West Valley High School - Aurora Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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N0 HER THE VOCATIONAL SKILLS STAFF AT WEST AND ACDC GRANTED THEIR PUPILS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES Pausing from his task. David Rhines helps brighten Concentraring on his job, Brett King exhibits his the workdaY Wm' O 5'- Y Smile- auto expertise. With careful precision, Stewart Campbell explores the intricacies of the automobile. ii U ' ,ack K X 'ski -...af f- With the added advantage of the Hutchison Career Center only a blocls avvay, not many schools can be considered as luclsy as West Valley High School. The career center, often called ACDC, is open to high school students and offers many useful courses for the industrious student With the help offered through the career center a student can get a job which not only pays well, but also counts as credit towards graduation. There are many other possibilities for the ACDC student such as printing, automobile and aviation mechanics, welding, drafting and coolsing When a student goes to the career center he or she gets to participate in an environment comparable to that of a professional, Not every high school student wants to continue their education at o coliege or university and the career center provides an excellent baclsground giving much needed instruction and experience, The West Valley student can graduate from school ready to enteta professional field Without the help given by the Hutchison Career Center this probably would not be possible. gc v Y w,....W . . is Exhibiting meticulous effort, Jimmy Gaiser practices the fine tuning of radio mechanics. X Rx NF

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ONNECTION In o trance-like state, Chris Cleveland focuses her attention toward her subject, Cameraman Kevin Karella is ready to put a fellow newsman on the air. PROVIDING A CHANCE T0 STUDY THE PAST, QUESTICNS WERE ANSWERED IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT c 3 Q wi , - ii i During a class discussion, a guest speaker tells about the finer points of self control. Any question that a student may have about the past, whether it be about Alaslsa the United States, Africa, or any other place in the world, could probably be answered within one ot the Social Studies courses available at West, Answers to government, economics, and religion are also within the reach of each and every student passing through the halls. Because of the requirement which says any graduating student must talte six semesters of Social Studies, many of these questions are answered and new questions are raised by curious students. Not only do the Social Studies students read about the past, they view many tilmstrips and movies on their various subjects. An added bonus to the opportunity to gain knowledgeable information is the chance of gaining college credit and doing college equivalent wotls in the AP. United States History class taught by department head Doris D. Ray, With questions answered and new ones asl-ted, the West Valley Social Studies student, whether college bound or not, will have a new and broader perception of what malses the world turn and lseeps people together.