Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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'HE cam WILL WIN! .W- , 9 I N.. 4,- r and Brenda English exhibit their cooking abilities. I S-N Students Prepare For ork- orld t George Stone The courses at George Stone help prepare a student for employment after graduation from high school. states Mrs. Rose Patterson, advisor. Nineteen programs are offered to the students. This year there are I2l students attending George Stone. The courses are three hours long and are equal to three high school credits. Some of the programs offered are: clerical, secretarial, data processing, drafting, auto mechanics. cooking and baking. and licensed practical nursing. Students are involved in various activities, such as the Career House which is built through the participation of each department. When the house has been completed, it is sold and the profits are returned to the school. In this way much on-the-job training is experienced. Many students gain more job training by working their senior year than by attending classes at George Stone. The only stipulation is that their job must be related to their course of study. explains Mrs. Patterson. More than just career training is learned at George Stone. George Stone is a school that can help you develop opportunities for yourself, comments Tina Whiddon, senior. The people at George Stone help you not only to learn a skill. but to strive continually for betterment in yourself. In Mr. Young's drafting class. a student works diligently drawing up plans of his lifetime dream house. 6 A 4 6

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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

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