buttaking a vocational class along with your required courses, will give you a skill which helps when you apply for jobs. Thefselection of vocational classes offered at Crockett is vast, auto mechanics which is offered twice a day, first through third periods, and fourth through sixth, gives three credits per quarter. . Agriculture, which deals with farm- 248 academics e disadva ntages. ing, and livestock techniques is offered for the would-be farmer. Dis- tributive education deals with stu- . dents attending school haltday and workihgihalfday. Cosmetology per- tains to learning hair styling, mania cures and permanents. Otherf courses include homemaking and business Some courses even allow the stu- dent to go into specialized courses, such as metals, woods, plastics, leather, drafting, electronics ar qnany others. Being allowed to learn a trade fi later assets in lite is important many students, therefore, they fir their goals usually accomplished in i vocational course. 1. Visitors from the armed forces allowed studei t ti f ' b l' ' o ge n ormation a out en isting. 2. David Calvary bores out his 350 block engine i his car, which won him a first place in state co petition, while Charles Wolfe helps. 3, Tammy Hill, who is a second year cosmetolo student, gives Mary Lynn a stacked permanen The Cougar inn gives the student personal exp rience in working in a commercial kitchen. 4.

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Three quarters allow for more variety in learning. After a three year trial run, the Jarter system has been accepted ir its own merit, for all of its good 1d bad characteristics. Seniors are ie only students who were subject to ie semester system four years ago. The quarter system has many ivantagesp the main one is that it lows students to take a wider vari- iy of courses. lt also allows more oecialized courses to be offered. tudents are exposed to several fachers a year, thus giving them the anefit of each teacher's knowledge. However, there are disadvantages to contrast the advantages, Teachers had difficulty adapting the subject matter to a twelve-week period. Three quarters also means three final exam periods. This alone has both an advantage and a disadvantage. It is easier for students to recall subject matter covered 12 weeks ago. How- ever, three finals are more than those provided for in the semester system, causing a loss of class time and an inconvenience for students. With all its advantages and disad- vantages, the quarter system has won its place in the Austin school dis- 1 stinks, N. trict, and wiILQrobably be around for a few years. ' 1. The UIL one-act play, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail was an extracurricular project for drama students featuring Chris Hurley as John and Barton Faulks as Thoreau. 2. One project of the FHA program was to sew and tailor an outfit for a child, as Judy Poulsen does for her sister, Tammy. 3. Many hours of hard work and planning go into making a yearbook: Carolyn Foote, the TEXAN '78 editor, works on a layout for the pep rally spread. . .- 4. An award-winning tempra painting by Harvey Williams was displayed in the Scholastic Art Awards show at Highland Mall. ,j,.. . ,,i. . .t.., i. H .Eg nf. -M12 QW V .s , U . VNV, -v -3- ' A T'-'E -wi . -nl i ' ti .ln Y . E Fx i 4.3, w -g .-, '-12,21 ,. 'gli' T f ,353 , 'tae 2? H53 ar ii Wx I S. t so E . K... . 'fr 'I If jj academics 247 by Judy Poulsen

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