Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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DECA Challenged VOE to a pizza pig out at Pizza Inn, to see which co-op class could eat the most pizza. Juniors Jeff Hall and Ron Whitworth helped DECA to victory. Photo by Brad Graves Different jobs were offered to students willing to work. Mark Karlis K11l waters a bouquet of flowers at Campbells Florist, where he is employed. Photo by Chris Hays 'H-up. . -xf N , 7' jf v 3954 4. L , ,- --, e bl-B ,J gy wry When consumers shop they chose the best buy and the better quality for the product they need. David Humphreys 1111 places prices on the meat at Worth Supermarket. Photo by Alec Dyer Showing pride in their work, students kept things neat and made products appealing to the public. Steve Thompson f12l straightens shelves filled with dairy products. Photo by Chris Hays ACADEMICS

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Prepore for tomorrow, by leorning rodoy With the cost of living continually rising many students preferred to find a job rather than borrow money from their parents. Skills practiced in vocational classes helped students gain valuable experience for future success in their fields. Many students participated in the work program to help themselves not only for financial purpose, but also to help them pursue specialized careers without entering a college or university. Some students just wanted to get ahead start in a certain field while continuing their education. Being a senior I felt it was important to get practical work experience while attending schoolf' said Brad Johnson l12l. Vocational Co-op is a program that helped students not only in class but also on ' ' g Q 9 U4 Q' 1' 5 .hui -za' rv- P' 1 Rf . ,K .1 -. Q to --.... ln order to keep the school clean, Mrs. Lanonna Stewarts fFacultyl class helped out. Catherine Dc-:Leon i11l helped clean up the campus. Photo by Brad Graves Auto Mechanics was one way of helping students understand cars. Tim Coulston l10l worked on an engine during class. Photo by Alec Dyer by Ronda Day the job. Manners and appearance are two important factors. Appearance is impor- tant because that is what people judge you by the first time they meet you. You only have one chance to make a good first im- pression, said Mrs. Candace Peel fFacultyJ. Not only did vocational courses help stu- dents get ahead, it also helped them grow. I think the program encourages the kids to take on the responsibilities and also helps them in growing up for the real world, said Jim Morton tlfacultyl. Besides on the job training, many lessons are learned in the classroom. Each Co-op class last one hour, then the students leave the campus and go to work the rest of the day. The students are asked to work no less than 15 hours, but no more than 25 hours a it ---ln Cooperation was taught as a neccessary quality in the work-world .Tommy Bush C102 and Robert Lecery l11l work together on an 1984 Nissan drive shaft. Photo by Brad Graves week. This is so they will have time to other school work needed, Even though students are off campus they receive cre for working. At the end of the year students received three credits for the 1: gram. In a way, the students got an early lool- what the real world is going to be like them. The students also had a little enjoying their last two or three years of h school. Ronda Day. There is more to making a vehicle operate than putting parts together. Randy Boyd C101 watches cl ly as Mr. Lester Bonner lFacultyl works on a part drive shaft. Photo by Brad Graves I

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xchonging ifestyles For the knowled e o Ieornin obout others Coming into a new country with different politics, practices and traditions from what one is used to can be quite a change. The foreign exchange student is faced with the idea of making new friends and possibly having to learn the language. The hardest thing to get used to for me was the food and the school spirit, said Clive Lewsy flll. ln the Foreign Exchange Program, a student is brought from one country such as Norway, Austria, or Japan and brought to the United States to live and be educated in a different culture. I am interested in foreign countries, languages, and people. I wanted to know how people live in the U.S. and what people think about West Germany, said Ingo Ger- by Ronda Day sendoerfer 1121. There are seven exchange students at Rich- land. They are: Kathrine Aspevik fNorwayl, Dimfie Bloemen fl-lollandl, Wolfgang Eder fAustrial, Ingo Gersendoerfer lWest Germa- nyl, Clive Lewsy fEnglandl, Mikiko Miyamoto frlapanl, and Bettina Peleilis fWest Germanyl. They were sent by three different organiza- tions: The International Education Forum IIEFJ, American Scandinavian Student Ex- change QASSEI, and the Educational Foun- dation IEFJ. These organizations assist in enrolling the students in the Birdville District. Each one is provided with a host who is the guardian for that student. The guardian or family is not only Chemistry offered labs for students to see rea soning.Mikiko Miyamoto 1121 in honors chemistry, cloef a quantitative analysis of solutions. Photo by Michelc Meng responsible for providing room and board, is asked to become an active member and ' part of the students. The family chosen for teenager is picked by the organization. area representative chooses the family 1 are to live with keeping one's interests, sonality, and lifestyle in mind. They are there to lend advice to both the student the host. Ronda E One enjoyment that the world seems to ho common is an interest in music. Kathrine Aspevik listens to the teacher explain some notes. Pho! Trish Briscoe i