Roland High School - Ranger Yearbook (Roland, OK)

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VO-TECH OFFERS SKILLS Vo-Tech students: Jerry Lasiter, Billy Jetton. Bobby Williamson. Mike Hall, and Jimmy Snyder. Vocational Education offers many different skills which can be very useful in the future. Some of the skills offered e mechanics, masonry, nursing, and secretarial training. The students enrolled in mechanics are Linda Brown, rry Lasiter, and James Snyder. Billy Jetton and Bobby Williamson are enrolled in masonry. The students leave jland about seven-thirty and go to Sallisaw for their three hour course. Various contests are held throughout the ar. This year Mike Hall entered in a mechanics contest. The top four were given a test at Stillwater, and the lalist entered the International Contest in Hawaii. The students feel that their training will help both themselves id their society. Administration 17

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INDUSTRIAL AR'I'S The industrial arts classes consist of drafting, woodworking, and crafts. The students learn many different skills and useful trades. In the drafting class the students learn to draw plans for houses and different buildings and mechanical drawings. The woodworking class spent the first nine weeks building book shelves for the junior high. Then they constructed projects for their own use. Herbert Jones adds stain to his name plates. Cletus Perryman shows Blaine Owens the correct way to cut wood. Bobby Barnes wears a protection visor as he uses the table saw. Donald Roberts makes sure his project is complete. Mr. Watts shows Melinda Barthel and LaDonda Click how to clean thei projects. 16 Administration

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Language Arts The language arts classes consist of English, speech, and Spanish. English is the most important part of a student's education. Everyone needs to know how to speak and write correctly. The main attraction of the speech department this year was the play, ESCAPE VELOCITY, written by Dr. Pickartz. The students presented the play in their new theatre. Spanish is the foreign language offered here at Roland. One never knows when he may need to speak a foreign language in order to communicate. English students enjoy reading newspapers in Mrs. Maloy’s room each week on Thursday. With interest. Doctor Pickartz and Roxana Gardner watch a performing speech. Pam Gray gives a speech for Doctor Pickartz and the cl ass. Tony Williams looks over his English before handing it in for a final grade. Spanish students enjoy playing “The Broom-game” at a Christmas party. Mona Vaughan acts her part well in the play ESCAPE VELOCITY. Mrs. Lattimore looks over papers before giving Lisha Lee finds that speech class can b them back to her students. very interesting. 18 Administration