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

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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

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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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Debbie takes time-writings. gp -. Mrs. White preapres transparency. Mrs. Runkles, Business Instructor A Special Type of Business Bookkeeping I and II and basic business were taught by Mrs. Diana White. In the bookkeeping classes, students learned how to keep accurate records for merchandising and service businesses. The advanced class studied partnerships and cor- porations. The basic business class studied such useful things as the free enterprise system, communication, advertising, banking, buying a car, and job applications. Mrs. Kathy Runkles taught students shorthand, clerical of- fice practice and typing. The girls enrolled in shorthand learned the basics and spent the rest of the year developing their speed. COP concentrated on learning how to operate various office machines, improving typing skills, learning to file, and working in an office simulation situation. Typing students were kept busy learning basic fundamentals and using these skills to type up various kinds of jobs. Typing I works on Jobs.