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

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6 l OEA dance helps Cystic Fibrosis Office Education Association KOEAD is the club associated with the Vocational Office Education CVOEJ class. Students attend school half a day and work in office jobs the remainder of the school day. ln VOE class students learned to file, type letters, memos and various business reports and learned the correct procedures in answering a business telephone. They were also introduced to the word processing ap- plications of computers. On the job, students were evaluated by their employers on how well they performed, how fast they learned and how much effort they put forth. OEA students took on Cystic Fibrosis as their special project and worked to inform the public about what Cystic Fibrosis is and what causes it. The group sponsored a dance in January with proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to assist with research to find a cure for the inherited disease. The group also held two other fundraising projects, the spirit chain at Homecoming and a porcelain candle sale later in the year. Proceeds from these two events were used to help pay the expenses of the students when they went to district and state com- petition. They were also used to establish a scholarship for a VOE or Word Processing student. A number of VOE students entered regional competition held at Reagan High School in Austin in February. Several of these students placed high enough to ad- vance to state contest held in Dallas March 22-24 and Kim Rodriguez, junior, took seventh place in Extemporaneous Verbal Communication I at the state contest. .,., X is 1. t N X? K f... Amy Marshall, senior, looks over the adding machine tape to see if she can find a mistake. ln the Vocational Office Education class, students are introduced to a variety of business machines. 1 22 Organizations OEA students, Debbie Grivas and Amy Marshall, look on as sponsor Martha Chavez greets Mrs. Marshall, Amy's mother, and Mrs. Sheveland, Debbie's mother, during the Vocational Open House which was held dur- ing the fall. All vocational classes invited parents an the public to visit in the classrooms and see wha students learned in their classes during vocations training. Sherelle Reynolds, senior, works on the VOE class com- puters. OEA students are taught basic computer skills to prepare them for office work, utilizing the modern ........-f technology. The classroom equipment includes a ty of types of computers to provide the students with broad background of experience. VOE-OEA: tFirst Row! Martha Chavez, sponsorg Lisa Simcik, Adrienne Gardner, Meshell Robertson, Vicki Remmert, Stacey Vlach, Amy Marshall, Norma Alvarado, Barbara Wilson, sponsor, fSecond Rowj Sharon Jackson, Laurie Hedrick, Lynda Morales, Delaine Brockway, Dawn Kelley, Darla Kelley, Sharon Brown, Sherelle Reynolds. tThird Bowl Carolina Peralez, Jackie Vallejo, Carol Gaitan, Cathy Zamar- ripa, Miguel Gonzales, Debbie Heikens, Langridge, Pam Mouser, Litza Morales, tFourth Cissy Hernandez, Stacy Stark, Glenda Hayes, Glenn, Sandra Coffey, Roxanne Wheeler, Ann Lisa Wheeler tFifth Bowl Becky Herrera, Mary Krista Miner, Corina Moreno, Yolanda Diaz, Rodriguez, Stephanie Behn, Lucinda Pierce.

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uilding Trades students from all schools must work igether to create a high quality piece of furniture. ound Rock building students Kevin Garner and John jk ,,,, , rafting student Andy Grimes, junior, consults his part- zr as he works on designing an original plan for the :sign of a residential home for District competition. Rauch, juniors, and Westwood student Roger Kietzke, junior, do just that as they help each other with their woodworking projects in Building Trades. ,- 3 Round Rock High had eleven first place winners at the competition and ten other placeholders. First place win- ners went to Houston for the statewide competition, UILDING TRADES: fFirst Row, Talmon Jackson, xonsor, Fred Angus, Brent McElroy, Joe Jackson, rett McElroy, Eddie Armitage, Billy Ray, fSecond owl Norbert Cody, Charlie Hoffstatter, Jesse Mendez, Isaias Palacios, Tommy Simpson, Roger Kiet- zke. QThird Rowj Cliff Edwards, David Taylor, Peter Davis, Brian Litson, John Rauch, Wade Strickel, Willie Reed, Kevin Garner. Vocational clubs teach job skills Vocational Industrial Clubs of America IVICAI have more than 40,000 members throughout the United States. Many dif- ferent clubs make up the National VICA program including those at Round Rock High. Local VICA members entered district and state skills contests as individuals or in teams. There were also various functions for VICA members throughout the school year. Industrial Cooperative Training QICTI, Building Trades and Drafting were among the VICA clubs at Round Rock High School. VICA-ICT helped students to earn money and learn a skill at the same time. ICT students attended school for the first half of the school day and then worked on an in- dustrial job for the remainder of the day. During their school hours, ICT members learned many things in class ranging from first aid to income taxes and budgets. ICT members also went to District, where Paul Stinson, senior, took first place in auto parts and Arthur Bucher won second in an electrical skills contest. Sixteen other ICT students won first and second place prizes at an industrial displays contest. Preparing students for drafting related jobs was the task of the VICA-Drafting club and class. Led by sponsor Bob Fredley, Round Rock and Westwood drafting club members drew up plans for residential homes to be built by area builders. These students also submitted their plans for the design and working drawings of a residential home. VICA-Building Trades taught leadership skills through application of skills. Round Rock students built bookcases for RRHS and Purple Sage Elementary School. They also built some portable classrooms and a shop building. In addition to the building of projects, each student made a project to take to con- test. RRHS had eleven first place winners, and ten second and third place winners at competition. First place winners went on to competitive statewide competition in Houston April 26-28. Organizations 121

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ohn Wipff, freshman, paints a bicycle frame that GMR Police Department with their Operation Blue Santa. tudents repaired. The GMR classes repaired and re- The bicycles were presented to needy children at tainted a number of bicycles to assist the Round Rock Christmas. CVAE Co-op students Mike Schupp, Lupe Juarez, procedures to the class. Co-op students who spend half ohnny Brown and Freddy Mendoza, all juniors, listen of their day working receive a grade from their nd take notes as sponsor Becky Tarr explains grading employers for their on-the-job performance. 'VAE C0-OP: fFirst Row! Jack Carroll, Susan Sheriff, Teri Mangrum, Tina Dean, An- ea Morales, Cy-wdi Ortegon, Isidro Herrera, Mike Vlasek QSecond Bowl Gary Riojas, eferino Aleman, Oralia Herrera, Stephanie Hall, Terry Grigson, Freddie Mendoza, hris Bigan iThird Rowj Diane Kallus, aide, Lupe Juarez, Mike Schupp, Greg eLaCruz, Roy Ludesma, Johnny Brown, Becky Tarr, sponsor. CVAE clubs teach useable job skills Two CVAE classes and their related clubs are aimed at teaching students useable skills. Students in General Mechanical Repair kept busy all year doing various repair jobs. The curriculum included small engine repair, welding, minor auto maintenance and repair and auto body repair. Students also participated in many ac- tivities besides school work. They helped with the Round Rock Police Department's Operation Blue Santa by reconditioning bicycles to be given to needy children. They also donated S150 to the DECA drive for Spina Bifida. At the area contest students rebuilt such things as lawn mowers, carburetors, and even a bunny hop rack, stated Will Staf- ford, sponsor. Among the first place winners were Tracey Cole, sophomoreg Brian Cram, senior, and freshmen Mike Almazan, Steve Garcia and John Wipff. Vice-President Rodney Torres, junior, said, I feel that instructor Will Stafford is one of the best teachers there is in the CVAE mechanics class. More students should be involved in GMR because it is very interesting and it is a fun class to be in, in- cluding all the experience you receive by be- ing in it. l Explaining CVAE Co-op, sponsor Becky Tarr said, Students attend class one hour a day with me, go to three basic classes and work three to four hours a day. Their job training is general in class. They study job related subjects. Students received grades for their in-class work and their on the job performance. Club members kept busy all year: they sold boutonnieres for Homecoming, attend- ed Fall and State Leadership programs, trained State officers, and went to Area and State Contest. Tarr felt the club participation added to the students' learning experience. All who put out the extra effort to attend leadership contests received many benefits. They got marketable job skills and worthwhile work experience. GMR: fFirst Row! Charles Brown, John Wipff, Will Stafford, sponsor, Diane Kallus, aide, Tracey Cole, Rodney Torres fSecond Rowj Charles McGhee, Vin- cent Palacios, Aurelio Araujo, Steve Garcia, Jessie Corona fThird Rowl Chris Harding, Blass Barrera, Brett Powell, Kyle Horn. Organizations 123