John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Venture Out! For many students, the Regional Occupational Program was an answer to their dreams. It trained them in a marketable skill and gave them a head start for a good job. Preparation in fields such as photography and graphic designs were emphasized in the class located on campus. Though it could not guarantee job placement, the program served as an excellent stepping stone for the future. Students were taught how to prepare job resumes, portfolios, and job interviews. Some people took this class as a hobby. Others took it to see if they want a career in a certain field. Here they could take a course for credit and learn about a field, remarked ROP instructor Jim Marshall. I ' ve gotten two very successful jobs in photography and graphic designs. The only reason I ' ve had them is because of ROP. My ROP training has had a very good influence on my future, concluded Adrian Valdez. Whether students enrolled in Typing IA to survive the requirements of typed papers in college, or ventured into more advanced courses such as job training, the business department was equipped to handle students ready for a career in the business world. Our society is changing toward business. More and more students are taking my typing class. Typing really gives students a crack at a good job, remarked Mr. Stalder. Earn credits and make money? Only Mr. Collopy ' s work experience program could handle this idea. Working students signed up with Mr. Collopy at registration for the program and sent in regular progress reports from their employer. Assisting his students in graphic designs, ROP Working behind the counter in the i instructor Mr. Marshall gives Arvis Spencer center Mr. Collopy checks the progress and Jaime Valencia his opinion on the place- r eport of one of his work experience ment of a picture for a project. students. These reports were required at regular intervals. 170 academics

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Climbing oul of the depths of the science storeroom, Mr. (Vandal! donates a cage for a student ' s biology project. All of Crandall ' s biology students were required to do a research project. science, agriculture 169

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WT ' the first week of Typing IA, Stephanie Cam Spt-i-ml effects and optical illusions were popular in uses the repetition method to learn the with HOP students. This work, by Charles (C.C.J v. First semester typing courses con- Kulheth, demonstrates just one of many techni sted mainly of repetitive exercises. ques taught through the course. Timed writing is a familiar term with all typing students. Trying to better her time in a five minute timed writing, Angel Broehl concen- trates intently. rop, work experience, business education 171