Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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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

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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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Nail her good! In Carpentry, Roy Bur- den sets finishing touches on his model house. ™ Print it. In Commercial Photography Richard Adams, Maria Thompson and Brian Connelly inspect the negatives to select a perfect photo. 16 Tech Center Preparing for the Future eaving school immedi- ately at 7:30 a.m., after check- ing into homeroom and jumping onto a bus for a short trip down Route 10, to the Chesterfield Technical Center, then back again at 10:30 a.m. — might seem hectic to some students. Or chowing down lunch at 10:1 0va.m- torcatensthe= 1035 bus down Route 10 and back again at 1:35 p.m. might give some students indigestion. But for approximately 88 Tech stu- dents leading a double life be- tween two schools, this lifestyle was necessary and often fun. In an ononymous question- aire, Tech students expressed This goes here! In Auto Mechanics, Ke- vin Mann works on the axle of a car as Mary McFadden and Hung Kah look on. their opinions. “It helps me get through the day,” said one morning Tech student. “I’ve learned a trade that will carry me far in life,’ said one Auto Mechanic student. Jeff Burgess had no problem voicing his opinion, “Tech is Great!” Not only was Tech an oppor- tunity to learn a trade, but it was a place to learn a career. Students took courses from 18 training programs ranging from auto mechanics, carpentry, photography, cosmetology, data processing, drafting, elec- tricity, electronics to food ser- vices, heating air-conditioning, horticulture, masonry, metal fabrication, metal, plumbing, on, a. Cut-n-curl! “Suzy” gets her hair rolled and set by Cosmetology student, Rebec- ca Jeannette. printing and nursing. The students felt the instruc- tors were helpeful and treated them like adults. “I feel free from school and feel like I’m really at work’, said one anony- mous Tech Center. Although not all students who attended the Tech Center planned to proceed with the skill they were developing, it gave them afoundation for the future. As the school motto ex- pressed in Benjamin Franklin’s words, “He that hath a trade hath a estate and he that hatha calling hath a place of profit and honor.” “This won’t hurt!” In Nursing Penny Chennell lies quietly while Jackie Fields checks her pulse and temperature.