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

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'thw- AW -,fuk . -ef: V' - -----.....,, W:--Q QVAA -V ... bid u-nt , wmv Vocational Office Education. FRONT ROW: Christi Galvan, Tess Sinclair, Kristie Lee, and Amy Grover. SECOND ROW: Christy Meyer, Tonya Davis, Cindy Tyree, Tiffany Norris, and Valri Bowden. BACK ROW: Kelly Morgan, Audrey Payne, Laura Hughes, Mike Grubbs, Bishop Krum, and Melissa Hendrix. Vocational Office Education. FRONT ROW: Kelli Wiggins, Michelle Hamilton, and Dede Barrlentos. SECOND ROW: Kyle Hamilton, Susan Ludolph, Janna Ridley, and Brad Johnson, BACK ROW: Deanna Lewis, Ronda Day, Christy Booth, Angle Armstrong, and Colleen McKinney, Kiwi! A ff Computer skills were helpful in many ways. Kristie Lee l12l types up some letters using the computer offered at the lawyers office where she works. Photo by Scott Myer Communication among students worked well when working together on sim- ulations. Seniors Laura Hughes and Amy Grover discuss the next section of work, while Patricia Godwin l12l and Melissa Hendrix llll work together on their as- signment. Photo by John Shelton VOE

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Lecturer, gum' Jpedkem, and individual experiencef gave Jmdenff knowledge of the bmineff world and iff if ' 'S-15:24 ' . 2 ' ' OPPORTU ITIES l:l One of the first things VOE lVocational Office Educationl students were taught in the classroom was how to act on an interview, what to say to the employer, how to prepare them- selves for an interview lresumes and background information and experience about themselfl, and how to respond after the inter- view was over. Students worked on self-improvement, the neces- sities of telephone usage, and had speakers come and give lec- tures on proper dress and how most business organizations op- erate today. Studies of entre- preneurship gave students a bet- ter understanding of the differences between businesses such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Students worked on various types of simulations to help them prepare themselves for their job. Some of the simula- tions included a full six weeks of typing letterheads, envelopes and memorandums. Another type of simulation was that of a family financial management. Each student worked individu- ally and managed a family's in- come for that particular month. Some of the responsibilities were balancing a checkbook, preparing a budget, and recon- ciliation of bank statements. Proper filing techniques were worked on to show students the correct way to set up files and alphabetize in the correct order. Index cards were used to type names of people and different companies. Students mixed up the cards and re-alphabetized them and then took tests and wrote down the order of their group of cards. Business English simulations pointed out the cor- rect form of possessive nouns, what adverbs and adjectives G Typing envelopes was one of the skills taught in VOE when doing the typing simulations. Tonya Davis l12l types up an envelope where she works at Bates Container, Inc. Photo by Scott Myer Design by Gini Kimball were, and the correct structure of sentences that would help stu- dents in writing letters for their jobs and help out their English skills in school. VOE also got involved with the other vocational clubs. DE- CA challenged VOE students to a pizza pig out at Pizza lnn. The contest was to see who could eat the most pizza out of the two classes. Students showed up af- ter school on their lunch hour and pigged out on as much pizza as their stomachs could hold, leaving only the crust as proof. The outcome ended with DECA winning the challenge. Tonya Davis Telephone experience was helpful for those who spent time doing business over the phone. Kyle Hamilton l12l takes a moment to take care of some details over the phone where he works at Smithfield Jr. High. Photo by John Shelton H ta HU-I f' 'Ziff - -- 'X' 2 xxx K4. Work at a lawyers office has to be mi done carefully and slowly. Cindy Tyree Y 5 1111 looks over some court dockets to K see which files are to be pulled. Photo by Scott Myer English skills taught the proper usage of grammar. Kelly Morgan l11l works in her business English book. Photo by John Shelton

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Attending elemer jilnf on the job experience rnlininezzef to bein ftniientr ezclaiene a inning Combination The Future Farmers of Amer- ica tFFAl is a national organ- ization. The vocational FFA pro- gram helps students locate jobs in an agri-business related field. Vocational Agriculture also helps students learn the many different aspects of agricultural and the many different aspects of agri-business. Students were employed as veterinarian assistances, land- scaping, floral and ranch work. Some of the students worked in local feed and grocery stores. Vocational classes allowed students to get hands on ex- perience while they attended school and received credit for graduation. Students then went to work for the second half of the day. They received a grade by turning in their record book which showed what each person did that week at work, how many hours they worked, and how much money they made that week. The program allows stu- dents an opportunity to hold down a job and stay in school at the same time. Students receive credit for their work at school and are evaluated on their work performance as part of their grade. lt allows many students to leave high school and go straight into a good job related to some form of agricultural, Mr. James Buchanan, sponsor, said. They also received another grade from an evaluation from their employer. FFA, much like other organizations, elected of- ficers and held meetings with the help of Mr. James Buchanan, sponsor. The officers included: Darrin Graham, president, Todd Hess, vice-president, Lisa Gentry, sec- retaryg Melissa Champerlain, treasurer, Steve Gleghorn, re- porter, Sarah Harston, sentinel and Grant Putman, parliamen- tarian. Working at Wolfe Nursery while still getting three credits a semester, Melissa Chamberland C121 water plants, this was just one of the many jobs she did. Photo by Jennifer Minze. Future Farmers of America. FRONT ROW:Mr. James Buchanan, Nikki Hamllton, Jina Morgan, Lisa Gentry, Mellssa Chamberlain, Todd Hess, Sarah Harston, Darrin Graham, Steve Gleghorn, Kara Fincher, and Crlssy Holcomb. SECOND ROW: Stephanie Hoppe, Laura Kendrick, Chris Sanker, Jlm Horvath, Davld Humphreys, Kevin Garrett, Joey Shelton, Keith Colllns, Jeff Allen, and Tony Pearson. THIRD ROW: Brlan Fisher, Kerl Dacis, Paul Marquis, Mike Giles, Billy Austin, Greg Forrest, Gary Brooks, Troy Turner, Steve Bentke, and Robert Miller. BACK ROW: Kevln Evans, Randy Singleton, Steve Monroe, Darrin Lewis, Korey Thames, Steve Thomas, Mike Taylor, Harrell Mitchell, John Yeatts, Mark Karlls, and Shane Hodges. Designed by Mariah Brooks Many of the FFA students got jobs that were related to livestock ln one way or an- other, Stephanie Hopperll llll checks out a costomer at Marshall Graln Company. Photo by Jennifer Minze. ,' g 3 s gwseiilw wa.-pzw Q r- ,uf it r- ar Y t . 4 .. 1. se rf 'iifi 4-of 1 'M i5l'W 'V' il