Glenn High School - Glenn Echoes Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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Da velin g Sch ola rs Since most courses are avail- able at Glenn, few people conv sider having to travel a long dis- tance to get an education. But for students wanting vocational training or college credit, the Ca- reer Center is the place to be. At the Career Center, vocational courses of all types are offered to those not planning on going to college, or those just wanting ex- perience in a vocation while in high school. Said auto repair stu- dent Milton Williams, You get a lot of hands-on training and it's fun because you don't have to sit in a classroom all day. Child care student Karen Sutton also commented, The Career Cen- ter is for people who know what they are interested in and want to see what a real job in that field would be like. Along with endless vocational courses, the Career Center also offers Advanced Placement, or AP, courses. These are college level classes which, if passed with a satisfactory grade, count as freshman college credit. Me- lissa Ledbetter remarked, l'm taking AP English and AP Euro- pean history. lf you're college bound, these classes are super, um Academics -fm ez WM Q' , -sl tsrr at . , .,,.. Get it While lt's Hot, Serving food in the cafeteria at the Career Center Carlos Sawyer gains experience in Food Services. Keeping His Cool. Enrolled in the Heating and Cooling department at the Career Center, Junior Mark Richardson enjoys working in the refrigeration area. but if you're not, it's a lot of work. Patrick Allen also said, There are really no disadvan- tages for me, except being late for extra-curricular activities. By taking the AP courses l have, I can practically enter college as a sophomore. Even though the traveling is a lot of trouble, the special courses offered at the Career Center are worth the time and effort for students who take them. Because of the Career Center, they have better prep- aration and knowledge of the real world and its surprises. i stat nfl 5 sim., petlxfiicxilill - -V . .-..Was....QA,,g,,,.,is..is .... iw -- 5 W. .m.W...c.E,, ...... .... , .,.,,.,.,.,.....,. sa A ,.....-.Imam .s-...Y ....a.....u..m.....,t.. ...uW..w ,... ,..i....a.f..,.s.. H-1... ...........s.....t..N.-A ,..t,........................,,,....,.t.....sw

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