Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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UT OF BOUND ' 4 en students tired of the old 7:3Oto 2T3'Oischedule, the found alternatives--whether they attended vocational schools or the Manor, they found education elsewhere. Getting an education without com- ing to school?! Some students could only daydream about it in class, but for other students, learning outside of school was a common occurrence. Vocational schools offered a chance for students to further educate them- selves beyond the realms of high school. Sr. Melissa Mensik attended a voca- tional school to leam to be a dental assistant. Like many other students, Melissa attended classes in the moming from 7:15 to 10:15. After classes at Votcch, Melissa came to school here to take aftemoon classes. These vocational classes counted as three grades on the report card and tran- script, so they could really help or hurt a grade point average. Melissa said, The class l'm taking at Votech has really made me realize that if I still want to continue with dental assisting, I will have a better idea of what lim in for. If I decide not to pursue it, at leastl found out before I go to college. Some students who had trouble adapting to a high school environment also had an off-campus education. The Manor provided a place for students who had problems with high school classes and motivation. The education was more individualized--about one teacher to every ten students--and the environment more relaxed than a regu- lar public high school. Experiencing both schools, Sr. Gary Stimpson attended the Manor for his moming classes. Comparing OHS's environment to the one at the Manor, Gary said, The teachers and policies aren't tougher, they're just fairer. As students remained within the con- fines of four walls, others found their education out of bounds. njoying the pictures in a book, Ir. Young Yun takes a break. In between classes the special education students either relaxed or found something fun to do. r. Matt Rolls takes time out from class to look for an designs. Students at the Manor were able to develop artistic skills as well as academic ones, partly because of the ex- tremely low teacherlstudent ratio. P ul Sorenson 1 . I . I, . .L 1, HOMEW l . . gwfing Cftitecfvffaf 465123 H0115 fm 0 by l IX ftfvfech ' A7 ' a annum C05 an Wfaaaiaf N woes: , fgeetvmg .p bp., muh If and Labor' 1 Qlfwf trwaf' Z. ft as fan l V' f wood, afffoiw of tfung5 511-C IN 7 W C mary foobng at . dfowrt L1 -Wm N 'naw-9' umm , . Thaxfxilang ci g1Fl'atf'Lf,.'1f.W N mfyouf Upinwtv vf A tmpfows Of N Ct fo 9 kjfuu axpfgttti . ostfwtg ary 500 Paul Sorenson R9 - ' QCOTWH' erfeeting his artwork, Jr. Rodney Sprawl- rum' C ing puts the final touches on a mask. Ap- proximately 63 students attended the Manor as an altemative to dropping out or attend- ing OHS. Academics -I-T'C-I-I-.'.-Z4-Z-Z-I'I-IGI .-2-1-Z-24-1-Z'Z4'f6j4-I-I ' '5' PH'51-I-I-2+I-I-I-I'2II'I'24-I-I-I-I-2'Z'Z'Z'I'I-I-I'I'l'Z'Z'l'5g1'1'1'l Z-1'I'I'?I-'-5715-119-I-5-' 77:2-Z'3+3'Z'9'??'f??Z' 'Z-H'Ir3510724-?WZ'3'?1-10223-92'9l'I-72-2'?.'.-11111 Copy: Heather Dowd Layout: Heather Dowd g

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