Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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he whirl of a drill, the sizzling of a frying egg, the scratch of the pencil lead on velam. Students 1n practi- cal classes were familiar with these sounds. Practical classes tau. ht the student a practical skill which wcald lat . Je useful in the student's life. Originally I signed up for Mechanical Drawing for the credit. I didn't want to take an art class because I draw with instru- ments better than I do freehand, said Sr. Jacob Sayer. According to Jacob, The class is not challenging, there is no homework. All we do is draw in classf, He, however, was in the minority in his feelings about the easy A myth for practical classes. Architecture student Jr. Gerald D'Antonio said, Archi- tecture is very challengingg you have to know so many little details, like the dimen- sions a bathroom has to be because of plumbing or the minimum a bedroom can bef, Sr. Rajin Kusum said, My counselor suggested it might give me a better idea of what it is like to be an engineer. A student in another practical class, Sr. Greg Wilhelmi said, I signed up for Auto Mechanics so if my car breaks down I will know what to do. The class is very challeng- ingg you have to remember so many things when you are working on the engine? Sr. Mel Douglas added, I took Auto Mechan- ,,:V . X ' 'ia-.1 ' . .. ,,,, .xg ,,,,,,,,, lit 'Q Melissa Mizer Practically Anything ----at All -- CAREFULLY REMOVING A screw from the engine block, Sr. Dave Steerat tries not to misplace any pieces. ics because I like cars, and I might possibly gain some information about automotive engineering or design, which is the career field that I am interested in. Sr. Dennis Baca, a computer drafting student, commented, Drafting is very challengingg you use your ingenuity and learn the importance of precision in the drafting industry. The architecture students designed houses for clients, who just happened to be faculty members. Gerald, along with his partners Srs. Alex Gurevich and Harlan McCanne, were assigned to design a house for Assistant Principal Buel Robinson. We get a better feel of what it is like in the industry. I think we are getting a more thor- ough knowledge of architecture than we would if we just had a teacher lecture, said Gerald. Students who were in Gourmet Cooking learned how to make pasta and bread and to cook a variety of gourmet foods, as the name of the class suggests. Sr. Brittany Waldman said, It is a good opportunity to learn the foods and cultures of other coun- triesf' Students in Home Economics class, on the other hand, received a basic under- standing of cooking. One of the primary reasons for students taking home ed was to learn how to cook for themselves when they go away to college. Whether it was so students could do auto repairs themselves or to get a better idea of what it is like in the drafting field, students' reasons for taking a practical class were as unique as what the classes had to offer. Nl- H ': ,,,,,.,- T tegwzvilliliw .-QNPQPS' . . -iw. f ...ai K ig J. Melissa Mizcr ERASING A MISTAKE, Soph. Mike Biltimier works diligently on his house design for Mechanical Drawing. This was one of many practical classes of- fered by the drafting department. Copy und Layout: Carl Loescher TO FINISH HER computer assignment on time, Jr. Marion Vogel spends additional time in the computer lab. The computer lab was created in 1984, and since then has become a valuable asset to the students. Practical Classes

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SR. SETH RYAN looks over his music. Cecilian choir was one of the most prestigous choirs at Over- land. 'NV , QQ ..v ' Q 9'1- Nocllc Brown SOPH. ANITA BABERS knows working on a project can be done without solitude. The relaxed atmosphere in many of these classes allowed students to talk and work. 4 Academics I uuuuAl: 'w M Y x 29 it iii i 'hs f' 1 ww 574' .V V7 ,Q . Noelle Brown Jil' .,.. f,,,iff,,f 1 , . , 4, WM-wif, , K. x . . M, ,.,, ,,,. , fi W DRYING OFF A project can be fun! Sr. Paul Velas- quez uses a blowdryer to dry glue on a project in printmaking.