Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Introduction to Marketing student and to Marla Moore as the Outstanding Market- ing | student. Lisa Daley and Wendy Alt- man were honored as Out- standing Marketing II stu- dents, and Mary Epps was awarded Outstanding Fash- ion student. Mr. Howard Lewis and Mrs. Margaret Johnson were in charge of the IWE stu- dents. These students also worked 5-6 hours per week, making about $6 an hour. The twenty-five IWE stu- One Step Ahead (Cont'd) dents earned a total of about $80,000 for their hard work. “The best part of this pro- gram is that the students learn how to cope with the real world. As an added fea- ture, they also gain valuable work experience,’ ex- plained Mrs. Johnson con- cerning the benefits of the IWE and the Work Program as a whole. Obviously, the Work Pro- gram students learned in various ways that school can often become beneficial. For these students, learning proved helpful not only ina monetary way, but also in an educational way. Leaving at 11:30 in the morning did not seem to phaze these students; in fact, some students even liked it. Kevin Harris who worked at Midlothian Cinemas com- mented that “for the first time in a long time, | didn’t really mind getting up to go to school, because | knew that by mid-afternoon, | would be back on my job and making money.” Many of these students planned to continue their part-time jobs and make them full-time careers in the future. And because of the experience the students re- ceived, the program also helped to better prepare them for the tough, vicious competition they might soon face. The work program defi- nitely helped in placing these diligent students one step ahead of the rest, and one very well earned step. Russell Hudson starts shelving some chips at his work place, Winn Dixie. A case of the munchies. Movie Man. Being an usher at Mid- lothian Cinemas keeps ICT student Kevin Harris busy. Work Program 15

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Oscar for the best performance. Robby Yancey receives the ICT Student of the Year Award for his diligent efforts. Working Overtime (Cont’d.) (ICT) Student of the Year, Bobby Yancey, Jr. commented, ‘Well, I’ve been delivering papers for a long time now, and I’m just glad that they recognized my hard work.” Darnell Pleasant, who was the Industrial Work Experience (IWE) Student of the Year had this to say about his award, “I was proud of this accomplishment and it’s great that all of the hard work paid off. It’s not like | worked all year ‘round just for this award, but it is nice to know that I’m appreciat- ed.” The Marketing program chose Tonya Taylor as its Student of the Year. She exclaimed her bewil- derment at having won this award, “It was kind of a shock be- cause | never thought that | was doing that well. | mean, | tried hard and everything, but I’m just surprised that they thought that | had offered the most to the pro- gram. Anyway, I’m glad | got it be- cause Marketing has meant a lot to me over the past years.” 14 Work Program Oh happy day!! Talita White, Mr. Harold Saunders, and Tara Wilkerson take a break from reviewing fashion layouts. May | take your order? IWE student Jennifer Rose, takes a break from flipping burgers at Mc- Donald’s and presents her trophy for best IWE-I student. Be all that you can be! Mrs. Margaret Johnson, an I teacher, teases her student, Mike Southers. langin’ loose. Working at Hechingers, £ student David Ogle lifts heavy items ht down his alley. Bobb iga7 CT student, sweeps an cS | American to prepare th SEQ the bowlers. ed for work. ICT-Il s(n ig Hammock installs a ile working at Mobile Muff

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Straight edge. Using the ruler as a guide, William Lyles concentrates while he drafts. SET OF THE WeRKNG- CLass Sones Yo LOVE HEAR re) OMY 144) WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK Bust as some Tech students may go off to college, others have cho- sen to use their special talents and skills they have learned at the Tech Center in order to enter the working class. For as long as modern music has been around (and perhaps longer) several musicians have attempted to focus their interests on the working class. From the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen to Billy Joel, songs have been written to appeal to these special working people. For example, a female student who stands up all day in the Cos- metology or Nursing field might find that ‘‘She Works Hard for the Money.’’ And although she might enjoy her job, she may some day be pushed to the point where she would tell her boss to just “Take This Job and Shove It.” Most Tech students, however, would admit that they are ‘‘Working for the Weekend.’’ But when a student is Working for a Living in the Auto Mechanics course, and has had to Work that Body scrunching underneath cars, it’s reasonable that he’d only wish for Saturday to roll around. A Plumbing student may just be Taking Care of Business but he may have to start Working Over- time when the pipe explodes. And an Air Conditioning student may find himself whistling The Finest Worksong while he adjusts controls. It’s apparent that most Tech students can claim that It’s Beena Hard Day’s Night because their diligence easily shows. Further- more, it is very obvious that Tech students can readily associate themselves with some type of song, since so many of them are written to praise their hard labor. Always watching the T.V. With one eye on the monitor, and the other on the camera, Chantelle Payne and Algie Gentry keep busy in the Televi- sion Studio. Punching the keys to his future. James Monteria learns to keep records o n file in his Data Process- ing class. Pressure! Reading the needles on the gadgets is part) Jody Carter’s job while working on the complicated Te}. novate. ‘2a Any comments? As part of her T.V. Production clas: a’ Hammers and nails. Helping to Tech, Jennifer Ayers interviews Gene Smith in the Cc): construct a house, Bobby Totty mons. keeps active in Carpentry. 16 Tech Center