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About The Grantonian (Portland, Ore.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1970)
2 THE GRANTONIAN March 13, 1970 Future teachers see Stayton “The trip was really interest ing, but on the whole, I feel that Grant offers much more and has a wider variety of courses.” This comment was offered by senior Gena Wilcox after returning from the visitation trip to Stay ton which 16 Future Teachers of America members took. They went down by bus on March 4 at 7:00 a.m. and arrived there shortly after 8:00 a.m. This was a return visit, as Stayton came here last spring. WAYNE ROBINSON, Voca tional Counselor and one of the FTA advisors, went along on the trip, as did Mrs. Howard Parcel, mother of Nancy Parcel. FTA President Martha Ojard explained a little about the school, and how it differs from Grant. “There are only about 475 students in the school, and approximately 2900 in the whole town of Stayton. The disadvan tage of this is the smallness it self . . . everybody knows every body else and everybody’s busi ness,” she stated. MARTHA ALSO offered that the students don’t like long hair on boys, and that one girl there told her that not too long ago a student came with long hair; several of the boys in the school took him outside after class and cut it. Also, they are just start ing to think about the Dress Code down there, “but we saw no girls wearing pants,” said Martha. One thing that impressed all the Grant FTA members was the Stayton library. There are nine projectors set up and the kids can go in and see films anytime they want to. There are racks and racks of film-strips set up in the library, on almost any subject. Earphones are also avail able to listen to the radio. Music is played during the lunch pe riods. AN INTERSCHOOL P.A. sys tem is used at Stayton High School instead of room phones such as at Grant. There is no bell system because a fire burned out a transformer some time ago and the students got used to not having bells, so it was kept that way. School starts at 8:45 and lasts until 3:15. A Spirit Week was being held when the FTA went down to Stayton. Stayton was in the process of playing for the class A-2 basketball championships to go to State. The school has a certain hall for freshmen, sopho mores, juniors and seniors, and each one was decorated lavishly with banners. “It was really a lot of fun . . . each one of us paired off with a Stayton FTA member and went around to all of their classes. It was different just seeing how a smaller school operates, for a change,” Martha reminisced. The trip was financed through many sales FTA members held. Tonight after school they are having a pickle sale. Forecasting to begin after vacation; Elective Visitation Day scheduled Forecasting dates for sopho mores and juniors have been an nounced to get procedures un derway immediately following spring vacation. During March 24-26 forecast ing materials will be distributed by counselors in the sophomore Trophies awarded Gendrills, gymnasts; dance band debuts The presentation of the Gen drills’ trophies and gymnastics’ team trophies and the introduc tion of a new dance band were the main attractions during the assembly yesterday. The Gendrills were presented be begging for a job.” with the sweepstakes grand Sally informed that com champion trophy, the drill and puter-programmers are the dance team for large groups tro link between business man phy, and the best costumes for agement and the accounting a drill and dance team trophy. staff. The programmer is The Gendrills won every trophy the one responsible for tak that could have been won dur ing all the information, put ing the competition of drill and ting it into the computer, dance teams at Corvallis. (in acceptable computer Mr. Chet Jones, a judge at form) and is also respon Corvallis during the drill and sible for getting the correct dance teams competitions, spoke to the student body about the results. “I heard that the computer we outstanding performances of the have replaces 40 clerks every Gendrills. Also a new dance band was hour. Every night we bill be tween 10,000 and 15,000 people. introduced. The band consists of Using manpower only, this eighteen students who rehearse would take many people, but two days a week at 7:30 a.m. one computer can do it in a The band is directed by Mr. reasonably short time,” Sally Hacking, band instructor. The music is mostly jazz. continued. The trophy that the gymnas “The business pays darn good money. A U.S. News report said tics team received during com that businesses are hiring col petition was also presented to lege grads as programmers and the student body. starting them at $8400 a year,” Sally concluded. IMMEDIATE OPENINGS yj alumna^ visits Sally Tunstall programmer Computer programming is fast becoming one of the best oppor tunities in the country. Sally Tunstall, alumna of ’63, visited Grant Monday, and informed us that she had been employed by Pacific Northwest Bell as a com puter programmer for four years. “If you have a math back ground or logic background, then perhaps computer program ming is for you,” Sally said. “Programming takes a lot of logic.” Sally got interested in computer programming in a rather unusual way. When she was a senior here, her math teacher, Mr. Cecil Jenkins, returned from Busi ness-Education Day, and told all his classes about Banking Computer Pro grammers. “I knew that day that that was What I wanted to do. It took a few years to get the education —but I know I’m never going to MEN STUDENTS £L ojju L 9 and junior English classes. Coun selors will simultaneously ex plain programs and courses. To aid in elective selection, an Electives Visitation Day is slated the 27th. Students may visit the various departments in the af- teernoon on this day to obtain a deeper understanding of the sub jects offered. March 30 and 31, classroom teachers will assist students in their course selections. With the new programs available, it is important that students plan to receive at least the basics of each subject area. During these two days the forecasting sheets should near completion through student and teacher efforts as April 1 all sheets must be turned in to Eng lish teachers. Forecasting for freshmen and eighth graders is still postponed due to re-districting which may possibly affect these students’ attendance. NEW YORK ROCK & ROLL ENSEMBLE kexixiy roff ers & thefirst eclition FRIENDS of DISTINCTION DR. 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