Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Bag it! Working at Ukrops, D.E. stu- dent Paul Murray efficiently bags gro- cerles. Allin a day’s work. At Playmates Nurs- ery, working student Shelly Downey es- corts a child to his seat. 14 Work Program

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On the Job All Day tudents who wanted to get ahead in the working world took IWE, ICT, or DE courses. De- pending on their class loads, students could be dismissed e1- ther after 4th or 5th period to attend various places of em- ployment such as gas stations, grocery stores, fast food restau- rants, and day care centers. The students received two credits, one for classroom work, and one for on-the-job training. The coordinators for IWE, Industrial Work Experience, were Mr. Howard Lewis and Mrs. Margaret Johnson. The objective of this course was to develop and demonstrate basic job entry skills, communica- tions skills, mathematical skills, production skills, personal skills (proper set of values) and ca- reer awareness. Students ac- quired their jobs through leads Keeping tabs. D.E. students April Plummer supervises cashiers at Brad- lees. given to them by coordinators, guidance, friends, and family members. Mrs. Johnson had 40 stu- dents in her program. Working an average of 15-20 hours per week, her students put in 77327 hours 7and made $57,562.72. The Outstanding Job Performance Award from Mrs. Johnson’s class went to Wendy Martin Jackson. Mr. Lewis had 30 students in his program. His students aver- aged working 20-25 hours per week. They put in a total of 16,714 hours and made $59,432.05. The Student-of- the-Year in level | was Berna- dette Felice and in level 2, Stu- art Hollins. Superior Perfor- mance Award went to DeWayne King. The coordinator of ICT, In- dustrial Cooperative Training, was Ms. Gayle Babcock. ICT x All in the records. Working at Pier | Imports IWE student Wendy Martin checks over the price list. Work Program 13

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“It’s all here at Hardees!”’ Ringing up customers with a smile Robin Cash works for her IWE job. Filling in the spaces. D.E. student Don- na Morris hangs new sweaters at Imp Pedler. “Is the patient ready?” For their IWE assignment, Charles Williams and Stu- art Hollins sand a forklift in prepara- tion for painting. On the Job All Day (cont'd) was a work release program for high school students who were at least 16 years old and a junior or senior. They received pre- employment training in the high school classroom and on- the-job training in an industrial or trade related occupation. Ms. Babcock had 44 students in her program. They worked 35,785 total hours and earned $138,526.83. The students were graded on classroom perfor- mance (based on academics) and job performance (based on employer evaluation). The stu- dents in the ICT program had to work a minimum of 15 hours per week, but most worked 25- 30 hours a week; some even worked 40 hours a week if they kept their grades up. Most of the students acquired their jobs either through contacts made by the teacher-coordinator (Ms. Babcock), or by finding the job themselves since part of the ICT curriculum was job- seeking skills. ICT Student-of- the-Year was Keith Aldridge. Outstanding Work Perfor- mance Awards went to Doug Walls and Dale Faulkner. The coordinators for DE, Marketing and Distributive Education, were Mrs. Julie Es- tes and Ms. Donna Wainscott. The purpose of DE was to pre- pare the student for a future in the field of marketing, and the courses were designed to equip students with marketable job skills. There were 98 students in the DE program with 43 going to work. The students in the DE program put in 29,248 hours and made $104,336, averaging 15-20 hours per student per week. Although teachers tried to help students find jobs relat- ing to their career interests, oc- casionally students found jobs on their own. Phillip DeSan- Martino was DECA Student- of-the- Year; Paul Murray and Teri Gravitte received awards for Superior Work Perfor- mance. The IWE-ICT-DE Employee-Employer Banquet was held at Meadowbrook Country Club on May 30th. The banquet was financed through fund raising through- out the year. The purpose of this banquet was to recognize em- ployers who had supported the program throughout the year and to honor outstanding stu- dents. Work Program 15