Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Work or College, Job Entry Qffers Valuable Help lf the student decides to go to college, a work experience background including work references may serve as a valuable financial aid, states Mr. Sutton Jaynes, Job Entry coordinator. The course prepares the student to handle practical aspects of maintaining a regular job. The Job Entry program provides qualified twelfth grade students with an opportunity to get job experience under school supervision. The student must have completed all courses required by the state and county by the end of the eleventh grade and also have earned credit in a vocational course or demonstrated job proficiency. This program helps students develop basic skills and knowledge for entrance and advan- cement in their chosen occupations. Students are able to make money as well as prepare for their future. , ,,. 37315-5-KX fgztik H I-Q rf' ,F s Sgr P 43 Ms' ff in Ricky Young works with a table top saw to cut molding for a house. Steve Wagner, Job Entry student, gains valuable on-the-job experience and earns credit while working at Grice Electronics. . A if I -s :Q . V- , . . ,many-..Wn Mg,. 3 hgh if ., .. A' XX E? ai 3?-?l'fi .1 ,f jV:e5Q -W e 77

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lie? nt 1 Linl-.-rum Though his participation in the DCT program. John Paul is able to obtain a iob working at a nearby grocery sau... Carin Cantrell shows her working ability through the DCT program. DCT Develops aleable Skills, Work bilities DCT helps to develop saleable skills and abilities as well as to help the student decide about education after high school, expresses Mr. Jack Childs, DCT coordinator. The student is given an opportunity to gain business experience. To get in the DCT program, a student must be a junior or senior and be sixteen years of age or older. He must also have four teachers' recommendations and acceptable character traits. An evaluation form is completed by each student's employer every six weeks in order to determine his grade. The student enlarges his skills through job training and work experience as he completes his high school gradua- tion requirements. DCT is a club that is affiliated on the local. district and state levels. Members of this club participate in Halloween and Christmas parties as well as an employer-employee banquet in the spring. Money-making projects include car washes and candy sales. DCT is designed to train students for the job field in which they wish to enter. A student is able to use his skills acquired in the class in an actual job situation for which he is paid. l l

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Upper Classmen Are Now Enrolled In Job Training The main goal of the vocational program is to prepare students for work in the world of paid employment, according to Mr. Henry King. masonry teacher. The handling of tools, the equipment and the materials of trade are taught in these courses. Carpentry, radio and television, brick-block masonry, and early job-entry are the vocational courses offered. A total of IO3 students are enrolled in the four classes. ln order to qualify, students should have a solid background in the basic skills of math and reading. Besides learning the theory of technique. students get hand-on experience, that is, working with the real thing. More importantly, students obtain the necessary skills and attributes that one would need to acquire a job. In preparation for students to attain a position after completing the courses, a record of his achievements are sent to local unions and contractors. Early job-entry and SIE CSchooI of Industrial Educationj coordinators make every effort to place competent vocational students in jobs within their vocational skills, explains Mr. Sutton Jaynes, department head. Rick Spicuzza shows the art of testing circuitry in electronics. Sign. Mr. King watches on as his masonry class demonstrates the talented skill of mixing and distributing their mud pies