Sylvania Northview High School - Wyandotte Yearbook (Sylvania, OH)

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Getting a head start Worried about getting a job after gradua- tion? These days people say that a high school education doesn't mean much when getting a job. Une way a student might have insured his future was by participating in one of the vocational training programs at North- view. A variety of vocational classes such as electronics, drafting, machine shop, Diversi- fied Health Occupations and cosmetology were offered. These courses gave the stu- dents a head start in securing good jobs after high school. We are learning jobs to go out in the world with, said senior Errol Smolenski, an electronics student. Electronics is a complex program teaching students the basics of computers, transistors and televisions. With more and more empha- sis being placed on electronics in society, Mr. Thomas Althoff, electronics teacher, said, More students want to know how it all works. Another vocational course that has a great deal to do with technology is machine shop, where the students assemble and repair all types of automotive parts. According to Mr. Rick Thomsen, students who are interested in continuing in automotive repair have a great advantage over those who have had no prior training and can easily get a job in an auto shop. Cosmetology requires the students to take a pre-test to find out their abilities and in- terests. The cosmetology rooms, and also the DHO rooms, are simulations of what they would look like in the real world. ln both courses students learn by practical applica- tion. For example, the Cosmetology students are taught how to cut and style hair. All of these vocational programs help pre- pare students for the future and give them a head start on a job of their choice. 14

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Burns says: ath is fun By the year 2000, scientists predict that many everyday activities will be controlled by computers. Yet computers cannot run themselves, and humans will still be needed to use and maintain them. But how does one learn to operate computers? For the past several years, a computer programming course has been offered at Northview. This quarter-long class teaches students how to program the computers and read the results. According to Mrs. Roberta Hudson, one of the three teachers who instructed the course, the classes were almost full. To teach the many math courses offered, many teachers and a variety of texts were needed. In order to fill the spaces created by 'V f r . lim, 1 s.. tttr't -Q., t,y .W gr , 16 resignations, two teachers were added to the math section this year. Mr. Terrance Minsel, who previously taught electronics here for five years, taught general math. Miss Susan Green, who taught algebra and geometry, was new to Northview. New analysis books, both honors and regular, were added to the existing texts. With the increase in enrollment the past year, plus the addition of teachers and text- books, Northview's math department is looking to the future. As Mr. Burns says, The good math teachers that we had this past year were really needed to instruct our students in this mathematical world of ours. it Senior lim Lange labove leftl discovers that Honors Making sure his point is understood tabovel is Calculus is not always easy, as he receives help from senior Mike Arvavitis Miss lan Steele.