John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Charles Perkins Keiih Ruiled e (Above) In Introduction to Art class. Mr. Ruben Mar- tine? helps Maria Acosta get the right perspective on drawing a house. (Left) Pat Dixon cleans a ceramic pan- ther in his Introduction to Ceramics class. 3 Q. C CO -4- CO 111

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W w mk wQ ' - ' Ie: CO CO C Ever hear of a class students don ' t skip? A class that doesn ' t want to watch films, but wants to work? If you have, you must have been enrolled in an Industrial Arts class. We don ' t have any ' special ' activities here. Once I tried lecturing and showing movies, but the students said ' No. ' Mainly, the kids just want to come in and work, said Ms. Barbara Brock, ceramics teacher. I mostly just teach the basics, Ms. Brock went on, where objects come out professional-looking. I teach the kids how to make something they can be proud of, not something that will mysteriously fall off the counter a week later. One thing that helped ceramics projects come out ' professional-looking ' was a new kiln. Mr. Viramontes (Reagan principal) has been really good to me. This new kiln can heat up to 1950° F. It melts the molecules of clay and forms stone, she said. Besides the kiln, the LA department had two other additions: students Mike Bryan, a deaf student with cerebral palsy; and Willie Hamilton, who was left deaf by spinal meningitis. Mike and Willie started coming to Ms. Brock ' s fourth period ceramics class dur- ing the Spring semester, along with a deaf interpreter. They also brought with them sign language books to help other students to communicate with them. How did the fourth period class react to the new students? Perfect, answered Ms. Brock. The in- terpreter came in beforehand and explained for about 30 minutes about Mike and Willie . . . They were well-behaved like every Raider should be. It ' s alright ... I like them, said senior Blair Campbell about the new students. When you work one on one with them, it ' s a lot different. You learn something out of them. Going agaiml the norm, (as all PWs musi) Russell Smiih poses for the photo technique class ' s studio photography project. Setiior David Williams smooths a piece of cedar in the wood shop so he can make a clock out of it. Mr. Keith Rutledge instructs Lisa Gehrke in ad- vanced photo techniques. Lisa was later named best student news photographer by the Texas Press Women. (Above right) Quinlin Redd sands a bookcase in his advanc- ed woods class. (Right) Future architects James O ' Conner and Adolph Hernandez discuss house floor plans with Mr. Herbert Ferrero, architecture, drafting and woods instructor. 110

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0- t m, iQ ,y Mt X ' hile most Reaganites were busy worrying about their tans or what fraternity or sorority to join, the members of DE, HECE and VOCCT were busy learning skills that would help them in their careers. DE (Distributive Education) and HECE (Home Economics Cooperative Education) were part of the work half-day, go to school half- day program while VOCCT (Vocational Office Career Clubs of Texas) was an office duplicating program lasting two hours a day. DE centered around careers in marketing and retail. (President was John Zamarripa; secretary-treasurer was Lisa Velasquez.) We give students an over-all marketing course, explained DE sponsor Ms. Jo Hickman. We teach math, advertising, display, marketing, speech and youth leadership. HECE centered around home economics- related jobs, like child-care, food service and clothing, said HECE sponsor Ms. Frances Allen. We teach employer-employee relation- ships, personal management, free enterprise, career planning and exploration, and consumer rights and responsibilities. VOCCT (office duplication) students were taught spirit, stencil and offset printing by spon- sor Ms. Diane Wright. They also competed in contests. At state com- petition, Veronica Clark won first place in elec- trostatic master (a type of offset duplication); Dana Walden won first in waxed stencil duplica- tion; and Cassundra Freeman took second place in spirit duplication. CO c o CO o o All three groups were self-supporting. DE sold We love Austin car license plate frames; HECE members were dependable doughnut salesmen during the ten-minute breaks; and VOCCT printed books, pro- grams and tickets to raise money. The highlight of the HECE year was when vice president Don Dyson was nam- ed HECE Student of the Year for the city. Regina Batdazo paints a Nativity picture i butcher paper to decorate for the DE ' s a nual faculty Christmas luncheon. VOCCT (from row): Veronica Sneed (sine VOCCT vice- president); Barbara Oballe (vice-president); Cassundra Freeman (secretary); Melissa Mariinei (treasurer); Sharon Hernandei (reporter); Dorothy Thompson (sgt, alarms); (second row): Gus Marez. Luis Hernandez. Luke Engelke. Monique Farr. Johnny Grider. Dana Valden.Judy Alba. Glen- da Willelt. Mrs Diane Wright (sponsor); (back ro«): Pam Rondinella. Julie Birdvtell, Debbie Hernandei. Kim Earls. (Above, left): Cynthia Hili caWs for a job interview during her VOE class. (Above, center): Ms. Jo Hickman takes roll during her first period DE class. (Above, right): As studetits file past to have their pictures made for ID cards, Mr. Pate Aiha. DE sponsor, collects their money. (Right): HECE Students Anthony Dela Cruz and Donna DeLa Cruz and sponsor Ms. Frances Allen register voters for the next general election, one of HECE ' s annual projects. Mona Mercer thumbs through chapter 16 of her business book while listening to Ms. Jones discuss the chapter. 112