Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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.Nw TOP LEFT: Senior Jackie Higgins contributes her clerical skills as an office employee at the Phillips Petroleum Company. Jackie works through the vocational program of the business education department. TOP RIGHT: Distributive Educa- tion student Lee Means works in a program under employer Mr. A.M. Anderson of Anderson Lumber Company. RIGHT: Mr. Ed Rosser accepts a club donation to the Sweeny Community Library Fund from VICA cosmetology club president Michelle Hataway and sponsor, Nell Copeland. Raising the donation from beauty salon customer donations, the SHS club served the community by its efforts. as MMM-1 ' ,, ...,. WI, 7 W Hifi sV'1m '1f mi' WM -f f, tl ' l A Y 5 t val. ,.. W 98 L .tt 'N C1

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LEFT: Child development courses help older students understand the social relationships of children and adults in the learning process. High school students coordinated activities for young children as part of their study. BELOW: As a contrast to the usually rigid requirements of Mr. Wayne Fortenberry's government course, he intermittently gave students a break by reading picture books for class members. A colorful storyteller, Mr. Fortenberry kept students on the edges of their seats during the storytime breaks. w -9' I X E LEFT Displaying ancient newspapers chock full of Greek and happenings students of Miss Becky Herber s history classes collected wrote factual accounts ofancrent events for their publications Shown are DeMalade Kathy Howard Kim Decou Sherry Doolen BridgetStidham, VE RIGHT Mr Doug Reid assists Roy Blackstock in a simulation game the problems of Nebraska homesteaders in the 1880 s Complete with Roy and his classmates assumed the role of farmers and were to a farm management project While some turned a profit, others

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0C3fi0I18l rograms Teach Work Ethic: rve Yourself Best I ' y Serving Others First ' 'Isl 1 5ii9'f 'f.?Y x in I kwf+f,fi'a?fai ,,s1 il ess me 1 it fifift 25: e' . 9 at E H ' N I 45' its SHS diversified vocational offerings gave students much more than just a job. The programs taught students that, as part of the American work force, the dignity of work is an expression of service to others. Students of work programs provided valuable links to a community that is willingto support its young people by offering opportunities for service and responsibility. And students returned thanks by contributing a growing maturity in their relationships to peers, parents and patrons. TOP LEFT: Junior Karen Sewell, an vocational program employee of Thumbs-Up, applies a heat transfer to a custom t-shirt. Karen and her classmates gained valuable experience in customer relations, business management and quality control in product manufacturing. BOTTOM LEFT: Junior Kelly Sewell gets some special typing instruction by Mrs. Bette Shannon. Classroom phases of vocationally related courses familiarized students with the basic tools and system know-how to become a valuable employee in the future. . ., .- ..t.-s,s.. ..f. w i-'fr 'm 1' ' L- ' ' ' '