Indiana School for the Deaf - Oriole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mark Duke makes a plate for printing class while under observation. Master woodmaker Darren Frageman pre- Architect of the future, Billy Warnock, knows pares to make the deck for his wooden yacht what this design wi ll be. Learning how to use in wood shop. drafting tools isn ' t as easy as it may seem. 37

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Steps Into The Working World Students were offered the chance to take a variety of vocational class- es. Auto trades, typing, business and drafting classes were mainly for learning about future jobs. Photog- raphy, metal and wood shops, TV media, and home economics class- es helped students learn how to live on their own and do something to enjoy themselves. They learned to have good responsibilities for jobs which will be the most important part of their lives. Brian Collins, a hearing student at ISD. sands the primer on the car to mal e it smooth in auto body shop. Students also learned how to paint cars. Master mechanics Keith White and Tony Aguilar try to find a way to make this lawn mower engine run smoothly. 36

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Getting Experience By Job Simulation Finding a job in the real world is hard, but the students in work ad- justment received hands on ex- perience by selling products that they made themselves. They sold these products by taking orders and by selling their products at Glendale Mall. This class was simulated to be like an ordinary working environ- ment. The students in the class punched in to a time clock before they started working, they took breaks, but they usually wanted to work all hour. Besides making buttons, clocks, coasters, and hats, they also collat- ed Focus, an information pamphlet that was sent to the parents month- ly- Juniors and seniors had jobs that they worked on during what would be a work adjustment class. These jobs ranged from cleaning in the building around campus to working at the salad bar at Butler University. Work Adjustment wasn ' t all hard work. In 1986 the class paid for an airplane trip to go to Washington, D.C., and in 1987 they went to the time trials at the Indianapolis 500. Chris Jackson makes sewing look fun. when It ' s really a lot of hard work. He made coast- ers to sell for the class trip. This display shows clocks, coasters, and hats made by the students in the work adjustment class. Tony Delmont works hard on his button-mak- ing skills. 38