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

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to train students for the future 1. Mr. Larry Lopez gets a point about buying to one of his CVAE classes. 2, Ideas about careers are discussed openly in Mr. Arthur Ware ' s ICT class, 3 Learning all secretarial skills are part of the VOE program. 4. Mrs. Cmdy McMullan heads the VOE lab for girls interested in aspects of office work. organizations 59

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Vocational Education designed To train or start students in a field wliich, if pursued, will result in a marketable skill, trade, or ability to own or manage a business is the objective of the Vocational Education department. The work program is divided into five areas, each one of which offers three credits toward graduation. Co- ordinated Vocational Academic Educa- tion (CVAE), sponsored by Mr. Larry Lopez and Mr. Jack Benkendorfcr, is for students with specific learning needs. Independent Co-operative Training (ICT), sponsored by Mr. Arthur Ware, trains students in skilled occupations such as dental technique and mechanics. Vocational Office Education (VOE), trains those students who are to become secretar- ies, file clerks, or office managers, and is sponsored by Mrs. Cindy McMuUen and Mrs. Jo Cranford. Home Economics Cooperative Train- ing (HECE) relates to jobs such as focxl services, clothing, and fashion co-ordination. Mrs. Betty Puckett sponsors this. Mr. Adrian Huckabee and Mr. Sammy Bassous sponsor the Distributive Education (DE) pro- gram. This trains students in market- ing or merchandising and services in retailing, wholesaling, and service-sell- ing occupations. 58 organizations

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D.E. students operate student store Students enrolled in the D.H. pro- gram may find themselves working as receptionists, sales clerks, stock room clerks, or even apprentice chefs. Stu- dents are taught to use and are expected to reach a certain proficiency on the cash register. They use this and other training to participate in local, area, and state sales contests, job inter ' iews, displays and merchan- dise advertising. This year, D.F.. students operated a student store in the book room and sold school supplies.