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Show V Ben Lomond Beacon, April 3, 1 980, Page 4 Students break into the business world By Nancy Lynn Krzton .sf 4f 'tetf Hales Mindy students have been taking a real estate course and plan to take the state real estate test for a license teacher Editors Note: This is the third part of a series exploring vocational education at Weber High School. Today's story looks at in business training. Every year, hundreds of Weber High School students are exposed to business skills to make them more prepared to enter the working world. Besides taking courses like shorthand, accounting, computer programming, business law, and clerical office type, they also have the opportunity to learn about business away from the high school. Three of marketing practices her office skills during clerical office type class. She plans to major in business management at Stevens Henager College when she finishes high school. Photo by Nancy Lynn Krzton. SENIOR FIELDING BAAABI July. The course was taught by an outside instructor at the old Weber High School in Ogden. In marketing, we try to get the kids out in the community, Ms. Hale said. Other advanced marketing students ran cash registers at Wangsgards for a month, set up window displays at local businesses, learned the basics of meat cutting from a butcher, and got a taste of work at a travel agency. It varies every year, Ms. Hale said. I break up the class according to their interests. Many students in the business area are excused from school for one or two periods each afternoon to work in local businesses related to their job interests. Accounting teacher Barry Christiansen has one student working at Weber Valley Bank, Ty Rollins, who even fills in as a teller when needed. Pufonan Christiansen Mr. 10 to 20 percent of his bookkeeping estimated that only and accounting students stayed in that field when they graduated, but he noted that the courses often related to other careers the students follow. Acfwe Really, I think its mostly exploratory, but that doesnt Mr. bother me, Christiansen said. I think thats what school ought to be a chance to be exposed to things to help make decisions. Students find that their high school business training helps them get jobs even before they graduate. about who's SSa pantV hose m an ,rieg rrore9-- except me to ay wants you s because V and for work ' m YOu, m pet)ectlY. a'ive and take, hug Vour le9s teelmg with a happY teg your liven So nerwear. wear otter wear S:mu-leg- Senior Bambi Fielding, who plans to go into business has taken management, clerical office type, Sheer fashion shades ac- - junior Wayne Cox works on a computerized inventory of Media Center at Weber High School during his media period to sharpen his computer programming skills. Photo by Nancy Lynn Krzton. typewriters, calculators, and counting, and secretarial possible, Ms. Morrill said. We had build kids the to Ive classes put transcribing machines procedures simulated office as work try to keep up as best we can her skills. experience, and Ive had with whats used In the It already has helped employers ask them if community. me, she said. I work at theyve had that experience. Skaggs. This helped me get The business department We feel if they take this the job. We learned how to fill out applications and program two years, theyll will soon get an Apple II do a good job when they get microcomputer for use by resumes, and had a man out, Employers seem to the students, and Ms. Morrill from a bank come in and tell said she plans to bone up on I agree. us about job interviews, so computers with that in mind. to dress. how knew she said Ms. Morrill Weve moving fast, Answering the phone is receives calls CONE Vocational Weber every year I something learned already from area employers asking Coordinator Steven Bishop in secretarial procedures for students to interview said. In the last year, things class. have really started to Business teacher Lois with them. develop in the district, Morrill schools her students Last year, we really had because computers are a in her intensively more calls than students area. growing shorthand II and secretarial interested in jobs at that Some have students WEBER HIGH film strips two-ho- procedures class. During the final six weeks of the class, students spend two class hours a day performing work in a simulated mortgage and loan office, complete phones, with ringing vice-preside- receptionist, executive secretary, and clerks. We try to make it as much like a real situation as time, she said, explaining, A lot want to further their education before taking on a full time job. Weber High School is now trying to keep up with new job and equipment trends to better prepare students for business. We have fine, Ms. Morrill equipment, said, pointing to modern already been exposed to computer work in math, science and computer programming classes, but the new computer will increase the number of students familiar with their uses, making them more employable than ever. NEXT WEEK: A look at Weber Highs homeniaking program. WHS sweeps drama tourney in perfectly proportioned sizes with soft cotton crotch, reinforced panty & toe. 1 Tams By Mike and Kathy Tanner, . Diane Gaines and Dawn .Silker, Karen Howell,,' and Leann Moyes, Karen Thorpe and Cathy Smith. School Correspondent Weber High School topped five other high schools in last weeks drama invitational tournament at Clearfield REGULAR High, scoring a total of 92 points to win the sweep-stake- s $2.49 the In humorous terpretation in- category, trophy Skyview (winners of superior ratings High came in second with 62 were Brian Berger, Dow points Patten, Nan Orgill, and Sue Everything you want from a store Alter three grueling hours preliminary competition, the following students from Weber received High superior ratings for scenes from plays: Mark Brewer Strawn. of mmm Janna and Richard Skinner Bischoff took superiors in dramatic interpretation. Nannette Taylor, Williamsen, -- Corey Buddy Peterson Kandy . Gibby Pam Wade, Jeni Sarlo, Jeff Beronson, and Mike Shaw walked off with superior ratings for their pantomimes. In the final category, Burton momoacting, Mark Bird Mardie Burningham, Jan Ballif, Charlene Koeppel, Shay Holley and Dow Patten all received superiors. Weber High, not content with stopping preliminaries, at the had nine contestants taking first, second or third place final round. Steve Williamsen captured first place in the pantomime with Buddy category, Peterson and Randy Gibby coming in third. Mark Brewer and Kathy Tanner took first prize in the play scene category. In monoacting, Weber High swept the winners circle. Dow Patten won first prize, Charlene Koeppel second, and Shay Holley third. Student portraits displayed mm Students in fifth grade teacher Bill Chambers class at Plain City Community School have been immortalized by Mr. Chambers daughter, artist Ann YOUR STRETCH Eatzz cHafifiu Barker. DOLLARS!!! FOOD Mrs. Barker has drawn a caricature of each student in her fathers class showing . 1aLuzi iS the child in a profession he or she wants to follow. She drew the pictures at home from photographs of each child brought to her by Mr. Chambers. 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