Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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CURRICULUM if t n e g .ix . K i A, . K Q 1 .1 if ww , X if 4' . . t 1 is .sa g S Q '5- 7 , Vkii --1--....,,,,,, --v--vnu-....,...,,.,. .sr A..,, ws., junior Steve Mylius sets his left margin for a typing assignment. Typing is an elective but most helpful through high school and college. Y Mr. Marvin Reed's biology class discusses insect matters. Biology is an elective but if planning to go to col- lege it is necessary especially in a medical field of study. Chemistry would also be useful. ..-Q f' 1 fi af - 'r oi ' if e. i. at ,I ff!! Qs XA-5 vm 1' Mr. Don Houck teaches American History. jun- iors are required to take American History for two Debbie Terret, junior, answers the phone in Business Office Practice QBOPQ. BOP is also an elective. The semesters in order to raduate class is offered to anyone who has had typing and helpful to those who plan to work in an office related g ' Cafeef.

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CURRICULUM Class Choices Con using mi You have to take this. You can't take that. When schedules are being put together, the counselors seem to be just downright picky, but really they help to see that every- one will have enough Credits to graduate when the time comes. Since the semester sys- tem has been brought back. credits have to be rearranged and required classes must be worked in. Required classes now include regular Eng- lish for nir.th through eleventh grades. In the twelfth one must take some type of Iinglish- oriented class with such selections as Science Fiction, Creative Writing, Developmental Reading, novel, speech. regular Iinglish IV. or journalism. Any student heading for college should either stay with a regular English or Creative Writing, said Mrs. Kay Clark, counselor. These classes will help them more than the others. but they are still good courses to take. All sophomores are required to take World History and juniors American Ilistory to receive one credit for each class. Then 'If a student doesn't choose wisely it may be his lossf said Mrs. Clark. during the senior year one ITIUSI have a semester of government and one of Free Enterprise. As far as other graduation requirements go, two credits of both mathematics and sci- ence are needed. Physical education or a substitute such as band,jROTC, drill team, athletics, Outdoor Education, gymnastics, Weights and Exercise or Figure and Weight Control provide one and half credits needed for graduation. The remaining nine credits are left for electives. These courses are left to be chosen by the student. They range from auto mechanics to typing to a foreign language to oceanography to journalism. When choosing classes. one should keep not only college in mind but what type of career he plans to enter, Mrs. Clark stressed. Glen Hodgekins, junior. listens intently to Mr. Ron Franklin in outdoor education. Those who take this class learn ot' safety in woods and water. fx ,i, W F james Stanfield looks at a jar of fish in Mr. Ed Ful- ron's oceanography class. Mr, Fulton travels ro and from Richland to teach this class to students, ag-M . nr 'IF' :HM P Q X42 fi 4 W AAIAWAVMI, .. f if ,, 'QM N ,dv H, Z5 Q 0 Q NX ,,,... H, ...ai '-- I f

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VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS Positions open or trained persons only Vocational students type, apply drywall, and teach kindergarten to assure jobs after graduation By Kim Allen With today's job market as competitive as it has ever been, a high school diploma does not guarantee a source of income. Employers look for people with experience, or at least some specializ- ed training in a particular field, Pre-Employment and Cooperative programs offer these things to students so they will be prepared to enter the realm of the working after graduation, or to determine if they want to pursue a higher educa- tion in that area of study. Pre-employment classes are scheduled for two or three hours each day, acquainting students with information related to their chosen vocation. Auto Body Repair and Auto Mechanics are both three hour classes in which students spend approximately one hour each day doing class work and the remaining time in the shops. Auto Body Repair class repaired and replaced frames, fenders, bumpers, windowpanes, and upholstery. They also practiced spraypainting the exterior of cars. Any boy that finishes this course has a job waiting in the automotive industry, claimed Mr. Charles Cauttrell, instructor. Auto Mechanics students mastered the maintenance and repair of fuel systems, electrical systems, cooling systems. brakes, and transinis- sions. They had plenty of opportunity to test their skills on cars brought in by local residents. ln addition to participating in the district con- vention, both automotive classes went on field trips and attended car shows. Students in the three hour Vocational Drafting program learned the techniques necessary to pro- duce architectural house plans and mechanical working drawings. They applied these abilities by drawing plans for kitchen cabinets in the house that was remodeled by the Construction Trades class, and planning a new darkroom and office for the journalism department. Drafting is the only white-collar profession taught here and it is useful for someone who plans to enter an architectural, engineering, or related field, stressed Mr. Ron Kuhleman, draf- ting teacher. Construction Trades teaches students about electrical wiring, plumbing, roof repair, and everything else connected with the building of a house. The construction students spent most of their time repairing and remodeling a house specifically bought for the purpose of con- tributing to their vocational experience and practice. Cosmetology, a two year program that consists of three class periods each day, prepared students to take the State Board Examination for licensing as a beautician in the state of Texas. The students learned all aspects of the trade, including haircut- ting, styling, shampoo and set, facial care, and manicuring. Experience was acquired by working with customers several days of each week. The two hour Child Care Lab class spent Mon- days and Wednesdays assisting kindergarten teachers at elementary schools in the district. In this course, students obtained an understanding of what it is like to be a kindergarten or elemen- tary school teacher, nursery school worker, or day care aide. Office Education students secured basic skills in typing, filing, using adding machines, calculators, duplicators, and transcribing machines. They also brushed up on vocabulary, grammar and spelling, business-related math. oral and written communications. and telephone technique. At the end of the course, the students possess- ed a wide range of skills useful in any sector of the business world. Cooperative Training programs consist of a one hour vocational class taught at school, and a minimum of three hours on-the-job training. The teacher acts as a consultant to the employer and provides related occupational instruction in the classroom. Vocational Health Occupation Education is offered to give students an opportunity to see if they would like to have a career in medicine or health service. The VHOE students studied first aide. anatomy and physiology, human behavior, and respiratory therapy during either third or fourth period, then in the afternoon worked in doctors' offices, hospitals, clinics, or labs. They had doc- tors, nurses, and other medical professionals come and speak about subjects such as mental health, child abuse, and drug abuse. VllOE also sponsored a blood pressure check and CPR classes in the school, visited nursing homes and childrens' hospitals and worked with the American Cancer Society, senior citizens. and mentally handicapped persons. Industrial Cooperative Training provides infor- mation in industrial trade occupations Y carpenter, machinist. printer. painter, welder, elec- trician, or mason. ICT students worked at B and F Paint and Drywall, Petersons Auto Service. Crane Electric, Don Phifer Paint and Body Shop, Roberts Trailer Manufacturing, and other local businesses. According to ICT instructor Charles Connelly, Students enroll in this class to learn a trade, earn money while still in school. or prepare themselr es for having their own businessf' Distributive Education is to train students for future careers in marketing, sales and distribution. DE students participated in individual and group projects, marketing function surveys, display projects. and sales demonstrations. They worked at jobs ranging from sales consultant at a large department store to stocker at a major grocery store. DE class went on field trips to Sears Distribution Center, Apparel Mart, World Trade Center, and DEW Airport. Vocational Office Education students increas- ed their proficiency on general office machines and received specialized training as typists. file clerks, secretaries, keypunch operators. recep- tionists, or statisticians. Most VOE students worked as general office clerks or secretarial assistants. Vocational Agriculture is designed to give technical instruction in animal sciences, plant sciences, soil science. agricultural mechanization, and farm and ranch management, Agriculture students learned how to make an intelligent choice of which farming occupation to enter for their individual satisfaction. Agricultural jobs in- cluded feed sales, landscaping, farm machinery repair, and veterinary aide. Home Economics Cooperative Education prepared students for jobs in child development. clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, home and institutional management, home furnishings, and consumer education. Arts and crafts aide, child care aide. food service employee, and physical fitness assistant were among the jobs acg quired by HECE students. l Cooperative Vocational Adjustment Education is offered to disadvantaged students who need special training in choice of career fields, how to handle job interviews, and other job related infor- mation. They worked in food, sales, and con- struction fields. All students who were in a vocational program had to turn in an application during the spring semester prior to the fall term in which they wish- ed to enter the program. Interest, attendance, conduct, and grades all determined whether or not the teacher of each course accepted the application. Although Pre-Employment programs are open to all students who meet the requirements, cooperative students had to be a junior or senior, 16 years of age or older, and have a social security card. All students must take mandatory classes in addition to the vocational course, although those in cooperative programs usually stay at school only three or four periods. Pre-Employment students receive either two or three credits per year for the course. depending on whether it is a two-hour or three-hour class. Cooperative programs grant three credits each yearg one for class work, and two for on-the-job training. These credits, along with the required classes. will allow enough credits to graduate. Sophomore David Brian, a first-year auto- mechanics student, aligns the front end ofa car.