Warren Western Reserve High School - Aurora Yearbook (Warren, OH)

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Miss Lisa Dykes takes V.l.C.A.'s top prize. 74!Organizations Student nurse Kim Plevyak feeds Shelda White as Laura Browning looks on. Lisa wins V.I.C.A. and Reserve are very proud to have had Lisa Dykes: a 1981 graduate named the outstanding high school nursing student in the nation. Lisa won first place in the practical nursing designation of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America's national competition held in Atlanta Georgia in Iune, 1981. Lisa was a two year student in the nursing trainee program at W.W.R. and is training further at Youngstown State University. She swept local, regional, and state competitions before defeating 23 other state representatives in the national competition. She recieved a gold medal for her efforts. The V.I.C.A. event called the Skilled Olympics was designed to test skills in 28 different categories. Communication and approach to the patients was emphasized by the judges. Lisa says that her success was due to the excellant teaching and attention to detail given by her nursing instructor and advisor Mrs. Livia Pipenur. So that any eligible student of V.l.C.A. is able to go to any competition, money is raised by V.I.C.A. The group has many fund raisers. An example of this was the washing of cars by the Auto Body Shop. V.I.C.A. includes students in Practical Nursing, Welding, Auto Body, and the Drafting Department. Mr. Thomas Hernon advises V.I.C.A. with officers Iim Greeng President, Charles Kuptz: Vice President, Ieff Strange, Secretary, and Chris Ayresg Treasurer. V.I.C.A. is the nation's largest organization for trade, industrial, technical, and health occupations. Special events of V.I.C.A. included the Christmas Party, the Touch Football Game, and the Basketball Game. VICA ended the school year with a picnic, a day filled with food, fun, laughs, excitement, yet, mostly memories of the past year.

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Top talent Susan Iohnson, popular and talent- ed Reserve senior was selected as a member of the Ohio Honors Chorale Concert Europe touring choir. The choir is made up of young singers from Ohio who will spend 20 days touring Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Holland. Susan plans to major in musical theater at Ohio State University. Su- san says she does not have the pa- tience for teaching so her goal is per- forming. She played the role of Sandy in Grease last summer in Kent State University Summer Stock. She also starred in the hit musical Sound of Music at Reserve where she stopped the show with several of the hit songs sung by Maria . Randal Davis who is Susan's direc- tor at school as well as her private voice instructor classifies Susan as the best student he has ever had. The thing is her determination, drive and dedication. She has never given up and that is the difference, comment- ed Davis. Susan also credits strong support from her family, especially her moth- er, for her success. Davis alsostated that Mrs. Diane Evick, Susan's fifth grade teacher determined that Susan was serious and began working with her voice. He said that Mrs. Evich set good ground work. Susan says Mr. Davis is good for her. She has been working with him for 2 years. Susan is not just a good music stu- dent. She has a 4.0 overall average in a college prep course. She is a varsity cheerleader and a member of N.H.S. besides being in all the school's musi- cal organizations. With the combina- tion of extra curricular activities and school work, Susan admits she spreads herself pretty thin. Susan Iohnson practices with her mentor Randal Davis. . ..,. . ....,. t . t .. . My gps' fi, 'f' ,ef-wii?f' 'f 'I 19 ' ' tiff? f ,Lf . lf.- ' , 'i t tw J Miss Susan K. lohnson Susan belts out a number from the final act of Grease with Bob Spain. Susan proudly walks down the gym floor with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael lohnson.

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V.l.C.A, club put up a beautiful display case to publize National V.I.C.A. Week. Drafting student, Terri Dansler works hard to get her project done on time. vis i Vunnn y . .fo B0'Y ' mf l Iohn Ramsey operates on an electronic machine in welding. f' VLCAA 1 S-can gouylm gt ilga 1 ia ' V i 2511! 52,15 f H P c o wwf' an V.I.C.A. Advisor, Mr. Tom Hernon with the junior drafting class. The Auto Body shop had a prominent display in the showcase. VlCA!75