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Thun.. Juna 7. 1973 (Sac 1) S A N D Y (Ore.) POST - 13
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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. She attended the
chamber meeting each week,
and kept records, under the
supervision of Mrs Dorothy
Depro. the regular secretary of
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stand In the unemployment line
the group
Others in the class included
Jeanine Johnson, who worked
st Foothills Escrow, as did
Pam Marsh Barbie Johnston
and Dianna Miles also worked
st the police station Karen
Moon was employed at Dr.
L e a v itt's o ffice, and A nita
Wadkins did clerical work at
Hoodview Pharmacy Another
member of the class, Becky
Bell, worked at a pharmacy,
but did not get elate credit for
it. 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
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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
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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 )
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h ia
B ritto n ,
treasurer, Jack Evans, lion
tam er and Jim Wright, tail
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directors were Sam Cox; Jack
Gregory Frank Kaiser, Leroy
Scott and M arvin Hansen
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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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