Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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They treat us like adults. In a poll taken among 50 Chesterfield Tech students, what seemed most favorably about tech? They liked the fact that they were treated like adults at tech. One thing that bothered the largest number of students was the crowded condition of the tech bus, followed closely by missing out on the activities in mid-day here at school. About one half of the stu- dents polled wished that they could spend more time at tech since the classes they were taking were preparing them for a career. Mixing with students from other schools gave our stu- dents the opportunity to compare their abilities and attitudes with those of other schools’ students. Meadowbrook had the largest number of students in the photography program and they seemed to be bene- Snip! Snip! Cut! Cut! Wanda Mas- sengil plays ‘Beautician’ on her friend Wendy Conner. 8 Technical Center fiting greatly from working under Mr. Jimmy Chase, a no-nonsense instructor. In April the students in- volved in courses from auto repair to horticulture got to display their skills to those in- terested in an open house. One could purchase plants, eat food prepared in food services, see slide presenta- tions in photography or watch a brick wall being laid. Tech once again filled a need for those students who have a definite idea of what they wish to do with their fu- ture and don’t plan to go on to college. It gave them a head start over the students who will need to complete two to four or more years of higher education for planned careers. What’s this? Ray Brooks and Carla Pritchard show Vicki Tuck how to operate a large format camera. Maybe some paint boys, Ricky Chamberlain, Thomas Mollory and Greg White show what they can do with a beat up car.

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For some, it’s working out The 300 hall has the dis- tinction of being one of the emptiest halls in the school by fifth period. The students weren’t skipping and they were not in school suspen- sion. They were quite offi- cially involved in work pro- grams. These students in the work programs and business pro- grams received credit for their job performance as well as the three or four classes they took each day before leaving for the job. At one end of the hall, the instructors in IWE, ICT, and 10 Business Programs DE were responsible for se- curing jobs for and evaluat- ing the performance of their students. They generally spent the last two periods of their day coordinating. They had to visit students involved in jobs at gas sta- tions, County maintainance, day care centers, grocery stores, and many other types of work. The students’ perfor- mance at school and at the job were tied tightly togeth- er. A bad performance either place would effect their grades and ultimately, gradu- ation. At the other end of the hall, in the business depart- ment, students involved in COE, a work program, also left early for jobs. They par- ticipated in classes that in- volved block programs and back to back business classes such as book keeping and typing. Phillip Morris seemed to be one of the top hirers. There were at least three stu- dents employed by Phillip Morris in various capacities known by the Sceptre staff. The faculty in the business It’s in there somewhere! David Fen- ner works on an engine at his job as an auto macha nic. department also had the re- sponsibility for finding jobs for their students and then keeping close tabs on the progress being made by the students. All of these groups of stu- dents had made the same de- cision earlier in school. They knew they wanted to enter the business world. Some would continue in the same jobs, others might take a break to attend business col- leges or pick up some tech- nical instruction but will go on with what had already been started for them. ‘PRR