Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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134 DECA X Auto Mechanics get moving for tomorrow DECA cnrsrrrbua-Ja Edtseafion Clubs of America! another of courses offered was a students worked half the day. Thislfcoitrse benefitted students who wished P to llgain work ex- perience and gave them an edge in the working world. Those who chose not to work .half of the day took the DE.. Lab Program, a one hour class which taught marketing principles. Another popular course was auto mechanics, which gave students practical auto repair experience. students who took the course have their arranger, but the few have worry about cars on the highway and not to repair them. P r John Fulton prepares to hook up the car- buretor as Phillip Davidson looks on. .ue A ,ev ' i ,, V K: H A I , 'L E i W ' - ,. Sqn i' ng: ,. A 'WX f ' -Qu' 3 3 f ...uv- ,f .1 ,, so SUZUK7 Z p, g i fo it K ' 'rf x Jett Louk checks the connection as Kevin Lindell and Roy Precise lend a helping hand. nects thellmachine. o 55 Cooling llnlo heels, Yvonne Brooks Stuartgjtiniors, take a walk along the a break at DECA's state meeting. After passing the test, Phillip Davidson W i

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VICA programs promote abilities Phillip Padila, junior, uses the saw to ad- just the size of a board. The Parliament officers for VICA are: list rowl Jay Lofland, Wayman Cooper, Bill Gravell, 12nd row! Pete Land, Keith rriir Jordan, Michelle Purdy, Ken I-Iaggstrom, and Scott Marx. X 'i..., i VICAQICT Wocational Industrial representative, Steve Gilstrap, Clubs? iisrs Americajifndustrial sergeant-at-arrnsgi and Scott Marx, Cooperative Trainingl were two pro- parliamentarian. grams that promoted leadership and gave students a two year head start in the working world. VICA, an extracurricular activity, Bill Gravell was district president, and state vice president, Michelle Pur- dy was district vice president, and treasurer was Scott Marx. helps in the trades and in- . ,52L3iven a direction in career develops dustry departments. Eachtidepartment ment, building trades students built had a separate VICA chapter operating under uniform national rules and regulations. The club offered leadership and opportunities for its memberssand helped students com- pete intheir respective events. ICT was a cooperative program where students worked half of the day as opposed to the lab programs such as GMR, Building Trades, auto mechanics, drafting, and electronics, which combine classroom instructions with actual practical experience. Club officers were: Michelle Purdy, presidentg Pete Land, vice president, Weyman Cooper, secretary, Mike Wallin, treasurer, Kenny I-Iaggstrom, Building Trades members areg Iil Phil Padilla, John Chauirin, David Ellison 'Terri Rees, Rob Hernandez, Seferimo Aleman, and Ran- dy Choate. houses and garages which stand all over Austin. The students in building trades gained skills which will last them the rest of their lives. g .Building Trades students that won awards were: David Ellisor and Tim Wallace, 1st place, Terry Pies, 2nd place, Bobby Fowler, John Charwin, and Kevin Stockton won 3rd place honors. It takes a special effort to placeg especially Ist place, and I really ap- preciate the determination displayed by some of the students, stated Joe E. Powell, Building Trades teacher. Design by Charlene Dossey I Story by Tricia Morgan and Todd Strickland.

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DECA memiiers Brian Bachik, Giry Allred, seniors, play life guardon their trip to Corpus, , ff?ki 9 H1 - Design and Story Todd Strickland' yi