Vocational Education Week Highlights Changing Field
Frederick County will showcase 24 vocational studies during Vocational Education Week February 7 to 13 with a career fair at Francis Scott Key Mall February 10 to 13. The event, themed Vocational Education Keeps America Working, features demonstrations from seven high schools and the Vo-Tech Center, and emphasizes broader technical training and modern workplace skills.
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Francis Scott Key
America
Business Leaders of America
Walkersville High School
Beth Dayhoff
Cathy Coe
Heather Young
Debbie Fox
Hagerstown
A.B. Dick Companry
Sam Yu
Frederick Vo-Tech Center
Kevin Lang
Woody Callahan
Jeff Rydall
Todd Willier
Francis Scott Key Mall
Nanci Brosa
Vocational Education Shaped by Community Partners and Plans
Administrators in vocational education coordinate with the Frederick business community and a Vocational Advisory Council to guide county programs. Research before new offerings ensures jobs for graduates, with about 10-15 percent pursuing college degrees. Programs are open to all, including disabled students, and emphasize competency based training with profiles for employers. The annual career fair during Vocational Education Week at the mall promotes public awareness and student learning.
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Vocaional Education
Frederick
Coun
Vo-Tech
Beil
Rock Creek School
Rock Creek Center
Bell
Westminster Market Report Delivers Mixed Prices February 2 1982
Cattle and hog markets show mixed cattle prices across weights with steers and heifers in the mid forties to mid fifties, hogs firm on weight, veal and calves steady, egg and produce markets steady to firm in Delmarva and Philadelphia areas. Weather affects cattle weight gains as traders eye packer demand and potential trade embargo talks amid light country selling.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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U.S
Soviet Union
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Chicago Board of Trade
Shirin Hakimi
Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc
Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
London
Linganore High FHA/HERO Week Celebrated
Linganore High School honors National FHA/HERO Week during National Vocational Education Week February 7 to 13. Chapter president Denise Thomason says activities include church attendance, bowling, Red and White Day, a FHA faculty tea, Career Day, and a skating party with dates set in February. The article notes FHA as a major vocational group with 12,500 chapters and 395,000 members, focused on leadership and homemaking skills. In Los Angeles, about 100 paintings and works on paper by Arshile Gorky are on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through February 28.
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Linganore High School
Denise Thomason
FHA
Future Homemakers of America
Los Angeles
Arshile Gorky
Losee County Museum of Art
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