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

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VICA 0.92, Getting ready to start. Danny Marsh mixes paint during his carpentry class before he can start his work. 76 VICA Finishing touch. Carpentry, part of VICA, gives students the opportunity to learn how to build, to finish, and to repair. Lester Robertson works on painting the portable classroom built by Mr. Iohn Buckles' carpentry classes as one of their many projects. Off with the old . . . Sanding the old paint off a car is just one of the skills Clint Logwood has learned in the auto mechanics class. ' H eil: - -- K K ,.,, fx- .... - Front row - Angel McGowan, Helen Saye, Lester Robertson, Danny Marsh, Terrie Glenn, Bill Glenn, Charles Flowers, Ioe Witko, I. T. Rich: Back row - Mr. Bill White, Mr. Iohn Buckles, Kyle Howell, Steve Barry, Ierry Geegan, Frank McCall, Shawn Murphy, Chris Bolden, Mr. Don McKinney.

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If 35515: W .W V, ' Front row - Lisa Murphy, Ioellen Shell, Lesli Lucci, Dawn Brennan, Lisa Bleck, Billilyn Burns: 2nd row - Debbie Shell, Luanne Lawson, Ieanine Colette, Wendy Rowley, Melissa Gesserg Back row - Marc Frye, Alvata Coleman, Iocelyn Garvin, Diane Marlowe, Tina Spencer, Debra Wilkerson, Arlicia Beaton, Shani Baker. Facts and figures One could say the Beta and the Omega chapters of Distributive Educa- tion Clubs of America IDECAJ were a lot of work, but not exactly like the work in other classes at school. In class, Beta students learned about keeping a budget, doing income tax, and other skills in the marketing and merchandis- ing area. There was more work to the class than this, thoughg man students took advantage of leavin school early to go to work. Many of are skills they were taught in the classroom benefited them in their own jobs. These two chapters of the club DECA met every day with either Mr. Iohn Iones or Ms. Barbara Elson. Ome a allowed students to learn about the fashion world. One of the ac- tivities of the club was puttin on a fashion show. The members of the club not only learned techniques for model- ing, but also learned about areas of mer- chandising like buying and selling. Stepping into the world of fashion, Luanne Lawson models a wedding gown during the Omega Club's fashion show, which displayed fashions for weddings and the prom. OMEG OMEGA 75

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Lifetime opportunities 338 Front row - Chris Iankowski, Althea Edwards, Barry Dorsey, Ron DiBucci, Tim Imhoff, Matt Simon, 2nd row - Dennis Bongiovanni, Darlene Harding, Wendy Kordasiewicz, Dena Conigliaro, Debbie McCreery, Kim Baron, Charles Boyd: 3rd row - Paul Bonalewicz, Ermina Lawrence, Diane Lee, Pam Phoenix, Patricia Bonner, Sonja Ed- words, Walter Butler, Keith Huff, Mrs. Wilma Cuthbertg 4th row - Doreen Van Dorn, Iohn Casorio, Robert Buckingham, lim Beegan, Ken- neth Iudd, Suzanne Phillips, Ioan Paige, Bessie Baron, Terry Curry, Back row - Diane Lowrey, Rick McConnell, Paul Lachappelle, Scott Smith, Iesse Patterson. What did carpentry and auto mechanics have in common with the culinary arts and Alpha classes? For one thing, they provided a valuable amount of learning by doing. Carpentry, auto mechanics, and culinary arts, together, made up the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America IVICAI. They allowed students to gain knowledge by actually doing the work, like fixing a car, repairing an air condi- tioner, or baking a cake. VICA, spon- sored by Mr. Bill White, prepared students for their future, and the com- petitions in which they take part every year. These competitions included those on the district, state, and national levels. Alpha prepared students for the future by teaching them skills which will be useful to them in their jobs. Opened to eleventh and twelfth graders, many felt the club was very helpful. Diane Lowrey and Pam Phoenix shared the same opinion when they said, DECA offers us the opportunity to let us use what we learn in class in our jobs. They were glad, like many other students who have been involved in the club, to have had the opportunity to be a member of DECA for the past two years. Keeping his mind on the job. Manuel Fuertes concentrates while working during his carpentry class, which teaches students many skills and building techniques. Soup's on! Marchelle Roberts prepares a gourmet delight during her culinary arts class. if ALP1-I ALPHA 77