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

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J ob School Swap Students learning from vocational experiences 521 Vocational Vocation, n.-a particular occupa- tion, business, profession trade, or calling. In other words a vocation is a job. Often a school will have vocational programs in which the student goes to school half-day and to work the other half, receiv- ing full credit for the time they work. This describes Crockett's vocational program perfectly. There are nine different pro- grams available here, but a pre- vocational course must first be taken to help prepare the students for the new system. O.J.T.-lOn the Job TrainingJ,H.E.C.E.-lH0me Economic Cooperative Educa- tionl, Health Occupations, Health Careers, C.V.A.E.-iCooperative Vocational Academic Educationl foods, C.V.A.E.-Office Duplica- tions, I.C.T.-llndustrial Cooperative Trainingl, M.D.E.- lMarketing and Distributive Educationj, and P.E.L.E.-fPre- Employment Laboratory Educa- tionl all can be taken to better one's skills and experience in the chosen field. M.D.E. is a productive program at Crockett, and it has been ex- tremely popular with its students. The related club of M.D.E. is D.E.C.A. or Distributive Educa- tion Clubs of America which has many students that attend com- petitions throughout the city, state, and even the country winn- ing different types of honors in categories like finance and credit. Senior Blane Peery went all the way to San Francisco and now he is in the top 20 students in the en- tire country in finance and credit. When using the things obtained from M.D.E., You know what to look for in a job. They teach you the basics from advertise to bookeepingf' said Peery, It teaches mainly patience, respon- sibility, and how to deal with peo- ple in general. M.D.E. enables students to pro- gress at a much accelerated rate over people doing the same job, only without the training received through M.D.E.. The other voca- tional programs do the same thing as M.D.E., but in their field. When these students graduate they will be around two years ahead of other people as far as ex- perience and maturity are con- cerned, some go right into manage- ment jobs after two years of M.D.E., said M.D.E. teacher Wendell Koenig. 1 - -' Vocational programs may be something worthwile to look into. They help in getting the wanted and needed experience for the wanted and needed jobs out there, especially now in the 1980's. The purpose of these programs is to let students get the mental develop- ment for a job that they need, and to get rid of that unwanted in- timidation of some jobs in certain areas. C.P.R. is an extremely valuable skill to know and the H.O.S.A,-Health Occupa- tions class is a good place to learn it, just ask seniors Beverly Scherff, Sandra Llewellyn, and sophomore David Farrar. l ri ' ' M. we ,...v. 1' i - J .1 ' kj , 1-H . L ,,,..-f K- ia -.Z A F

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Below: Port of the homvmoking cooking course is to Qlan, prepare, and serve meals, and here some hungry Jeoplf' selvvled lu try their meal, eagerly stuff their aces. -0-wi' 7.5- rr my 1 X: K4 .b..,,, C U vs 'f 'K ri 4 K 'K ev Q'- 'vxv f ' X 'M ,f Left: Sewing isn't just needle and thread, and Senior Rashiha Khatoon is well aware of this as she prepares a pattern for a new garment. H Y ,, L ,Qs ,ii ff Jerry Dean Lola Fowler Foods Community Living Family Living Interior Design Minta Palmer Foods Clothing Listening is a very important skill in any class, even homemaking. So these students are listening and learning in their cooking class. Homemaking!51

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