Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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r' Turning away from the filing cabinet, Senior Lisa Dec files a patient's folder. Lisa works for Dr. Scott Hume. Removing paper from the typewriter, Senior Denise Langford finishes a letter Denise works for a law firm as a legal secretary. .01 'Q 5' f 4 if Preparlnga stencllm V O E Senior as a student secretary at Dowell mygebglg igmgguigz fxgmy Kristi Gnffis practices typing for her job Chemical Company, Inc. v.o.e., d.e. 8?

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cmrrmiufmgg while learning in D.E., V.O.E. While most students suffered through their fifth and sixth period classes, a small number of students were out working through two school programs. Vocational Office Education tV.O.E.j and Distributive Education tD.E.j offered students the chance to attend classes in the morning and work in the afternoon. Thru V.O.E., taught by Mrs. Barbara johnson, students obtained jobs in banks, real estate agencies, and other offices. Mrs, johnson set up the interviews with companies and the students then choose one of the jobs offered to them, explained junior Sallee Aven. Through their jobs, students learned many things. Senior Kristi Griffis commented, I learned how to use a CRT computer. Working for George Moody Inc., a real estate construction if . company, Sallee Aven said, I learned my way around Houston because I ran errands for the company. Meanwhile, D.E., taught by Mrs. Mary Ann Cole, helped students find jobs that were not office oriented. Senior Robin Avery said, D.E. taught us how the free enterprise system worked. Robin worked at a department store, handling the phone and paging. Senior Maria Elam was employed at the same store as a stocker and a salesgirl. V.O.E. and D.E. taught students skills that would be useful in the future. Senior Charlotte Hinkley explained, I'm going into business and be the manager of a store. Through D.E. l've learned how a department store is run. Denise Langford, senior, added, I worked for a law firm and this should help me when I go to law school. Listening to advertisements in D.E., Seniors Ann Laverick, Stephanie Hauge and junior john Pate learn how to write an effective advertisement. Looking utp from her work, Senior Dana Clif ord takes a break from adding a column of figures in V.O.E. Through V.O.E. she obtained a job , a data processor. M . gf., '33, 86 v.o.e., d,e. quit , t,,l V .':'.unn- -L'-S A

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I S il Al I 'T l I if I I I 4. -I ,.,,, .- ,.... 'iq 7i 'T 57f ,, -v I -. LQ ,rv M 'Lay -' rf ,. 4- . Nt, . H gk 9 MI. , ' A Xt I N A t , . .Ui A 1 ag- tu Phi - 1 After carefully releasing her arrow, said aiming is the hardest skill to junior Susan Hutchins makes certain to develop because, at first I couldn't hit follow through in correct form. Susan the target. But after I practiced I could. 88 health and physical education ',,,.,...-T . 'viii l.iiLQ.i.inQ bodies II 'd take it even if it wasn't required, you get to know a lot of people by working with them in a more relaxed atmosphere. commented Freshman Kelley Alkek about the five required quarters of Physical Education lp.e.I. Taught by some of the same p.e. coaches, Health I and ll also were part of the required curriculum. Freshman Kelley Tiller said, P.E. is a chance to get away from school, it's not just sitting in a desk. Teaching girls' p.e. with Miss Nevada Brimberry and Miss Karen Martin, Mrs. Becky Ryder said, Each six weeks we offered two or three different courses for the girls to choose from. Besides track, tennis and gymnastics, this was our first year fencing was offered. Freshman Sherry Phelps took her second period p.e. class seriously because, We had to learn all of the rules for sports like softball and take tests on them. Taught by Coaches Robert French, Guy Stafford and Kenneth Sheffield, boys' p.e. dealt with actually playing games. We usually just dressed out, and played soccer or ran track. according to Peter Baker, sophomore. junior Phillip Brashier added that his p.e. class was really radical!! Mrs. Ryder found that, radicalism aside, logging was the most popular activity this year. Most students realized how good the exercise was for them and stopped complaining. She continued, We had a map of the greater Houston area and each girl moved a pin closer to her chosen destination, like Galveston, as she logged that many miles. lt was a great way to visualize distances. Some of the same p.e. teachers entered the classroom when they taught health. Coaches William Garrison, George Saenz, Guy Stafford, and Richard Taylor taught these courses covering things you really should learn ifyou don't already know them, according to junior Don King. Coach G'arrison explained that, lt's an important course, but a lot of things were covered quickly and generally this year, like in the films. The health class format, usually films or worksheets, covered drug abuse nutrition,