North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Training life skill Vocational School was an excellent program because it trained the students for the real world, said senior Tami Baenziger. The program at the Vocational Center provided extentional help in auto mechanics, welding, printing, electron- ics, model office, and health and child care occupations. Sophomore Jeff Porter commented, I liked it a lot and it was very helpful. For three hours daily, students attended the Vocational School. The most popular course during the year was auto mechanics because most of the students had their own cars and wanted to save money as well as have a promising future. Also taken by many students was child care and health occupations in all grades. I think health occupations and child care courses are good ideas for males and females because nothing is limited anymore to race or sex, replied non-vocational student Cindy Crossen. Because of the high quality of training and the rewards in the end, senior Matt Collins liked the center. Fun and games is not always what cut and paste activities bring learn Sheri Mitchell and Lisa I dum V. le:-1 f ag ab M J ...W 5 ' V I Bradley. Photo: R. Semlow. 'Ns ' if li -Om' V 5 M . '. ' V QQ , A ' . ,S Jfy K. N Z' Acti e in Cit Involved in community pro- jects and a member of the Missis- sippi Valley Rotary Club, Princi- pal of the Vocational Center, Keith Mattke busies himself with church and civic activities. Other than manning the ship at the Vocational Center, Mattke finds leisure time for woodworking and repairing. When he was in college he became interested in vocational training programs and decided to help young people figure out and learn the skills to be what they wanted to be. Mattke admires people who are honest and professional in daily living activities. I think North has a lot of school spirit and should provide excellent educational opportuni- ties for young people. glfilm C' fy, x ,Gi 'flrqgmg Keith Mattke X - Vocational Education

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WW.,-, 1 Coach Robinson 21- Man of Goal Aspiring to possibly a princi- pal, athletic director, or even a superintendent some day, Head of the Physical Education Depart- ment, Cyrus E. CCyJ Robinson is a man with high motivation. Though Woodworking is a major hobby of his, summer activi- ties and adventures find him en- joying gardening, golfing, and Robinson's admiration ex- tends to respecting Lee Iacocca and Chuck Yaeger. Inspiring him to become a coach and physical education teacher were his high school football coach and his col- lege professors. 'SNorth is a good atmosphere for education and an excellent opportunity for students to prog- A Q camping. ress and grow, believes Robinson ' 2 , P! A L ...,. l w ' 5 3 x 4 .,, M .fm- ' l it 'N-.4 Proudly presenting CPR awards to Lana Marxen and Jim Spencer is Coach Ken Kaul who teamed up with the Red Cross for the task. Photo: Staff. 3 i 5 1 E si 7 f E A Are you all right'?! Are you all right?l yells Becky Mackenzie to Jenny Vandermeer in Coach Kaul's CPR class. Photo: M. Mackenzie. Physical Education

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Bill Stone Fan of Though during the school year, Department Head of Driver Education, Bill Stone is busy riding the road and teaching others to handle it, in the summer he coaches Little League and Dad's Club athletes how to run the bases and handle the mound. His personal sports program includes playing golf, tennis, and racquetball as well as collecting port baseball cards. Also he is active in politics and photography along with investing in real estate. People who have influenced him are his mother and his high school baseball coach and teacher. Famous people whom he ad- mires are John Glenn, Tom Har- kin, Tommy Lasorda, Jimmy Car- ter, and his mother. Getting our license Restrictions, types, social security numbers, etc. were officially laminated for about 350 North students as they earned rights to the road. The Driver Education Department revived birth from two former social study rooms into two classrooms and one y office. An estimated 347,000 was spent facilities. to purchase films, simulators, projectors and a control panel. Each high school received a new Chevrolet Cavalier 5-speed valued at 311,000 a costly but worthy expenditure for new students. There was a great response from students to take advantage of the new With safety always in mind, Jim Anderson, instructor, admitted, There is always a certain amount of doubt in my mind about what students will do behind the wheel. I never assume they will make the correct decision. But, though well-trained these driv- ers, people BEWARE, for a new barrage of naive drivers might be testing out the barricades on your boulevard next! It's serious Turbo behind the wheel of the simulator as an intent student reacts to real life situations. Photo: R. Semlow. Driver Education