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

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Industrial Arts ELECTRICIANS - HOPKINS Electrician Company now hiring helpers,paid holidays, paid uaca- tions, uniforms, and insurance. -1212 Ramble Rd. - 299-0572. This is a common add that could have come out of any classifieds ads section of almost any newspaper. After high school or trade school this is an extremely fimilar sight to a whole lot of people. Industrial trades are another angle to take in order to make a decent living, and there are plenty of them to choose from. High schools throughout America have different choices of how-ton classes students can take. Crockett is no different. Electronics, drafting, metals, woods auto mechanics, cosmetology, photography, plastics, fiberglass processing, and architec- ture even driver's education could be considered a how-to courses. These Crockett's industrial arts classes that teach you the basics in how to do things more or less with your hands. Some of them require a signifacant amount of creativity, like architec- ture and photography. However, with these and the others, once the trade is learned itls easier to get stable job. Keeping up with new developements is all that is needed. Crockett is the only high school in Austin that has one hour industrial arts classes in electronics to choose from. There is a two hour vocational program for electronics at Austin High School, said Electronics teacher Ben Botbol. Applied Elec- tronics is a continuation of General Electronics plus commercial wiring and small appliance repair. Advanced Electronics class follows up on the learning experiences initiated in Basic as well as transistors, and digital logic circuits. There is a new program Crockett has just recently started involving digital technology and robotics. We're very much in line with the current state of the arts, said Botbol. Drafting is also a popular choice for the students who want to get a start in a drafting or architectural career. Junior Kathy Tiley won ALL-STATE Honors, Division 1 of the 1985 Texas State Drawing Com- petition. She had the best drawing for a first year drafting student out of students from 100 different high schools and junior high schools throughout Texas. General Drafting I covers subjects like drafting in- stuments, layouts and media. General Il includes auxilary architec- ture, and technical drafting. Technical Drafting, the third choice of drafting classes Crockett has to 68fIndustrial Arts , :Qi , 'A 1,-Q 2 ,st it X X -M -,.. ...f e- --efi. X, , .ff-' f- I ff' ' ., ff if' tt 4 -V., ,fe t :L - K 'I p ' , 3. rl 1 ':YVq , atv 1 1,10-'55 43-,. -1 of n f Right: Woodworking is a popular industrial arts class for freshman who took it in junior high and Freshman Jeff Redman fits the mold. offer, deals with structural and elec- tromechanical drafting. Industrial graphics may be included. All these things together, Gives you a sense of knowing how structures are formed and built from the inside out, said Junior Jon Mark Garcia All industrial arts classes at Crockett expose students to the different angles of each field they wish to enter into. The courses don't teach entire trades, but they give a general outlook on what the kidsare getting involved in. by Terry Linn I :if 'S N'ffiS?Tg.: 'i' 2 wg: 2- ' sf- ip. 4 - .NWN A., ' X . l 5 - Q - f' .f 15, ' aft ' n f ' M 1 ' 'R -Q-5.15g??E 1g N ,, gg-iflr if is ' , . 'i 'g, 'gif 'lv V - .- .. f ' 1-9 ' , r i? -..ww-f y lf' -Q fbv fgf- - ' igjiezf A :-21,3 P ,- X mg -- ' I ' X ' ' 5 4 MQ-Agia 'l .lg ll A 4 e if

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Drafting teacher John Borchardt instructs Senior Sylvia Lujan and Junior Chris Brandt on how to perform part of a project they are involved in, and they listen attentively, , John Borchardt Ben Botbol Drafting Metals Architecture Electronics X W,-4' so Bill Matern Driver's Education Charles Laws Photography sq... ' Ned Stinson Driver's Education David Holt Woods Amador Ramirez Driver's Education Senior Natalie Wiltzuis and Freshman Darrell Johnson concentrate on their- jewelry making skills in Industrial Arts Teacher David Holt 's jewelry class, Industrial Arts!69