West Leyden High School - Shield Yearbook (Northlake, IL)

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Intensely working on the drill press. Senior Eric Wilczak, who recently moved to Northlake from Poland, carefully drills a needed hole in his Metals project. 99

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Learning Skills Learning skills for future use is the key idea behind the Industrial Arts Department. Classes such as Construction, Graphic Arts, Drafting, Autos, Metals or Electricity provide a taste of possible trades available to students after graduation. Industrial Arts teacher, Mr. Joseph Dispensa stated, We try to give kids introduc- tion to industrial occupations. Among the projects undertaken by the Construction class this year was the building of a garage for neighbor- ing teacher, Mr. Joseph Cvetan. Working two hours a day for fourteen weeks, sometimes in sub-zero temperatures, students were able to test their building abilities. Another major task taken on by the Construction class was the mass-production of 250 gumball machines, which they sold to raise money for additional equipment. If building garages doesn ' t appeal to you, then perhaps your place is indoors in the Woodworking class. Here, sophomores, juniors and seniors are given the opportunity to display their talents by building such items as grandfather clocks, ska- teboard ramps, desks or stereo speakers. Looking into the Auto shop, it is not unusual to find girls as well as boys, looking under the hood of a car. After studying the mechanics of tunning up cars, Auto students are then able to test what they have learned by working on other students ' or teachers ' cars. If you have not found your place in the Industrial Arts Department, perhaps your place is in Graphic Arts, where such activities as printing the Lancer, the Principle ' s Newsletter, and tickets and programs for many of the schools ' activities are printed. Regardless of where your inter- ests lie, there many available choices for you. Whether your interests lie in practical skills or in learning a future trade, there are many opportunities available in the industrial Arts Department. Working in the metals room, Sophomore Mark Broglin begins to carefully measure out his project on a piece of sheet metal with the help of his classmate, Barry DeRossette. During first semester Printing I class, Sophomore Steve Lettecci begins to carefully layout one of his many assignments, a small manuscript on the art of printing. Carefully working on their assignments for Woods II, one of the many Industrial Arts courses. Senior Jeff lannacco and lunior Tom Stich assemble a walnut cabinet. 98

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Foods, Fashions Children Home Economics is more than a course that you take because you like to eat, as anyone who has ever had one can tell you. It offers you the chance to experiment in a variety of fields, gain experience for a particular work background, or just get inter- ested in a new hobby. Whether your interests lie in cooking, sewing, decorating, stit- chery, or working with people. Home Ec. has a class for you. Offering three specialized culinary classes, and three clothing courses, the department can give you the background necessary for work in fashion design, nutrition, or gourmet cooking. If you have ever aspired to be an interior decorator or an architect, perhaps Housing and Interior Design would be a course to consider. Or maybe you enjoy dealing with people, if so, think about People Behavior and Relationships or Child Development. A new addition to their offerings this year is an Honors Child Development course, which offers outstanding students an opportunity to develope their talents. Even if you don ' t plan to use these courses for a vocation back ground, their personal use is limitless, giving practical experience for everyone, and providing invaluable consumer information. Oodles and oodles of goodies are what the Home Economic classes produced in class during the Christmas season. Here they display the Gingerbread houses they baked and decorated. Adding a little of this and a little of that, Dave Mackey and Marilyn Matusek carefully add the necessary ingredients needed to complete the recipe they are using in class. 100