2 mr rs mR TY TS RA on mmr rm mer KMHS Honor Rolls Kings Mountain High School honor rolls for the second nine weeks and first semester. (Second Nine Weeks) A HONOR ROLL 9TH GRADE - Jayda Biddix, Siamphone Phanthalack, Gary "Dee" Stewart, Anita Whitaker. 10TH GRADE - Ginger Baity, Shelia Bryson, Binh Davis, Melanie Dixon, Melissa Griffin, Jill Jimison, Tosheen Peters, Rebecca Senter. 11TH GRADE - Susan Eubanks, Angela Hawkins, Aimee Powell, Jason Rayfield. 12TH GRADE - Theresa Anderson, Tasha Barnett, Lena Brown, Carol Gilliam, Adella Robertson, Nicole Wall, Pamela White, Robbie Wilson. A AVERAGE 9TH GRADE - Michael Bell, Micki Black, Ginger Blalock, Amanda Blanton, Melissa Carpenter, Shannon Caveny, Carlee Chambliss, Rebecca Champion, This Is Vocational By CINDY HOVIS KMHS Teacher Today's workplace is a fast- paced arena of constant technologi- cal change. To compete successful- ly, workers must enter the job market with up-to-date skills. During February 10-15, KMHS will celebrate Vocational Week. This year's theme is "Vocational Education: Classrooms of the Future." A look into these vocation classrooms provide examples of this theme. Drafting students at KMHS are capable of entering their chosen field armed with more than a me- chanical pen and ruler. These stu- dents, under the direction of Bill Wellburn, are developing skills in the art of computerized drafting through the use of a Versacad sys- tem. This system is a powerful computer tool for creating, draft- ing, storing and revising drawing of all types. Students are able to make drawing choices on a com- puter screen, then through the use of a "mouse" or input device, they arg able to place their choices onto the screen to produce a drawing. The Versacad system enables stu- dents to produce professional-qual- ity drawings in minutes compared to the tedious manual techniques which would take hours or even days. One of Versacad's most enthusi- astic supporters is Robb Cansler, who reports, "This year since I've learned a lot more about using Versacad, I feel as though I've fall- en in love with it." Robb feels he is more likely to be be creative and experiment with more complicated designs because of the Versacad's technology. Students in welding classes, guided by instructor Tim Heavner, are also training for the future with skills developed using Thermal Arc Pak 5XR, a plasma arc cutting system. Old-fashioned oxygen acetylene cutting devices are slow and are unable to cut aluminum, magnesium, or stainless steel. With the use of this plasma cutter, KMHS students are able to make clean cuts on most metal up to five inches thick, able to make cuts up Courtney Goforth, Robert Heath, Tiffany Houze, Allison Kiser, Michelle Martin, Melissa McAbee, Emily Melvin, Janey Ollis, Chan Phanthalack, Stacey Reynolds, Denise Small, Molly Subler, Charlie Hope. 10TH GRADE - Chris Blanton, Doug Bridges, Stephen Fisher, Kathryn Goforth, Angela Hardin, William Harrison, Edie Hicks, Chad Huntsinger, Stephanie Jones, Jenny Krogulski, SaherSaba Peters, Lindsay Suber, Karen Wade, Todd Ware. 11TH GRADE - Aaron Allen, Dawn Hardin, Kimberly Hoyle, Leigh Kendrick, Maranda Ledbetter, Douangchit Mounghane, Danielle Nolen, Jennifer Payne, Derand Petters, Sengdevane Silapheth, Nicolas Werner. 12TH GRADE - Amelia Bell, Colisa Bess, Roxanne Bess, Sabrina Bess, Ami Butler, Elizabeth Cromer, Julie Denlinger, Christina Dixon, Amy Ford, Robin Garner, Susan Grant, Phillip Heavner, Michael Hollifield, to five times faster than oxyacety- lene cutting, and are able to do this with very little distortion of the cut surfaces due to the lower operating temperatures. In the future, plasma arc cutting is predicted to be wide- ly used in the transportation, nucle- ar power and chemical industries. Even more exciting, plasma arc cutting is being implemented in au- tomated or robotic fabrication op- erations, manufacturing techniques of the future. Computer technology skill is be- Sharon Horton, Michael Jordon, Katina Lewis, Jennifer Perkins, Richard Stout, Karen Thompson, Angela Whitaker, Derick Williams. FIRST SEMESTER A HONOR ROLL 9TH GRADE - Michael Bell, Jayda Biddix, Siamphone Phanthalack, Gary "Dee" Stewart, Anita Whitaker. 10TH GRADE - Ginger Baity, Binh Davis, Melanie Dixon, Melissa Griffin, Jill Jimison, Tosheen Peters, Rebecca Senter. 11TH - GRADE - Susan Eubanks, Aimee Powell, Jason Rayfield, Sengdevane Silapheth. 12TH GRADE - Theresa Anderson, Tasha Barnett, Nicole Wall, Pamela White, Robbie Wilson. A AVERAGE 9TH GRADE - Mickie Black, Ginger Blalock, Amanda Blanton, Jennifer Brendle, Melissa Carpenter, Shannon Caveny, Carlee Chambliss, Windi Goode, Robert Heath, Michelle Martin, Emily Melvin, Janey Ollis,’ 'S.T. Phanthalack, Stephanie Phillips, Denise Small, Molly Subler. 10TH GRADE - Chris Blanton, Doug Bridges, Shelia Bryson, Stephen Fisher, Sabra Gaffney, Kathryn Goforth, Thomas Goforth, Angela Hardin, William Harrison, Edie Hicks, Stephanie Jones, SaherSaba Peters, Tyrus Ross, Todd Ware. 11TH GRADE - Alexander Ely, Dawn Hardin, Angela Hawkins, Kimberly Hoyle, Leigh Kendrick, Maranda Ledbetter, Douangchit Mounghane, Danielle Nolen. 12TH GRADE - Amelia Bell, Roxanne Bess, Sabrina Bess, Laura Blanton, Lena Brown, Ami Butler, Elizabeth Cromer, Julie Denlinger, Amy Ford, Jennifer Freeman, Robin Garner, Carol Gilliam, Susan Grant, Phillip Heavner, Susan Hendricks, Michael Hollifield, Sharon Horton, Michael Jordan, Jennifer Perkins, Adella Robertson, Joseph Starnes, Richard Stout, Karen Thompson, Angela Whitaker, Derick Williams. Education Week coming synonymous with success- ful entry into the business career areas. At KMHS, first year key- board students learn to prepare let- ters and reports on computers. Computer Application classes, taught by Kathy Goforth, expand students’ experiences to working with word processing programs, spreadsheets and data base sys- tems. Jaquitha Reid's Accounting classes develop spread sheets and financial reports similar to those found in modern accounting de- CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE-Reese Cochran, left, Travis Withers and Mark Stacey demonstrate the new Plasma cutting sys- tem in Welding III at Kings Mountain High School. Welding in- structor Tim Heavner, not pictured, says the new equipment cuts metal up to five inches thick and five times faster than oxyacetylene cutting and in the future will be used in transportation, nuclear power and chemical industries. partments of businesses. Sheila Sisk's Administrative Support classes are held in a classroom de- signed to look and operate like an office. Students receive high school credit by using these skills to work in local businesses in co- operative training programs. Susan Pursley's cosmetology classes often have guest speakers from the beauty industry demon- strate new techniques and products. The most recent was Glenda Heavner from Zotos International, who discussed the industry's trend to "environment friendly" prod- ucts. The product line, Bain de Terre, doesn't introduce harmful chemicals into air and water with its use. The mission of all vocational ed- ucators is to prepare their students for successful entry into the job market. Continued training of state-of-the-art technology demon- strated in "Classrooms of the Future" will enable the young men and women of Kings Mountain to begin their working careers with enthusiasm and confidence. 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