Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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1. Jody Calhoun and Jerry Bidlack building the robot of their dreams. 2. Hope McDermott singing while soldering. Industrial Arts: 2001 The Industrial Arts department today’s society. Another. skill offers many courses so the average student can learn the basics. The courses are Basic Nuclear Fission, Small Hyperdrive Engines, and the study of construction of one-man spaceships. In Basic Nuclear Fission the students learn about the inner workings of a nuclear reactor. This includes wiring, the principal parts and the fuel. Two fuel sources which are often used are plutonium and U-238. Small Hyperdrive Engines is taken by students who are interest- ed in the design, construction, and uses of the hyperdrive engine in learned in this course is small hyperdrive engine maintenance. Another benefit is that students who have taken this class will be eligible for scholarships from major spacelines. The last catagory, Construc- tion of One-Man Spaceships, is just what the title indicates: the con- struction of small, one man space- ships. After the ships are finished, they are tested by NASA. The students will be graded according to the quality of the construction. If a student passes, he or she will be able to take their spaceship on a short tour of the solar system. Mr. Nicholas Kokkales Mr. Edward Swartz ACADEMICS

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Learning a Trade for the Future Mr. Gordon Miller Mr. Malcolm Meyer Sv ACADEMICS

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UPLECaY) LANGUAGE ARTS | Words Can Be Very Powerful Ms. Trudy Adams Ms. Nancy Goff Ms. Caroline Kerr Not Pictured: Ms. Sadie Garner ACADEMICS