Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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Students Encounter World of Machines The world of machines has its art in high school, and those who ave either a skill or an interest in machines develop their knowledge in machine shop. It is a challenging, but an interesting class, said Dan Taff. Robbie Theis added, It ' s one of the few classes that you can learn enough to get a job from. The course consists of four parts ranging over a two year period for three hours a day, five days a week. After passing the prerequi- sites of Orientation to Industrial Occupations, Industrial Arts and Vocational Measurements, Drafting, and Machine Metals, students are qualified to enter the course with a permit. During the first year, the students learn the basics of machine shop, covering the i mportance of knowing the proper use and maintenance of various machines. In class, students learn to operate machines such as the lathe, venier gages, standard machines and tools, milling machines (vertical and horizontal), drill press, and grinders (cylindrical and surface). The following year the students further their knowledge through instruc- tion in tool layout, dies and drills as well as a continuation of basic skills. Mr. Kutosky hopes that the course not only furthers the student ' s knowledge in machines but also his abilities to work and communicate with others. Machine shop has its own history with past students winning awards and trophies of achievement and certificates of merit for outstanding work in the making of a drill press and jig saw. After completing two years, students are often able to find jobs in major companies and small businesses, using the skills gained in machine shop.

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Budget Experience Learning how to become a better consumer is a major concern of Consumer Home Management. The class, consisting mainly of sophomores, learns about the home management in everyday living. First, the course explains what a consumer is and the rights and privileges each consumer has. Venturing into the decision- making process, the class learns the how ' s and why ' s of setting up a budget. Eating also becomes a part of learning as students test new products of various manufacturers for quality. The classes also bake and then compare their homemade products to store-bought products, solving the problem of which is cheaper and better tasting.

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5 6 7 1. Gil DeGonia works on the lathe. 2. Adjusting the lathe, Dennis Pryor steadies his hands. 3. On the milling machine Frank Zabawa completes his work. 4. Using the lathe, Mike Montgomery begins his threading. 5. Scott Kudelka sharpens his tools on the grinder. 6. Bob Parsaghian faces metal on the lathe. 7. Dan Taff checks his work done on the lathe. 21