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

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I fr l , b Rf' I 1 1 ,T ,Q . . a 1 Eg, r 4 V ,,.a S ' , W AM?-i . c ,.. . . 1 Students learn skills in vocational classes Vocational classes offer students the opportunity to gain valuable skills while still in high school. Students are involved in training programs which feature a three hour class in both the iunior and senior years. This extended class time gives students ample time to work on proiects such as brake iobs on cars, cabinets for a new home or repairs on television sets. Students get a jump on today's iob market by graduating high school proficient in auto mechanics, cabinetmaking, radio and television repair, building trades, air conditioning and refrigeration and drafting. Toward the end of their sen- ior year, students who are able to find iobs in their fields are allowed to leave school early in order to get additional on- the-iob training. Senior Greg Kirsch pauses before adding freeon to an air conditioning unit. Skool chewing tobacco, the best around, says Emmett Berlanga who seems to be doing a commercial from inside a pickup in his Auto Mechanics class. r S K '- m.,.,,..,.,,,s W Li, In 1 ..,s.,,,im.5 - :W vocational 85 R 5+ t G c '19, . if. 1. 1 S ' A il? f-'S ,ffl 9' ' f -, 7- if l ' r'-- - M f i Q fra ' SHE-

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Cosmetology student Callie Livingston gives Pandora Liv- ingston, also a Cosmetology student a manicure. 4, S Coach Bill McGee h his car. 84 vocational - A, ,. . . -5. ' l elps Auto Mechanic members in repairing I Q QW E1 i 4 'Mmm . h ,gem ,JJ Wkk.. , 5: mr TQ Q. -f an was if Juniors Steve Vidaurri and Sammy Diaz, the first males enrolled in Cosmetology in Mc Arthur's history, concentrate on doing their best.

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Getting ready to leave for the Harris County Bicen- tennial School Fair, Ms. Rose Avalos pins the braid on Ray Padilla's costume. 'fi J David Hernandez, Deborah Johnson, Ray Smith and Jackie Collins dance an , International Folk Dance at the Pot Luck Supper. Foregn language classes stress comprehension With the seventies comes a renewed interest in foreign lan- guages. Como se llama? Parlez vous fracais? Spre- chen sie Deutsch? Opening up a world of which they were previously una- ware, students dive into the study of a new language with enthusiasm. Various methods must be utilized by the teacher so that the student is able to grasp the rules of new lan- guage. According to first year Spanish Teacher Ms. Theresa Mos- tyn, The basic purpose in teaching a foreign language is to get the student to a point where they are able to understand, read with comprehension, and speak the language. This is not accomplished by translating word for word, but requires a lot of practice. Teachers employ the textbook, records, oral exercises and the new foreign language lab in the 400 wing to familiarize the student with the language. The new lab has ng only ena- bled the students to practice their oral exercises but allows the teacher an opportunity to give individual instruction. 86 foreign languages r fy, trysa sstt S J m a.: ' ,. .,,,.. , rw ' Q .2 '--- , ,, A H 11 . W'Kii5?v3i1N:.? EH:f 'T ,esse fp ,, fs f 5, V I .. . a 'fit ' gt, Y q .. it ' -if ' E ' ay I 1, 1, I D4-P' Janet Thompson talks to Ms. Juana Dyess about her Spanish assign ment.