King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Twenty-five King students earned mon- ey and gained on the job experience while taking classes of machine transcription, filing, typing and adding machine and calcu.- lator training at school. These students were part of the program known as OEA, or more formally, the Office Education Association. This has existed for five years. They obtained office procedure training in class and are graded on the quality of this work. In addition, the student must work a minimum of 15 hours per week which is also graded. The club met once a month to plan such activities as an annual employer appreciation banquet and a March field trip to San Antonio. An area contest was to be held in McAllen in April. Members of the OEA program were Middle: (First row, 1-r): Debbie .McGlaun, Connie Luedke, Carol Pilgrim, Doris Boyd, Marlene Richter, Pat Osborne, Anne Garcia, Norma Coffey, Debra Rhodes; Second row, 1-r); Wanda Sherwin, Cathy Dunn, Debbie Majors. Doreen Fry, Rhonda Goss, Sharon Pons, Sharon Daniels, LesUe Hunter, Debbie Krank- hn. Juniors and seniors, age 16 years or older, had an opportunity to receive training and on the job experience in the field of skilled work in the ICT, Industrial Coopera- tive Training program. Chapter .366, King. Thirty -seven students look advantage of this opportunity by having one hour of ICT daily along with their required subjects. In order to get to their jobs, they were released from school early. These students served as Santa ' s helpers during the holidays and sold M M ' s. Phil Heaton served as president of the ICT Club. Diana Rodriguez was secretary. Cathy Williams was in charge of the treasury, while Mr. Benson Bailess Jr., sponsor, gave advice and help. Bottom: Students participating in the ICT program were (first row, i-r): Michael Booker, Steve Struve, Gary Keenan, John Smith, Robert Stamford, Rick Larson; (Second row, !-r): Steve Panknin, Ronald Thomas, Valerie Fletcher, Dorothy Johnson, Diana Rodriguez. (Third row, 1-r): David Morrison, Ernest Stary, David Moore, Jody Gamett, Danny Silk- wood, Roy Soliz. Three Vocational C Organi2ations 56

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Creativity of Designs Sparks Drafting Club tZi fftH With pens in lian l. a small group of students interested in drafting attacked sheets of paper and turned out intricate and accurate designs. These students came toget- her in the King Drafting Chapter 686 which is a club affiliated with Vocational Clubs of America VICA. VICA brings together young men who share common interests for an exchange of ideas, a discussion of problems and the opportunity to work toward common pur- poses. VICA offers prestige and recognition through a national program of awards and contests. It broadens perspectives through interclub and interstate activities and offers co-curricular activities that make education and training more meaningful. In the spring, members competed in trade skills, job application, public speaking, parliamentary procedure and safety at Del Mar College in district competition, with winners advancing to state competition in April. Top; Drafting Club members were (sitting, l-r): Carlos Gonzalfz. John Johnson, Ken Hyden. presi- dent; Steve Daiton; (standing, l-r) Terry Gamble, Arnold Grimes. John Hand. Bottom; Steve Daiton (left) and Homer Laurel (right) work on difficult drafting designs to complete a class assignment. Organizations 55

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s Plan For Future i part of his job at Baskins-Robbir With an average employer ' s grade of 91.2 for first year students and 91.8 for those of the second year, the King High branch of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, simply known as DECA, had a starting membership of 59 students. Out of this many students, only one dropped the 30 year old program an d none were dismissed from their jobs by Uieir employer, although seven were lost at mid- term graduation and five from the program discontinued their high school education. To become a member of DECA, a student must be a junior or senior, at least 16 years of age and work an average of 15 to 25 hours per week at a state authorized training station. Each student must find his own job, although many past employers of DECA students often contact the school to obtain another such student. Dues of S2.25 a year are also mandatory. The student receives three credits per year for DE and is released from school at 12:05 for his job. Each employer rates the student on his progress, initiative, reliability, work attitude, and cooperation. Also very important to the student ' s grade are class work, class records and attendance. Class work includes units on sales, display, advertising, business math and management. The class records grade is determined by a notebook and time spent working. This year, the club chartered a bus for a November field trip to Houston. Other plans included a trip to San Antonio in the spring and a fashion show in February. These activities were financed by the selling of candy and Christmas trees and other similar fund raising projects. The entire group tried to meet once a month at a local restaurant to plan activities and relax over dinner. After campaigning during cla.sses and selection by popular vote of all DE students early in the school year, Mark Speckles and Blake Hall were elected president and vice president, respectively. Sally Lusk was secre- tary ' while Julie Fair was treasurer. Chip WilUams was reporter for the club which was assisted and sponsored bv Mr. Adrian Hucka- bee, co-ordinator of the King DE program. Middle left; At her DE approved training station, Patty Ward flashes a smile as she helps a customer choose the kind of ring that she desires. Bottom: Participating in D.E. were (first row, 1-r): David Woods, Don Chapman, John Route, David Ticer. Mark Speckles. Leonard Ham. Pat KeUey, Mike Garrison, Chip Williams, Pete Oliva: (Second row, l-r) Sylvia Rios, Particia Hodgens. Patty Ward, Lynna Hudgens, Robbie Alexander, Jackie Mc- Cullough, Lydia Crocker, Lisa Singleterry, Joy Dobbs; (Third row, l-r) Jimmy Hall, Mike Kureska, Liz DeLeon, Sue Lindley, Richard Laughlin, Jaji Scallom, Charlene Manning, Cindy Racusin, C. B. Slaybaugh, Norman Renfro, Mr. Adrian Huckabee, coordinator. Organization 57