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Sixty-one percent of the graduates from McHenry high school never see the inside of a classroom after receiving their high school diploma. With that being the case, it has become necessary to gear a great portion of education toward offering the students courses which will enable them to find jobs after graduating from high school. SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLA1NDEALER - PAGE 4 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2«, 1177 structors are involved in teaching voc. ed. courses, with six new teachers bong added this fall. They are: -Michael Aimers, a mechanics instructor, be in his first year of teaching after graduating from Nor­ thern Illinois university. -Jean Dunphy, a home economics teacher, who will also be teaching her first year. Ms. Dunphy is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. At McHenry high school, under the leadership of Dale Halgren, director of the vocational education program, McHenry high school is at­ tempting to meet the needs of the students, giving them the ne&sessary qualifications with which to find employment. It hasn't been easy. Not having been blessed with an overabundance of equip ment and space, Halgren is attempting to make the most of what he and the faculty members have to work with, and attempt to make the most effective use of facilities for which the demand gets greater every year. Presently, one of every two academic credits is issued for a vocational education course. Approximately forty in- SPECIAL SAVINGS I BACK-TO SCHOOL! MASTER LOCKITUPl LUNCH KITS A. Snoopy Ptastk Kit , , ,n» , m WVWV VOX. vwi irw 143-7474 A AA«AM mi BMJLJI KH wMi tax. bottla 143-7459 i C. Daisy' Plastic KH with BEST Buy I n -i... si**--- Am, eo(or». WE ALSO CARRY: CRAYONS FOLDERS PENS PENCILS RULERS AND MORE! ^49 mm C O A S T T O C O A S T S T O R E S I Dale Halgren .. -Stephen Polodna, a first year building trades teacher, who recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Plattville. Polodna is the son of a general contractor, and has had a great amount of ex­ perience in the building profession. *. -Duane Gamble, who will teach metals and woods and East campus. Gamble has been in the district for three years, and was director of the now ict Area Vocational center, the money for wfc$ch was not forthcoming when voters turned down a referendum last fall. -Jeanne Hertz, who will serve as a part-time home economics instructor at East campus, while serving as the school nurse the remainder of the time. -A graphic arts instuctor who, at this time, has not been officially named. As to what will be happening in the voc. ed. classrooms this coming year, .Halgren noted severed things. "This year, we will be having an on-site state evaluation of our voc. ed. programs. We receive about $100,000 a year from the state based on our vocational programs, and during February, we will be visited by a team of people, who will evaluate our programs, offering suggestions for im­ provements." Halgren broke the vocational educational program into five areas, and discussed what will he happening this year in each one. The five areas ire agriculture, business, in­ dustrial-arts, health oc­ cupations, and 'home economics. Industrial Arts "This year, we're going to be looking at revising our power mechanics course at East (Continued on page 6) m m m t o t a l h a r d w a r e 4400 W. RTE. 120 McHENRY 385-6655 (Continued from page 3) these special problems. The counselors are available to students, parents, and teachers for special conferences about students and programs. t The psychologist is an in­ tegral part of the counseling program, and he or she helps in diagnosing psychological problems. Also, he serves as a support and resource for the counselors and the faculty. The district has also in­ stituted a teacher-advisor plan for incoming freshmen. In this plan, one adult is the support person for fifteen students. Hopefully, this will give the freshmen a much more secure feeling as he or she starts a new phase of his education. McHensf high school offers a very comprehensive athletic program for both boys and girls. There is a total of ten sports offered for boys and eight offered for girls. The school is a member of the North Suburban conference. The administration em* phasizes that any student participating in an in- terscholastic athletic event is representing his or her school, and therefore must maintain,- at all times, the highest moral and ethical standards. Training rules are established to help athletes in this model role, and, as such, can serve to encourage all high school students to act in . acceptable manners. The student wi shing to participate " in athletics must be passing in their academic courses each week to remain eligible. Boys may participate in cross country, football, golf, water polo, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, tennis, and track. Girls sports include bad­ minton, basketball, field hockey, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. Besides interscholastic jsports, intramurals are provided for the enjoyment of students who may be interested in activities which do not force them to commit themselves to nightly practices and in­ terscholastic competition. Almost any activity can be offered if enough students are interested. An activity bus, which takes the students home later than usual bus routes, has been instituted so that some intramural activities may be conducted immediately after school. However, evenings and weekends are also used. The school district's philosophy is stated in a brochure given to each student. "We believe that each human being possesses * unique physical, social, in telle and emotional characteristic We are committed to pro vie as a right for all, worthwhi and successful educations experiences. We recognize tha the differences in learning styles, self-direction, creativity, interests, and abilities will require optional programs to meet individual needs. The educational program should serve as a stimulus for the cultural, educational, and recreational development of the community. The anticipated outcome of the educational process is the development of inquiring, self- directing, and contributing -individuals who respect themselves and others. We intend that these individuals will become aware of and be able to assume their respon­ sibilities to society." According to the school administration, the ultimate purpose of education is to help each student become an ef­ fective citizen in a democracy. To develop and accept the responsibilities and obligations of good citizenship will help the student to participate suc­ cessfully in the world of tomorrow. The administration hopes that all students will participate in the varied ac­ tivities which the school offers, and will also find those things within the school which will prepare each individual to live a better life when it comes time to take a rightful place in society. Success at McHenry high school is directly proportional to the effort put in.