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

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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

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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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At the touch of a button. Allen Garen learns to program a computer during his Computer Math class. Working overtime! Becky Gray, Ioe Iaskiewiez, and CeCe Driver par- ticipate in the Florida Math League Test given after school. Students take this exam six times a year to test the development of their mathematics' skills. Math on the mind. A believer in an individualistic approach, Mrs. Gladys Cummings teaches math un- til it is well understood by the students. Mrs. Cummings assists General Math student Sheri Bailey. 176 MATHEMATICS