Rock Port High School - Bluejay Yearbook (Rock Port, MO)

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Mike smoothes his board. Above Rick and Debbie work on their drawings Working for Tomorrow The Industrial Arts classes had a busy year. Mr. Raymond Eickhoff fpictured center rightj, instructed junior high and high school students in drafting, woodworking, and general shop. His students made projects from leather, various types of wood, and metals. Mr. John McClaron Cpictured lower nghtj, helped the carpentry class construct a house. This is the fifth year this project has been undertaken. The boys worked hard for three hours every day of the school year and completed a fine home. Lee puts finishing touches on ceiling.

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If looks could kill . . . I . ' ,li W. SfM Q , l l Yi ' six I get .. I Above: Brenda and a patient. .xii ,,.,,,.W,,M , Fill'er up! -3 e f, bf Z Fw ,. Z rf Wawufn ff' I iiiiirmfii :vm dum we T Q95 '8- I hope it works now! Learning and Earning The Cooperative Occupational Education had thirteen stu- dents enrolled this year. They studied employment aspects such as job applications, job interviews, resignations, employ- er-employee relations, promotions. They had films almost weekly on job availability. The students were required to work at least ten hours a week. Two hours during the school day were allowed, but most students also worked after school and on weekends. Top right, students enrolled in COE were, Row 1, left to right: R. Shinetlew, B. Cooper, S. Case, P. Brooks, T. Taylor, Row 2: E. Spurlin, J. Barnhart, S. Deckard, D. Cook. Row 3: R. Mullins, M. Daugherty, C. Viets, G. Markham. At left: Sheila displays one of her floral arrangements.

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I 55 i ' M Below: Squeak and Rick at work. Mr. John Pearce's Ag and shop classes had a busy year. Ag I studied the history and purposes of FFA, welding, wood- working, and animal sciences. Ag II worked on identification and judging of Field crops and weed seeds, meat judging, welding and wood projects, learning how to use power equip- ment, and soil characteristics. Ag III was basically a class on Farm management. The students studied livestock crops, chemicals, and Fertilizers, and planned a farm. Mr. Pearce's semester Ag classes were Small Gas Engines and Shop Con- struction. The Ag teams participating in district contest and their rat- ings were: Field Crops, Ig Soils, Ig Poultry, I: Meats, Ig Hor- ticulture, Ig Livestock, I. The teams that went to state ag contest and their ratings were: Field Crops, III: Soils, II: Horticulture, unclassified, Livestock, II. At left: The Great Cook. Clean up is a mess. Below: Myrtle attempts to work. Below: Rick cuts with the torch. Building On Skills