West Stanly High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Oakboro, NC)

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I if in I 4 W li A ' f E my 'W V lT'S 'tSEW EASY. Learning to sew is not always a simple job but once the skill is learned it becomes quite easy. In Mrs. Carriker's Home Economics class Lisa Blalock picks some stitching out so she can try again. TIME TO EAT. In the Home Economics class students were separated into groups. They then prepared and served food in a banquet style. Shan Rushing looks on with a smile of satisfaction at the finished table. WOODWORKING WONDERS. Many different study areas are covered in Agriculture class. One of them is woodcutting. Mr. Dru Morgan demonstrates in class to Michael Haigler and Nevin Huneycutt. Home EC., Agfl17

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Life Preserving Skills Just as a boater has to know certain life preserving skills, people also have to know certain basic skills for life. These skills are taught through the Home Economics and Agriculture programs. Many differ- ent classes are taught in these programs such as: Home Ec. I and II, Family Living, Advanced Foods and Childcare, also taught is Agriculture I and II. These classes teach students the basic skills for living. Therefore, students are preparing for a future after school has been completed. Although todayis world is a place of many challenges, an education in life preserving skills will help students to except these challenges. FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE. In the Agriculture Department the students deal with first-hand experience quite often. Nevin Huneycutt and David Efird work with parts on a Ford tractor in class. 116fHome Ec., Ag. PATIENTLY WAITING. With forks in hand, Shan Rushing, Darla Drye and Bonnie Love wait patiently for the food to finish cooking, so they can take a sample. K.. M. W..

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The Future As the career field expands, so does the opportunity for many people to specialize in one certain area of the career they choose. The vast array of jobs is growing as more and more high school students begin deciding how they want to spend the rest of their lives. These students begin their training early so that when they graduate, they will have some background and be able to go on to college and become a specialist. At West Stanly, classes are taught to train students for the jobs of the future. Such classes include Auto Mechanics, Brick- laying and Carpentry, Cabinet- making, Distributive Education and Fashion Merchandising, Draft- ing and Electronics. The Auto Mechanics course, taught by Mr. Jerry Crayton, is an on-the-job-training course. It teaches the students to Hdiagnosei' the problems with the vehicle and know how to correct it without any problems. Many of the students, after completing an optional 3-year program, can be qualified to go to work as a mechanic right after they graduate from high school. Bricklaying and Carpentry is a combined course because of the relationship of the two courses. Part of the year is spent learning how to build a house and doing the touch-up jobs on the house. The other part of the year is spent CHECK IT AGAIN. Seniors Darin Hatley and Todd Hinson concentrate on what they are designing to make sure their measurements are exact. One of the main objectives of Drafting is to be exact and be precise. I l8fVocational Begins Now learning how to lay the brick and make it look good. Under the leadership of Mr. Harold Burris, the Bricklaying and Carpentry classes have a yearly project to build a house. Mr. James Mills teaches the Cabinetmaking classes. The students learn how to build their own furniture and accessories so that they can make their home more comfortable and still know that they could live in something that they had built and furnished. Continued GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS. DECA members Mike Kluttz, Sheila Yow, Randy Drye, Sandra Burleson, Mike Furr, Denise Wiseman, and Tommy Lewis concentrate as they count the proceeds from the Prom Charm sale held November 28 thru December 6.