Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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,W a ry fi4ii 5- 1 V A .A W H 4 Building and Trades students A-' lousidel Rudy Torres, Donald Edwards, and Brian Elliott. linsidel Wesley Allen and Brian .layroe work at the Aldine Bus Barn during after- noon classes. 'A ttopl Building and trades iunior class of 1976 are Rodney Bowers, Karl McCollum, Richard Smith, Micheal Jones, and Billy Oldal. lbottoml Build- ing and Trades seniors of 1976 are Charlie Bachler, Donald Gardner, Brian Elliott, Donald Edwards, Brian Jayroe. ffrontl Wesley Allen, Darrell Brian, Frank Burnaman, and Steve Fountain. vica 155 -

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VI.C.A. fc0nZ.j Cooperative Training llCTl are all individual clubs. But, together, they make up the total V.l.C.A. program. These courses serve to prepare students for a career in their various fields. Each class offers on-the-iob training through two three-hour blocks - juniors in the morning and seniors in the afternoon. Repairing automobiles is not new to Mr. Lamon Norris, a ten year MacArthur veteran and auto mechanics V.I.C.A. sponsor. Cars from teachers, students, and parents go in the auto mechanics shop in the morning and come out fixed in the afternoon thanks to the efforts of the morning junior class and the afternoon senior class. Cosmetology students led by Mrs. Ann Daughtery look forward to monthly Thursday work nights where they earn valuable hours which are required for a state cosmetologist's license. lV.l.C.A. cont. on pg. l54l Vocational drafting students, Lisa Shultz and Verdeia Roiz, work on house plans. Mike Fendley, and Greg Fritsche work on building plans while trying to meet upcoming deadlines. Members of the vocational drafting class of 1976 are ltopl Mr. O. D. Baker, Mike Fendley, Greg Fritsche, Dwayne Cazares, Highie Stone. tbottoml Alice Rivera, Lisa Shultz, Ciprian Hinoiosa, Bennie Quinn, Micheal Steward, Mark Schinier and Verdeia Roiz. 154 vica

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VI.C.A. fcontj Mrs. Daughtery said, I took all I8 graduating seniors to state board to obtain iobs, and l was able to get all 18 of them approved. Vocational drafting students learn blueprinting and speed ball in Mr. O. D. Baker's class. Class proiects can include anything from designing the ideal home to diagraming complicated machinery. Building and rebuilding temporary classrooms, V.l.C.A.'s Build- ing and Trades chapter learns the how to of construction. Whether adding a room onto a nearby house or building one from scratch, Mr. John Parson's group can readily see the fruit of their labor at the end of the year. This program generally pertains to refrigerators and air condi- tioners. Some major appliances such as washers and dryers are also covered, said Mr. Russell Bartlett, sponsor of air conditioning and refrigeration V.l.C.A. chapter. lcont. on pg. l58l Senior air conditioning class of I976 are lbackj Donald Kimbrough, Robert Wawa- rosky, David Kelly, Darrell Payne, Daniel Erwin and Darrell Elliott. lfrontl Lewis Cos- sio, Lynn Denton, Bruce Braddick, Frank Basquez and Mike Rawls, 1 . WW' K' , e:'fl1, 1 l56 vica ii- uh 3 :mu-:' T ' ',. -. s l all U '-' ,Q . f' he 5 Officers for 1976 Air Conditioning class are Junior Lapaglia, Darrell El Bruce Broddick, Mr. Russell Bartlett and David Kelly. .yi