Valley Park High School - Val E Vues Yearbook (Valley Park, MO)

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Juliana Marie Walker Carol Jean Wall Amy Kathleen Yost Julie Rauls suit her. uses Self-Directed Search to see ,f a career in )°u' rnattsm Seniors Compute Careers I don't know what I'm going to do after high school, said senior Becky Halker. I haven’t made up my mind.” Becky wasn’t alone with her indecisive- ness, but through the efforts of counselor Dan Polacek and a computerized vocational job search, Becky and other seniors found a ca- reer direction. The Holland Occupational software and a career test called Self-Directed Search (SDS) work together to match-up a person’s person- ality to the work world. Dr. John Holland, career psychologist and developer of both the test and the software, found in his research that there are six person- ality types. Each person has elements of these types in his her personality. The self-directed search isolates the per- son’s three most dominant personality types. These three types are derived from the SDS in the form of a three letter code. The code is then used to match the test taker to people in the work world who are satisfied and success- ful in their chosen careers. Mr. Polacek said, Surveys say that 80 per- cent of the people are dissatisfied with their jobs. We'd like to prepare the students to be in the 20 percent who are satisfied with their jobs. After taking the SDS students use the Hol- land Occupational software to compare their code to 2200 jobs. Then students find information about var- ious careers that are similar to their codes. It was fun to learn about a career field that I had never considered, said Rodney Barnett. Looking Over Seniors

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Michelle Danette Steppig Tim Threadgill Thomaz Trevino Jeff Seville Kevin W. Shinkle Kristin Shoup Gregory Scott Spangler Denice Staab Jack Steele

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Looking Ahead Seniors Make Plans Most people realize that a high school education isn’t enough in to- day’s work world. Many VP seniors have plans to attend colleges or train- ing centers after graduation. Denice Staab and Rodney DuVall plan to attend Meramec Community College to study commercial art. “I’m either going to Meramec or Southeast Missouri State to do some- thing in medicine or become a phys- ical education teacher, said senior Wendy McDaniels. Juli Walker and Kristin Shoup ap- plied to University of Missouri at Co- lumbia. Juli wants to study account- ing, and Kristin hopes to earn a de- gree in business management. Craig Dalrymple has a keen inter- est in computers and has chosen Central Missouri State at Warrenburg to prepare for a career as a systems analysis. Other seniors are planning to stay closer to home. Cheryl Morphew will attend Miss Hickeys Business School to prepare for a job in retail manage- ment. Tom Parker plans to attend Ranken Technical School and be- come an electrician. Bill LaRue hopes to attend a trade school spe- cializing in auto body repair. Synetta Qualls wants to study at Vocational Training for a career in data process- ing. Scott Nicolas hopes to continue playing baseball after high school. Tammy Sansocie works on her shorthand skills for a career in business. Juli Walker hopes she plays the clarinet well enough to join Marching Mizzou. Looking Ahead