Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Right: Drafting a house is one ot the projects that Flick Mercier designs in Architectural Drawing. hm.. Above: Skills learned in woods class make ii easier for Tom Smith to build an end table. Right: The hoist makes it easier for Jim Willson to check for transmission leakage in vocational auto. 48 Industrial Arts ,WN l-v 'im

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Bottom: Perfection is always a goal in sewing class, Lashunta Smith and An- gela Clifton perfect their projects by ironing the material they use. Left: Mrs, Nancy Winiecki and Mr. ., tt...t.t.... ,M t.... t xl .-fx new .. ,......... - - I 3 ,Q -Q --.. ,, .- Wt ..- Fion Bonfiglio attend the Thanksgiving dinner prepared by the foods classes. Below: Designing clothing and pillows are just some of Kim Plue's creations. 'ES A N Budgeting project creates a wareness hich brand do you prefer? l like the cola on the left. You have chosen the gener- ic brand. Wow, lcan drink the better tasting cola and save money tool Taste tests in Consumer Ed. were just one of the many pro- jects students participated in to learn how to budget an in- come. Learning how to shop wisely, handle money, and un- derstand the stock market were also introduced to the studetns. Food classes in the Home Economics Department had three levels: beginners, inter- mediate, and advanced. Stu- dents were given the chance to experience the kitchen life. Planning the meal, preparing the meal, and tasting the re- sults were included in each class. Home Economics is really learning for life. it taught the students the skills needed to live. Home Economics helped the students get along with people and survive in the world stated Mrs. Deana Haywood, department chair- man. lf sewing was a favorite hob- by, or if one just wanted to learn how to replace a button, Home Economics also offered a sewing class. Child Development courses were popular. Community chil- dren visited the classes three times a week and this gave students the opportunity to learn how to care for young children. Before taking Child Development, I did not know how to act or take care of small kids. Now, l like watch- ing and playing with them. Teaching them songs and games was fun, commented Karen Furlan, senior. Whether it was sewing to- gether a pillow or baking a batch of chocolate chip cook- ies, students experienced Home Economics. Home Economics Department 47

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Left: Safety is important as Brian Roberts, Dave Smith, and Jose Var- gas use the required protective gog- gles while operating the blow torch. Below: Using modern technology, Brian Brooks, Mark Stovall, Lamen Adams, and Tracy VanHook test elec- tricity circuitry. ' V, -,A kb-. .. Above: John Patterson and Lance Williams use what they learned in met- al shop to re-adjust the drill bit. Technology training focuses on application pplied arts? What are they? Actually, they are usually referred to as ln- dustrial Arts, but this year the focus was stronger than ever on the application of skills to the real world. The Industrial Arts Depart- ment, offering a new aspect on advancing technology, pur- chased new equipment to en- hance different courses. The drafting classes were intro- duced to a computer-aided drafting machine. Many classes were influ- enced by the expanding com- puter world. The electronics classes studied computers and emphasized their repair in detail with the help of new equipment. The vocational courses be- came more popular as class enrollment increased about ten percent. The number of girls enrolled also went up in the traditionally male-domi- nated classes. People are re- alizing the importance of learning practical skills in to- day's high-tech society, said Mr. Robert Graham, electron- ics teacher. Students were taught how to repair an old house in con- struction trades, rebuild en- gines in vocational auto, or re- pair computers in electronics. According to the department chairman, Mr. Don Bauc, ln- dustrial Arts is really an ap- plied arts department. We take the many and varied ba- sics a student learns and teach them to apply them to the real world. With the demand for skilled technicians constantly grow- ing, these students were pre- pared to face the working world if they chose to apply the knowledge they had gained. Industrial Arts