Harrison High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Farmington, MI)

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Top enrolled in the co-op program. Linda Soultanian operates office machines at her oo-op job. Left: Tom Tadra works as a machinist 27

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on-the-iob training is basis for co-op Co-op is occupational education designed to pre- pare students for future employment. The program is coordinated between the classroom and the work- ing experiences. Students must take at least one class directly re- lated to their job, be 16 years old at time of employ- ment and have regular attendance. The head of the Co-op Department at Harrison High School is Mr. Robert Finzel. His primary re- sponsibility is to help the co-op student determine the area of the business world for Which he is best suited. Mr. Finzel stated that follow up studies of high school graduates, show a lower rate of unem- ployment for people who participated in the co-op program than for those who did not. A satisfied co-op student, Lorna Tucker, remarked, I would definitely recommend co-op to anyone be cause it got me a job and is teaching me secretarial work. Above: Mr. Finzel plans his daily schedule with his secretary Mrs. Gloria Devlin. Be- low: Denise Trombly takes dictation from her employer. 26

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28 rotating art gallery highlights classes, halls The students at Harrison always know what's hap- pening in the Art Department because the art work produced by the students is displayed throughout the school in a rotating gallery. Empty bulletin boards are an oddity thanks to Mrs. Barbara Horwitz and Mrs. Valeria Petrini, the two art instructors. In the spring, a major display of artwork highlighted the open house. This year the strong point of the department was the fine arts, although textile weaving and macrame were introduced. In the fall, students communed with nature as they searched for plants and barks to draw. Students found the outings to be a welcomed change from everyday school life. Above: Department chairman, Mrs. Horwitz gives advice to a stu- dent concerning a project. Regina Brown. Above Right: Mrs. Petrini instructs