Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Tech School Serves Mexico Residents Mexicoans, as well as MHS and area students in the three-hour vocational classes, gained from the training given by the new tech school under the su- pervision of teachers certified by the state depart- ment of education with previous work experience. Auto Mechanics l- and II and auto body shop re- paired motors or sanded and repainted automobiles, charging only for the parts and material needed. Welding and machine shop classes studied tech- niques during the first semester and worked on projects of their own or school repairs the second semester. Concentrating on the importance of an exact straight line, juniors and seniors in Technical Drafting class prepared drawings and sketches which ranged from sectioning to cut-away views of an object. Along with the routine classroom work, the stu- dents designed plans for a house according to his personal preference. ,Z X 'Uv ,.--iv 41 . ,W M- Drearningly, senior Bob Miller listens to technical drafting instruc- tor Kenneth Walker's explanation ofa 45 degree angle. fright? Let's see now, red wire to the negative ground. thinks area student Gene Owen. Howard Shinkel sets the dials on the tester as David Grauprnan observes. They, too, are area students, Namtgkkifs 92 Academics

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Academics 91 435 Students Gain Vocational Training The Area Vocational and Technical School pro- vided occupational training for 435 juniors and sen- iors located in the thirty-mile geographic area sur- rounding Mexico. The school was under the direction of Davis H. Hart, director of vocational and adult education. In cooperation with MHS, students from North Callaway R-I, Paris R-II, and Community R-VI com- muted to the Vocational School to attend classes 'which ranged from Automobile Mechanics and Elec- tricity to Child Care. Other eligible schools included Fulton, Montgomery County R-Il, Vandalia R-I, and Wellsville R-I. Students from thier area attended their own high schools for one-half day, and then came to the Area Vocational School to receive occupational training. Selected on the basis of the GATB test, school record, and interest, these students along with post graduates and MHS students attended the 18 avail- able classes. In the adult education field, adults, numbering 600 a semester, attended classes at night. Working against time, the Carpentry class hurries to finish its 3- bedroom house, scheduled for completion by the end of the school year. Itop left! With one eye on his metal lathe and the other eye on his fingers, senior Don Heilwagen prepares his shop project.

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Academics 93 ,,,,t....-ww'-'-'H Repairing minor accidents in Auto Body Shop, area students Cary Graupman and Eddie Boyd, and Jerome Lucas, MHS senior, get training for future vocations. fbelowj Cheerfully slicing a choice cut of meat for a customer, COE student Cary Little gains practical work experience. A '