Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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W 'w; , 'WW, ; ,, Above: Dan Host, Janet Duncan, Kathy Wise and Elaine Marshall, 311 87, work hard to finish their Geometry homework for the day. Right: Mr. Brent Ruiz points out back muscles, using Bruce H111 185 as a model.

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Besides the basic hum- drum classes of English, math, history, science, etc., students have the opportuni- ty to further their education through elective classes and some required classes. Although anything you learn W111 benefit you the rest of your life, some of these classes could very well be your life, such as building trades Which could lead you on to the road of construc- tion, or shop, Which could lead into many different ategories such as gas engines, 61 engines, and yes, even

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Students prepar e for work force Health Occupation students consist of Front: Sherry Williams, Lori Carpenter, Denise Lund, Robin Cowger, Penny Bisig, and Lynnette Moore; Back: Amy Holmes, Cindy Hammonds, Mona Schroder, Sandy Nold, Jackie Jones, and Darla Coffman and Mrs. Pat Dickerson, instructor. Dave Huffman '86 and Barry Turner 86 sand the fender of a truck at Hillyards Technical School. The future approaches, and many high school students are now preparing for the job market. SHS meets this need by offering Build- ing Trades and Health Occupations and an opportunity to attend Hillyards Technical School. According to Hillyardis student Reed Bradley i85, iiI plan to work first and make some money and then go to a welding school. If I had to describe welding class at Hillyardsi in one sentence, it would be to learn the principles and safety of on-the-job welding? iiHillyards prepares you for job safety and how to build and engineer small projects, stated Todd Tiedemann i85. iiWith all of the houses being built, carpenters are now working 8 VVocational morefi stated Fred Woodruff ,85. iiWe learn everything about build- ing a house except, laying vertical concrete and other complex tech- niques. . i Mike Leslie 85 stated iibeing a part of the group of students who build a house is really a great feeling. I didnit like it iBuilding Tradesi at first, but after we got into it, and I caught on, I really began to enjoy it? iiBeing in Building Trades is a big responsibility, but it is excel- lentf, stated Jeff Betts i85. iiI plan to work for my fatheris contracting company and eventually study to be a tradesman of my own? The Health Career possibility has not been left out at SHS. The Health Occupations class consists x of 12 seniors. According to student Denise Lund, iiI like the health field and possibly would like to go into respiratory therapyfi Students report to the class- room Mondays and Fridays, study- ing health concepts. The other three days of the week, the girls report to clinical areas in Savannah and St. Joseph, gaining actual on-the-job experience. . Mona Schroder stated, iiYou canit just go in and do a job because you just donit have the knowledge. They teach you to do a lot? With the future in mind, these itudents prepare for the job mar- et. This is to insure that they are a mark above the rest. - Tim Burns Wayne Humphxe furnished in Buil Sandy Nold and in Health Occup