Warsaw High School - Ozark Echoes Yearbook (Warsaw, MO)

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VOCATIONAL Students skip to the Fair - a ride to future successes Each day after second hour of the 1987-88 school year, a small group of Warsaw High School ' s student body skipped classes. While their fellow classmates studied during thrid hour, these students would either take a bus or drive their own vehicles to the State Fair in Sedaiia, Missouri. This State Fair wasn ' t a fair with rides and games but a two-year college with a vocational program. The vocational techn ical students were offered advan- cement in machine tool tech- nology, nursing, agriculture, auto-mehanics, electronics, welding, carpentry, and busi- ness administration. The Stale Fair students had advantages and disadvantages over other students. The advan- tages were that they were able to start their college education for their planned careers. The disadvantages were that they missed out on school day ac- tivities such as pep assemblies. Jerry Crawford, junior at War- saw High School stated, I didn ' t really miss going to the pep as- semblies. I liked State Fair. I learned more. My classes were like having a job. State Fair Community Col- lege ' s vocational program was only offered to high school juniors and Seniors. , ' W JSl 1 f •- M r H r -4 1 . H: ' W Jerry Spry, Junior, works in auto mechanics. Photo by Dustin Lear Grog Breshears, senior, carefult adjusts the machinery. Photo by Dustin Lear I missed it by that much! exclaims Sarah Baraks. Photo by Dustin Lear 34 state fair signed by kristen nolle

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Chiaki Mitsuzumi, senior, shows seniors Scotil Baumli and Richard Wiiliams. how to dribble the| ball Japanese style. Photo by Lance ' Ramsey Rodney Mercer, senior, shows off his strength to the other guys. Photo by Lance Ramsey Men or mice? That was the big ques- tion facing Coach Burke ' s weight train- ing class. More and more people were becoming conscientious of physical fit- ness than ever before. Gyms, fitness centers and exercise plans have be- come a daily routine in America and at W.H.S. In 1986, a big atrraction came to the Warsaw High School. Students, parents, and other members of the community saw the need for a fitness program. As of then, there was no place to fulfill this need. A member of the community spon- sored the building for a new weight room at W.H.S. It was started early that year and was completed by spring of ■86. Certain classes had been assigned and made available to the students. These classes were open to both girls and boys in the senior high age group. The classes were broken up into turns. The boys got the weight room Monday and Wednesday, while the girls condi- tion in the gym. On Tuesday and Thursday the girls got their chance to pump some iron in the weight room, while the boys spent their hour in the gym. According to Tina Hix, senior, girls en- joyed it as much as the boys. She stated, It was kind of hard at first but now we ' re up to 10 minutes of straight running. It ' s got my endurance built up and my muscles, too. You gain weight, but you ' re firm. All in all, the weight training program .had brought a lot of happy and physi- cally fit people into the city of Warsaw. It was helped out our high school teams and brought spirit back to our school. 93

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Billy Davidson, auto mechonic student, discovers one of the many mysteries of an engine. Ptioto by Dustin Lear Z ' ' Crystal Coffey demonstrates 1he steps to print a graphics product. Photo by Dustin Lear All work- no play Sometimes in a high school student ' s life difficult decisions concerning his or her future must be made. Junior, Crystal Coffey, who hoped to become a design- ing artist, had to make that choice. Cof- fey had to choose between furthering her talents in Choir and Madrigal at Warsaw High School or to get a head start in training for her planned career. She chose to major in graphic arts at State Fair Community College. Graphic arts was a major that teaches the steps of finishing a graphics product. We were just taught the basics and there was no room for mistakes in this course, stated Coffey. Coffey hoped to become a designing artist for Hallmark or for a major card company. I hope to become an execu- tive in my place of business, and be well respected by my peers, and those who work under me, said Coffey. When asked if she regreted her deci- sion of giving up music at the high school for education at the State Fair, Coffey answered, i did because I love to sing tremendously, but in the long run I did get a head - start in training that will be helpful to me in the future. I mostly missed not being involved in activities like Choir because I enjoy them. I like being with my friends. Going to S.F.C.C. has really made me appreciate Choir and Madrigal. 95