Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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Department

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Vocational Since almost all of today's jobs require highly-skilled and well-educated tech- nicians, the Vocational Education Department has developed a unique program of schooling for boys in grades ten through twelve. Half of the school day is devoted to actual shop work while the other half is used for classroom instruction. In shops equipped with the newest facilities and set up to resemble actual in- dustrial operations, the boys study Automobile Mechanics, Electrical Work, Machine Shop Work, or Woodworking. Classroom time is spent on such subjects as English, United States History, Algebra, Physics, and Consumer Economics, all of which are specifically oriented for a vocational career. By offering an excellent job placement service, the Vocational Department continues to assist the boys even after grad- uation. This well-rounded program provides industry with highly competent and well- educated workers who are ready to assume responsibilities and to aid in progress. A posed picture? A. JOHN ASHTON PAUL R. ELLIS STUART B. JOHNSON BORESLAW J. PANEK 26

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Office Staff Seated: Mrs. Mary Descoteaux, Mrs. Margaret MacKenzie, Miss Phyllis Pierce. Standing: Mrs. Emaline Jeffrey, Miss Margaret Lennon, Mrs. Jordan. Custodians Harold O'Dell, John Quirk, Mrs. Helmi Johnson, Edward Byrne. 28