Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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CLEAN UP: Part of the job of food man- agement students is to learn how to clean up as well as how to prepare food for a restaurant. Arron Chilcoat and Marie Rendon sanitize the griddle at least two to three times a week. FOOD SERVICE: In class, students train to work in a restaurant. Important train- ing includes following safety procedures, cooking, serving and handling custom- ers. Gina Valadez practices running the fountain drinks. 1 WELDING: During the two hour long welding class, students learn to use different types of equipment for various jobs. Frank Rodriguez cuts a piece of metal us- ing a torch. I really like gen- eral construction class because we learn things we will always be able to use. Jonathan Holcomb VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IE£

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Vocational programs wort hand in hand with academic} Although requirements have changed in order to enroll in the vocational work program, un- dergraduates may still enroll in vocational classes at the Career Development School. Students attend the CDS in blocks of two or three hours. Until this year both juniors and seniors could enroll in DE- CA, HERO, and VOE programs. Now the classes are only open to seniors. Vocational clases at the CDS expose the students at a younger age to various trade skills, in- cluding general construction, auto mechanics, welding, food service, electrical trades and auto body repair. AUTO MECHANICS: Students learn to repair all types of vehicles during this class. Keith Fredericks, teacher, assists Michael Watts, Dean Kline and Jack Riv- ers in learning how to figure measure- ments of car engines on the computer. I really like my class, Gina Valadez said. We learn how to properly prepare food. The work programs expose the students to the working world at an early age. The students are getting a headstart in finding out what carreer they are interested in, Emil Svatek, Distributive Edu- cation teacher said. Requirements of vocational classes are that one must attend a vocational class for an hour in the morning and at least work 15 hours per week in an on-the-job training program. Getting out of school half a day is one of the benefits of be- ing in a vocational co-op class. But vocational classes are not all just fun and games since one must still do homework once off the job. AUTO BODY CLASS: Students learn how to paint and repair cars as well as safety procedures. Paul Salazar and An- thony Koehl tape a car in preparation to paint it. VOCATIONAL EDUCATI

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TOMORROW Procrastination As the sun slowly sinks below the ho rizon heralding the close of yet another day, the school books that have lain untouched in a corner since 3:45 p.m., sud- denly bekon to the student whose after school activities do not include homework. 1 al- ways say I ' ll do it later and I don ' t. said Jennifer Laughaun. Remember me? The books seem to call. The slow dawning of reality spreads and panic be- comes the prevalent feeling overriding all other emotions. Why did I wait so long? I ' m never gonna let this happen again. These words form an endless litany. I wait until the last minute and cram. said Melody Rivera. A new day dawns and students again fill the school halls. As the day ZZZZZZZ ... Ray Ortega catch- es a few zzz ' s during English class. Dozing off is sometimes unavoidable. CRAMMING: Cinnamon Baird does some last minute studying before school. Many students of- ten regret waiting until the last minute. passes, homework assignments are accumulated. By the time for the last bell to close the school day rings, a good deal of work has yet to be accomplished and the books again resume their corner. There are some things you just can not put off. said Christa Stevens. Procrastination is by far, The art of keeping up with yesterday. ILL Procrastination