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«V- ’ 7 Thun.. Juna 7. 1973 (Sac 1) S A N D Y (Ore.) POST - 13 They'll By Nancy Barker staff W riter So the high schools aren't teaching practical subject!1 Recent newspaper a rtic le s have criticized local schools for a lack of vocational programs High schools are out of touch with students' needs, so charge their critics. They are not providing pupils with skills which can be translated into jobs Not so at Sandy High School ; shop and business vocational courses are part of the stan dard curriculum here Others, such as the cad et-teach er program, provide direct ex perience in a chosen field Add to these a policy of in- c o r p o r a t in g v o c a t io n a l orientation into many of the basic core classes, and the resu lt, ty p ic a lly , is a graduating senior with at least a rudimentary knowledge, and perhaps some experience re la te d to his fu tu re oc cupation ‘We bring a certain amount of vocational tra in in g into many of the basic classes,” ststed F re d P rro e tt, v ice p rin c ip a l and c u rric u lu m director "Some ul these also teach job opportunities in different fields, such as science and music.” Plans for next year include courses in automotive shop marketing, commercial food never processing, and forestry and wildlife management This y e a r, Sandy H igh's business d e p a rtm e n t trie d something n e w : a Work Studies program Thia innovation allows students to receive class credit for part tim e jobs in which they use their office skills The pilot project, which started in January, included eight g irls in the O ffice Procedures class taught by Christy Ekroth. They worked in area businesses during the last two quarters of the school year. “ I feel that I've learned more there than I learned in any c la s s ," e x c la im e d C harlene Hunter about her job with the Sandy Police office at city hall. She is a member of Mias Ekroth's Office Skills class, who participated in the new program This opinion was shared unanimously by others in the class Although they felt their business classes had perfected their office skills they lacked confidence in using them Their work experience helped to tell what they had learned "Oh man, does it help!” Sandy P ie trz a k , another member of the class, spent the semester as secretary to the Sandy A rea C ham ber of Commerce. 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She already had a part-time job at the Sandy Rexaii foun tain, and elected to keep it. instead of doing office work One problem common to recent high school graduates looking for a job is lack of experience Many times, it is a viscious circle which the em ployer won’t hire an applicant without experience, and the applicant can't get experience w ithout a job The W ork- Studies program seems a ready solution " It always worried me, how to get a job without ex p e r ie n c e ," c o m m e n te d Charlene on one of the prim ary benefits of the program Employers of these girls benefit too They a re not required to pay the girls a salary, since class credit is given, although some do. Plus, they have a willing worker to take over extra clerical tasks from regular employees " I think it's been great, enthused B a rb a ra B eehler, another business teacher “ I've gotten a lot of fa v o ra b le com m ents fro m people in town.” The idea for the Work-Studies program “ just came up” , when Mias Beehler and Mrs Ekroth wrote their curriculum last summer They felt it would give qualified business students a chance to gain experience under supervision, plus a recommendation, both of which would help in fu tu re job- hunting “ The students w ill be p re p a re d .'* explained Miss E k ro th “ This gives them re s p o n s ib ility —they have to make decisions on their own ” In order to insure that the students who p a rtic ip a te d would be able office workers, the program was limited to seniors in the O ffic e P rocedures class. The prerequisites for this class w ere typing, o ffice m a c h in e s ,a n d B u s in e s s English Subjects covered in the Office Procedtres class this year included transcription, filing, d u p licatin g, m ath , o ffice machines, and more typing Next year, the Work Studies program w ill be changed som ewhat So th at m ore students may participate, there will be two classes Those who have not taken shorthand, but who have m et the requirements, may sign up for Model Office. Steno-Secretarial will be available for those with shorthand At least 25 students have expressed in terest in these classes "We expect to have more people and businesses Involved next y ear," said Miaa Beehler. who found Sandy businesses very cooperative "It's done a lot to improve the business education program ’ A ccording to g rad u atin g senior Charlene, it has im proved the students too " I was pretty scared at first, but I feel that it helped me. I gained a lot of confidence in myself.” Noting that the girls were very motivated to improve their skills, Mrs Ekroth felt that they had worked hard. But the Work Studies program was not all work. "W e’ve had a lot of fun all y e a r'" M A N Y G IR L S in the class, like Barbie Johnston, use shorthand or briefhand. though it was not required. M RS. C H R IS T Y Ekroth, Office Procedures teacher, helps Anita W adkins check over some typing she has done in the class. ( Post photo i I Post photo) IN S O M E cases, Work Studies jobs turned into sum m er em ploym ent. Pam M arsh, shown here with her boss, Lewis Johnson, w ill continue working at Foothills Escrow this sum m er. ( Post photo I I - «ut • . f A M > D IA N N A M IL E S found her Work Studies job different than most. She worked at the Sandy Police Station, under the supervision of Kay Gillickson. records clerk at the station, who is studying police adm inistration for a degree in Criminology at Portland State l'n iv e rs ily . ( Post photo ) s C hurchill p re sid e n t E a r l C hurchill has been elected president of the Troutdale Lions Club Other officers chosen last week were: Forrest DeHaan. first vice- president; G ary B urnett, second vice-president; Don Thompson, th ird vice- president; M el Phipps. s e c re ta ry ; h ia B ritto n , treasurer, Jack Evans, lion tam er and Jim Wright, tail twister. Nam ed to the board of directors were Sam Cox; Jack Gregory Frank Kaiser, Leroy Scott and M arvin Hansen Officers will be installed Monday, June 11. N ew Knits A G O O D typist never looks at the typ ew rite r. Jeanine Johnson, working in the Office Procedures class, would be an exam ple. t Post photo > SANDY P IE T R Z A K left, and Charlene Hunter, middle, practice running office machines, with the help of Barbara Beehler, business teacher. 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