North Mesquite High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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Practicing their manicuring skills on Tracy Ellis, Christy Delp and Sandra Shaw set up 11 table in the Cosmetology lab at West Mes- quite High School. Girls completing the course hope to have enough experience to work in a beauty salon. Pfmlo by Ron Taylor Under the hood ofa car in Auto Mechanics 2 at Mesquite High, Mark Ross checks the spark plugs on the distributor, Students earnecl three credits in the class and learned basic mechanic skills. Pholo byjofm Wnalnrd W ith only :i semester left in high school julie Carroll styles Leslie Nightingales hair into a banana clip. julie and Leslie were the only seniors in Cosmetology 2 from NMHS, Pham by Ron Taylor Welders hot in place, Scott Whitaker and Brad Austin straighten metal pieces before welding. Safety gloves and glasses were part of the projects that could get pretty hot, especially in the warm months of' school. Photo byjolm Woolard f f x X f 1 .T e.,,.,,,,N ., .me

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s J fs.-fJy xx Puzzled by the genetics problem, Thomas Chalco gets help from biology teacher, Glenda Pinkston. Biology ll students stud- ied subjects ranging from cells to ecosys- tems, Plaola by Kyle Herron. On ii warm winter morning, Dennis Put- nam showed Kevin Lenlc the English :is- signmenr that he had missed the previous day. Some students found ir easier to con- centrate in the fresh air. Pbolo by Kyle Her- f07l. r::iF'L llutog I 'W Seizure 28W Your Point of View The seniors were asked what their favorite subject was. Their re- sponses are shown in the graph. Ifg Trying to clarity the problem, Vicki Glenn shows Shannon Hairpold nnorher way to do the problem that worked with pnrabolas. Vicki Glenn's tutoring sessions were held after school from 5:50-4:00. P17010 bg Kyle llervorl,

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45. .1 , f-Lit: ,gm ii,-Ei.. -21.55355 39' - 1 I. V fm, sf aaa, ,m.:,gf,g- as Ifft CMI ,w g ' f - . ' I 'A I czxpczrlcznce tudents dream of open campus, and being able to leave school. They dream of pulling out of the park- ing lot with full confidence that the security guard will not tag them. I have yet to be stopped in the parking lot, Mike Kline said. For some students dream is re- ality with a catch. They have the freedom to go off campus only to travel to another one. I enjoy going to Mesquite. It is a different experience, Shane Law- son said. Being involved in Cosmetology, Automobile Mechanics and other courses give students the oppor- tunity to go from NMI-IS to West Mesquite or Mesquite. Leaving NM early gives me an hour to eat before I have to clock in, Michelle Caballero said. Taking Cosmetology is giving me the edge that I need to take and pass my State Board exam, Shauna Workman said. Drafting Trades student, Marco Martinez makes dimensions on the drafting table. Every student created a portfolio of his work to earn his grades. Pbolo by-join: Woolard Another trade offered by the MISD is Automobile Mechanics. Mechanics has helped me in the fact that if my car breaks down l will be able to find the problem, Todd Adley said. Students get the experience through actual work on automo- biles. The use of diagnostic equip- ment and shop management is needed to complete the two year course. Sometimes I feel as though I will never be able to go the full two years, but I will, jody Parker said. Students of these trades, plus Auto Paint and Body, Metal Trades and a few others are en- couraged to become members of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of American QVICAJ. Members are encouraged to participate in district and state contest, Its primary objective is to pro- mote social and vocational aware- ness, Vocational Counselor jim Welnb said.