Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Porting at the immediate right and moving :lockwise. Eric Vermillion grinds a tool bit for competl- lon in machinery. Dill Markins solders in electronics competition. Lisa LeClait sets a permanent in cosmetology. James Miles builds a partition In Carpentry, and. division champions are pictured (right |o left): Heath Hill, welding; Mike Stillberger. carpen- .ry; Jeff Underbrink, machine.- Sandta Hernandez, :osmetology, John Fenimore. automotive; and Josh Hamlin, electronics. Pictured in the background Scott Adams prepares a set of brakes during the electronics :ompefition. i 21

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Students demonstrate skills On February 18, students studying auto, carpentry, cosmetology, electronics, machine science, and welding were given the opportunity to show off their expertise and compete in the skill Olympics for a chance to move on to state and regional competition. Skill Olympics were designed to encourage leadership among the work force. Voca- tional supervisor Mr. Ned Pahl felt that It was definitely a worthwhile project because it was a challenge to everyone in- volved and gave them the chance to work under job pressure. Aside from building the skills of students, the skill Olympics also builds the self- confidence of a student. It allows them to see how they would place among people they will be competing with for jobs. Joshua Hamlin summed up what the skill Olympics was to him when he stated that A couple of weeks before the skill Olym- pics I was thinking about not signing up for electronics next year. The reason why was, I thought I didn't have the skills necessary to make it in the field of elec- tronics. I mainly participated in the skill Olympics to see if what I had learned ir class could help me succeed on my own I went into the competition and did m best and I won. Winning the competitior was not only a surprise but renewed m self-confidence. Thanks to the skill Olympics VICA student i have a chance to evaluate their skills' Without the Olympics some student, wouldn't have the chance to experi: ment and find out that they have th( skills to get a job and have a successfu career. 20

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Our students are involved in many different activities throughout the school year such as the bloodmobile which took in a record breaking 310 pints (173 pints in the spring and 137 pints in the fall). Starting above and moving clockwise around this page, David Manley prepares to give blood, Jeff DePuy hangs out in the cour- tyard on Halloween dress-up day, Kevin Smith plays his drums at the talent show, and, Mrs. Francis Core gives a slide show presentation on her life in the Philippines during Brotherhood week. 22