Enterprise High School - Vespa Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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 Marjorie Tenney head OWE for Enterprise. i Of the four schools in the Shasta •Jnion High School District, EHS has the r argest involvement in OWE. Over 15 percent of the student body had jobs ) “It seems there is a serious side to youth, a side where money is needed to survive in the 1970’s. It is not the leisure-type mood that nostalgia buffs remember about the 50’s or 60’s. Young people of the 70’s are now making up a (1) ROP fire training students Howard McCathern and Jim Hagar survive a smoke-filled tower at the Enterprise Fire Department. (2) Lisa Hawes, Safeway employee, enjoys her work as box “boy ’ (3) Working the window at Pac-out, Lisa Hernandez gives fast, friendly service with a smile. (4) Mary Nash looks more tike a patient at Shasta General Hospital than a trainee in ROP health occupations, as fellow student Susan Frazier wheels her down the corridor. : “Working is important because it helps to establish a life outside of school home and gives kids a better awareness of themselves.” e Tim Corey, student ur'ng the 1977-78 school year. large part of the work force. The costs A general consensus of the working of college and daily living have risen. u showed that money, whether for The fun-loving time of being young lvln9S, college, cars or other could slowly be coming to a halt,” P nses, was the major reason for commented Counselor Suzanne Taylor, working. focus 11

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Along with the Friday night games, dances, Homecoming and the homework of high school, comes the realization that a major decision is sneaking upon you, the student. What lies before the graduating youth? For many students, college is the answer. Others who do not wish to pursue a career with a college education might go directly into work with on-the-job training. Regional Occupa- tional Programs and work experience projects aid in making decisions for the future. Training approximately 137 students in both on- and off-campus classes, ROP was constructed to provide juniors and seniors with entry level job skills in vocational areas. Students spent from two to three hours daily learning specific skills in their desired area. One exception was those involved with the word processing trailer stationed on campus for seven weeks. Pupils from business classes practioed from one to ten hours a week. - improving their advanced typing and dictating abilities. According to Career Center Director Carol Wilson, students enrolled in ROP classes could be divided into three groups. The first were those wt were definite in their career decisio and were taking classes such as auto specialties, cosmetology or fire training to better their skills. A second group consisting of health occupations, o training and landscaping classes were usually filled by students undecided the career choice who would M0 obtain an idea of a specific area ot w Paychecks and time cards typical of outside work expen Students may earn up to ten crei11 , ,, semester through OWE. Bauman, Mr. Nat McTucker and “Work Experience education is an exciting concept because it helps the student bridge the gap between school and the working world. Marge Tenney 10 focus

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Ron L ARGENT I ppALTORS J Owner anxious to sell. Contact Student Council Librarian’s close-out-2 a page-contact H. Levinson 12 advertising