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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
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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.
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