West Forsyth High School - Cronus Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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Lacirriirig A Have you ever wondered what kind of ob you might like to have in the future? tonsider what happened to our Director in Buidance, Ms. Rosalie Adams. This was he first year for her new position as Indus- irialf Education Coordinator. I find it 'ery, very interesting, she said excitedly. Ms. Adams has worked with Vocational rtudents in job placement. One to two days t week she left her office to tour plants and ndustries. She determined what business- as were looking for and how she could :lace individual students in those xositions. Ms. Adams and the other twelve Indus- rialfEducation Coordinators in our tchool system have adopted the state mot- o, Learning a Livingf' It is a positive ipproach to help students understand val- 1es and develop skills that would help .hem become successful in the world of work. Ms. Adams's goal is to help students 'ealize their many options and learn em- Jloyability skills, such as selecting courses ,o prepare them for jobs, writing resumes ind handling interviews. Selecting the f Q Living . . . proper courses may enhance their skills in communications, work habits, attitudes, and becoming an ambassador for their company. Ms. Adams concluded by saying she hoped students could fulfill their dreams and desires by finding a meaningful begin- ning into their job path. With hopes of placing many more students, Ms. Adams has enjoyed her new position as Indus- trial f Education Coordinator. CLOSE INSPECTION: Ms. Rosalie Adams in- spects a machine like one might see in an industry to see how things work and what they have to offer to potential employees. Ms. Adams then uses this infor- mation to place students in jobs. Tmwm' WATCH OUT .IOSII EBER: Michelle Gobble pre- pares to apply mousse to Mrs. Harrison's hair before blowing it dry. Students in the Cosmetology class had regular customers who receive perms, cuts, mani- cures, and facials. Career Center f 55

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DRAWN TO CONCENTRATION: Brian Young gets his day off to an early start in his Commercial Art class at the Career Center. In this project he drew a famous Norman Rockwell painting and added a Bocock Stroud advertisement to the picture. I' IF F ff' Ti-Ir. Cin 1-.ER CcN'l'EI , A Q By Erin Barkley t first Ijust wanted to learn more for my future, but now I'm glad I made the choice to try because it's a great programf, replied Jason Gamble when asked his main purpose for attending Career Center. One hundred and sixty eight West students attended the Career Center, a special learning center for all Forsyth County schools. There are two basic programs offered at the Career Center. They are labeled as occupational and academics courses. The occupationalicourses offer training for certain jobs and careers such as elec- tronics, auto body repair, and data pro- cessing. On the other hand, the Academic, or Advanced Placement fA.P.J courses prepare and give credit to students who are college-bound. The Career Center offers a break from the regular school life. You're there be- 54fCareer Center cause you want to be there, said Doug Sigmon, when questioned about the seri- ousness of Career Center students. Many students enjoyed the change in atmosphere. I really enjoy my classes. It's not like the classes at West because you don't al- ways work out of books, contended Ali- son Mason. According to Janet Brooks, It's good to be able to try harder classes you can't find at home schools. Depending upon what a person chose as their career interest, they continue directly into a career. Deborah Freeman told of her cosmetology class in a most capturing way by saying, I enjoy making people beautiful. I am taking both sessions in Cosmetology. The reason I am taking first and second sessions is because I want to get in as many hours as possible. I am averaging about four to four and a half hours a day. After my course is completed, EP A i-IEA D I plan to further my education by going tt Barbizon to get my licensef, Schools such as the Career Center con struct programs which cater to the varyin, needs of students. Students attending thi Career Center and taking advantage o what it provides are gaining the needet training and skills that are necessary ii today's high-tech world. America must make sure that each st dent leaves school totally prepared to fiiiu a job and be a productive member of soci etyf' This goal is stated in the Octobe 1986 edition of Vocational Educationa Journal. So, in a sense, students taking th- extra step by attending the Career Cen ter are a step ahead. The Career Center, which is located il our midst, provides this needed training and stresses the importance of obtaining these skills.

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l 1 ELBOW ROOM: Jason Craft works on a project in shop class. He is making a Candlestick holder for Christmas in his sixth period class taught by Mr. Van Williams. Expansion of the shop area made every- one's job a little easier. MOVIN' ON: Mr. John Ashburn carries books and records for teaching his Spanish class. He also taught science and moved from room to room for each class. Mr. Ashburn was one of eleven teachers that traveled between classrooms each day. 2 Q 5 f 7 A . aff: 1 - 3 3 , 21,4 ' I 1 , . fe if lu... Photo by Frank Samuelson 56fAcademics WR- WS, as Photo by Rob Har 11 X. Photo by Rob Ha SIGN OF THE TIMES: As new classroom buildings were added, trailers gradually disappeared from the campus. ln 1984 there were 26 mobile classes. Now the number is I6. Mr. Jerry Peoples keeps this sign hanging on a door inside his office as a reminder of what was. The sign was made for him by Mr. Ray Bell and Mr. Ed Suggs as a joke.