Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Preparing For Tomorrow. Among the classes available at the Technical Center is Technical Drafting. Larry Lester works diligently on his drawing. Working With Wires. Fixing comput- Green Thumbs. Working in a lab, Jeff ers, and other machines, Chul Lee ex- Saunders and Howard Dean prepare hibits his Electronics Skills acquired potted plants for Valentine's Day. while attending Tech. 34 Technical Center

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which he died in February. Konstantin Ghernenko, equally fossilized at age sev- enty-two, took over apparent control of the Soviet bureaucracy, but power seems to have been more distributed in case of future death. Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov at- tracted attention from the world’s humani- tarian community as he hunger-fasted for ‘the safe passage of his wife to receive western medical aide. The Sakharov’s occasionally drop out of sight; one hopes ‘they don’t contract the same kind of cold as Andropov had. In a far more symbolic move, the Sovi- ets, in the spring, withdrew their team from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Sitting security threats as a pri- mary reason for the boycott, the soviets probably wished to return the favor of the 1980 American boycott. While more teams than ever will be competing at L.A., the fourteen boycotting countries repre- sent the forefront of sports technology, greatly hurting the competition at the games. Stage is set for big race Ronald Reagan surprised virtually no one by declaring that he would run for re- election. Meanwhile, the Democratic pri- maries took their toll on the seven man field, with a rather unlikely trio emerging before the convention fight. Walter Mon- dale was the undisputed frontrunner after Glenn failed to make his expected im- pact. Following Glenn’s dropout, Mondale haters had Gary Hart (pence), a rather nonstellar candidate in the early part of the primary season, to whom they could turn. Finally, Jesse Jackson, the black minister who at times seemed to be America’s primary alm bussador to des- potic regimes, remained in the running through the help of mass black voter reg- istration even though he was quoted as making derogatory remarks about Jew- ish-Americans. Ah, such is the way of the Campaign. However, it appears unlikely that the Democrats will be able to weld their party back together to be able to take on Reagan, who at the moment is riding a wave of relative economic suc- cess and therefore public support. After all, while Fritz, Gary, and Jesse were fighting out the last primaries, Ron was either in China or on the beaches of Nor- mandy with other world leaders, trying to look ‘‘presidential.’’ Problems that never die Lebanon, following the trend of its long history, continued to be a mess. During the U.N. presence there, the Palestine Liberation Organization of Yassir Arafat was driven out, but the U.S. forces, faced with terrorist activity, bombings, and Donato Toronto Sun rocket attacks, were finally withdrawn in February, leaving a country divided and unsafe. In Israel, Prime Minister Begin re- signed his post in a surprisingly peaceful transfer of power. Libyan leader Quaddafi continued threats against world leaders, and the threat of conspiracy sent the place from a window if the British Libyan embassy. The diplomatic status of the killers was honored as the delegation was allowed to leave the country. Finally, the Iran-Iraq war continued, threatening oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz as super- tankers came under attack from both sides. The U.S. aided Saudia Arabia with defense needs and has promised air sup- port for any Middle East country willing to provide bases, but the scar of Lebanon has made for few taders in that offer. Around the World: 1984 — Leach Walesa received the Nobel Peace Prize, but was afraid to leave Po- land to claim it for fear that he could not return. — The U.S. lost the America’s Cup for the first time in more than a hundred years. The yacht Australia Il won the cup for its namesake country. — Benigno Aquino, Phillipine opposi- tion leader, was killed under circum- stances pointing to the despotic Marcos government. — The U.S. made tenative plans to withdraw from the U.N. organization UNESCO, sighting inefficiency and anti- American sentiment. — Several U.S. space shuttles have flown, one carrying the European space- lab, but the maiden flight of Discovery was stopped just four seconds before launch because of engine problems. White House to establish extreme even paranoid, security measures. Libya was also involved in a vicious shooting of a London policewoman, an act which took Plantu Le Monde Paris — The Day After, a television docu- drama of a nuclear war, was broadcast by ABC, to the concern and interest of mil- lions. Current Events 33

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Pape Technical Training Prepares Students For The Future In August, seventy Monacan students enrolled in one of the eighteen programs offered at the Chesterfield Technical Center. These students are preparing for their future by learning the knowledge and skills needed to enter the world of work or continue their training in post-secondary in- Stitutions. Popular areas of training for Monacan students are Cos- metology, Auto Mechanics, Carpentry, Data Processing, Technical Drafting, Electron- ics, Food Service, Heating Air Conditioning, Auto Body Re- pair Painting, Horticulture, Welding, Nursing Assistant, Practical Nursing, Commercial Photography, Plumbing, and Printing. Most of the programs at the Tech Center require two years for completion. Stu- dents who successfully com- plete the program receive a “Certificate of Completion’’ and earn three credits per year towards high school graduation. Chesterfield Technical Cen- ter is unique among the schools of Chesterfield Coun- ty. Brought together to give students the greatest oppor- tunity for learning are the building and equipment that represents the industry for which students are training and a staff of teachers with experience in that industry. Business and industry contin- ues to advise the Tech Center staff to changes in the field through craft advisory com- mittees. Programs are contin- ually being updated so that students are trained with the skills that employers are seeking. Students who attend the Tech Center spend three hours in technical training and take two academic classes in their home sc hools. All county high schools participate in sending students to the Tech Center. Students may become in- volved in numerous activities that are available at the Tech Center that are related to their training. These include skill and leadership competition VICA, FBLA, FFA, and HOSA, tour guide, student speakers bureau, student safety com- mittee or the student advisory committee. In VICA District XIl Competition, Tony Sutton won 2nd place in Cabinetmaking and Mill work; Kathy Salinas, 2nd place in Cosmetology, An- drienna Bryant, 2nd place Cosmetology Model; Fred Mashburn, 3rd place in Indus- trial Electronics; Scott Grow, 2nd place in Machine Drafting and Larry Lester, 3rd place in Technical Illustration. Jennifer Stevens won 5th place in the State HOSA talent competi- tion. With more jobs in the future requiring technical skills, en- rollment is expected to in- crease in the programs at the Technical Center. Making The World Beautiful. Learn- ing to set and roll hair are both part of the Cosmetology class taken by Bran- dy Georgiadis and Kathie Salinas. Computer Wiz. Programming a com- puter, Teresa Moore learns an impor- tant skill that is part of the future. Technical Center 35