Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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Industrial-Vocational Staff Students in the Industrial-Vocational program are trained by the staff to excel in their own particular field of interest. Students are first required to take any one of the basic courses in which they are interested in. These courses include Plastics, Mechanical Drawing, Woodwork- ing, Building Trades, Welding, Machine Shop, Auto Mechanics, and Graphic Arts. Once the student has successfully mastered the requirements of his basic course, he then has the opportunity to take advanced courses in his chosen area of study. These courses go into greater depth than the basic ones. For those students who have mastered the basic skills in their chosen area, Vocational courses are offered as future occupational skills. These courses are Vocational Welding. Vocational Machine Shop, Vocational Auto Mechanics, and Vocational Printing. Each course offers the student three hours of work each day for a total of six credits. Students come out of the Vocational Program with the skills to make an occupation for themselves. ABOVE LEFT: Charles Milder, Woodworking; ABOVE: Ken Corbett. Auto Mechanics; TOP RIGHT: Dave Hotchkiss. Mechanical Drawing and Plastics; RIGHT CENTER: Herb Miller. Printing; RIGHT: Carl Lawrence, Machino Shop. 20 Faculty

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Driver Education Teaches Safety The primary goal of traffic-safety education is to provide students with the information and skills th§y need to become competent, efficient, and socially responsible members of the Highway Transportation System. The primary aims of Driver Education are to: (1) prepare students with at least minimum performance capabilities for entry into the highway traffic system as vehicle operators; (2) equip students with knowledge and thought processes that will enable them to make wise decisions in situations that could lead to impaired driving performance (alcohol, drugs, fatigue, emotions, and vehicle maintenance); and (3) help become fully functional operators and responsible members of the system. The ultimate objective of Driver Education is to provide educational experiences which will give pupils the skill of efficient and safe operation of the vehicle. The fulfillment of this objective should aid young people to recognize and conscientiously accept their responsibility for highway safety. UPPER LEFT: Jim Jackson; LEFT: Bill Christensen; ABOVE: Larry McCarty. Faculty 19

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Teaches Job Skills Alternative School Offers Challenges ABOVE LEFT: Ed Meyers. Vocational Education; ABOVE RIGHT: Harloy Hockor, Welding; CENTER LEFT: Wanda Crossman. Math; LEFT: Jeff Copeland. English; ABOVE: Earl Johnson. Social Studios. Faculty 21