Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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Getting the job done, Lester Robert- son puts some finishing touches on the portable classroom built by the carpentry classes. Tuning up an engine is easy for Auto Mechanics student Iesse White to do. jesse skillfully adjusts the car- buretor ofa van. Preparing bread crumbs and getting other necessary ingredients in order, Marchelle Roberts plans to make breaded veal cutlets. uma tif 'X-. - 2 , ,LA , WZ H 'L sl- 174 INDUSTRIAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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l Mixing the right Preparing for the future is not as easy as it may seem. When students prepare to go out on their own, the have a lot of things to think about. The Home Economics classes strove to teach students skills they would need and use in the future to help prepare them for their transition to in- dependent living. Home Economics courses covered everything from In- dependent Living to Child ingredients Development. Each class gave students skills which would help them understand the roles they will be ac- cepting in life. The classes covered areas such as how to copne with economic pro lemsg financial survival: ow to be a good parentg how to manage a familyg proper selection of clothingg sewing techniques: meal manage- mentg budget management: personal healthy supplying energy needsg and how to best furnish a house. Classes were also available for students who wanted to go into higher levels of cooking and sewing. With a broad scope of courses, covering every aspect of independent living, the Home Economics classes furnished students with the right ingredients to insure success in their future. I ,fi I., , 'N fj- fs . ' F ,nit v V 4 ,fi t i tiitt it ' Chefs delight! Nothing pleases cooks more than seeing their crea- tion turn out well. Michael Schmidt prepares pancakes as Laura Rounds watches. Perfecting her technique is Allison Altenhoff during a cooking session in a Foods and Nutrition class. HOME Economics 173

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Showing their pride Hands-on experience was what the Industrial- Technical Department tried to give students. Teachers in this department endeavored to provide students with the knowledge and the ex- perience necessary for them to become well-trained and knowledgeable in the voca- tional field they chose. In classes ranging from Auto Mechanics to Culinary Arts, the students were taught skills that were necessary to enter the job market. The department helped their students learn to be proud of their work and showed them the di nity of workin . The rewards for doing good work in class were many - from being chosen to compete in contests sponsored by the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, to being hired for a job based on class experience. The school as well as the community received benefits from the Industrial- Technical classes. Carpentry students built a television equipment console for the media Center, teachers had their cars fixed by the Auto Mechanics Class, and the Commercial Cooking classes prepared lunches for school officials and other groups. The Carpentry, Air Condi- tioning, and Culinary Arts classes also constructed a restaurant forefront for the Commercial Cooking classes to work in when they served meals. With the experience they ained and the skills they Tearned, students had the capabilities to enter a career in a vocational field. The were able to do a job welli and their pride in what they did never stopped showing. sh wz. . Visit? , . A - .... - -il -Q W, A steady supply of cars goes into the Auto Body garage. Teachers, ad- ministrators, and students themselves let the Auto Body students repair their cars, and the benefits are mutual. The students gain more hands-on experience, and the car donors get free repairs. Iames Suggs, Scott Taylor, and Mike Ethridge work to supply the demand. Under repair. Steve Shipley, Charles Flowers, Odell Robinson, and Dave SanSouci work to repair an air-conditioning condensing unit. INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION 175