Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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The Stripper! In Autobody Painting, Wayne Camden sands down a °78 Ca- maro for a new paint job. Line ’em up. In Food Services, Vickie Peppers makes neat rows of cardboard lines for désserts. Hot sparks fly! Metal Fabrications stu- dent Ricky Wilmoth, practices his welding skills. Tech Center 17

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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.

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“Play it again, Sam” Serving as the master of ceremonies for the spring pro- duction, Ken Crumpler offers light ban- ter and original music. “IT can’t decide” John (Joe Mayer) commiserates with other Runawe (Charlene Izquierdo) about the difficulty in making important phone calls which will influence their futures. 18 Drama “You're the runaway, Dad” In the climax of The Runaways, Linda Hawthorne (Susan Hanks) forces her father Mr. Hawthorne (Barry Cook) to face the awful truth of his negligence as a parent, as Mrs. Hawthorne (Kim Royal), Erica Hawthorne (Magie Ford) and Bill Jackson (Alan Schoolcraft) look on. “Oh, I just know he’s not coming!” In the spring production of Ladies of the Corridor Kim Christiana is upset by be- ing stood up for dinner. Becky Riddick attempts to comfort her with words of advice.