Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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ver wonder why some familiar faces seemed to disappear our ju- nior year? It could very well have been because these people went out to the Vo-ed to learn more than just the basic three Rise The Ashtabulu County Vocational School offers a wide variety of different areas ofstudy. A student may pick one of these and learn while working in his re- spective field. In his senior year, the stu- dent attends the Voed for hulfa day and then is usually provided with a regular salaried job for the other half. The students who attend Vo-ed like the freedom and the tton-the-job train- ing. They feel they are gaining valuable experience which will ready them much more for the outside world thanjust high school. They are so proud to be a part of the Vo-ed that they would like to see the school become much more individualized. Instead of belonging to a home school CHECKING THE REGISTER Ann Sanders help an unidentified fellow student make things add up correctly. such as Harbor or Ashtabula. the students would like to have their own activities and assemblies. The passing of the Vo-ed levy last fall gave the students more drive and incen- tive. They had been working towards that goal already a few years back until the first levy was Finally passed in 1977. New equipment could now be purchased which the students really needed and ap- preciated. Students have a choice of attending the Vo-ed for a haltiday or a full day de- pending on what course they have enrolled in. This adds variety of choice to their ed- ucation and creates a school day far from the traditional 8:00 to 2:30 grind. Some students return to Harbor for afternoon classes, which makes it possible for them to be part of each school. every day. The Vo-ed is the modern way of learning for skilled workers. ONE WRONG PUNCH AND THE WHOLE PROGRAM FAILS! Renee Harvey carefully works the key punch for her Data Processing class. Seniors 13

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Scnmn 1?. GICNTLY. PLEASE! Cindy l7cher inspects Dawn Bcnto's teeth as they study in the Dental pro- gram at Vo-cd. uLICT Mli leLP YOU Liz Pullay and Duvclyn Wiles assist children at snack time fur their Child Care Class

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