Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Shu Janyce Abarr Ruth DeVries Alice Else . 'L f-1 Sally Fisher A .loan Hall c ., Q-Fai, Kathryn Kirkhoff 'rl 1 fc-.ze .fy V M QQ xi' Richard McMahon Dan Murray Gene Rogers . 5. if . ,, 5 3' .aff E 3 A 2 ,Mu-Q, 1? Q Career skills begin in business classes Careers begin in the business department. Early exploration ofthe business world's expectations are discovered by association with the local employ- ment opportunities. Accounting, clerical practice, data processing, notehand, shorthand, salesman- ship, and typing are a few of the classes in the business curriculum. Senior Pam Schurman said, I wanted to take data processing to see what it was really like before going on to study it in further schooling. l. Sharon Long broadens her typing skills. 2. John Coppi, Neal Fraser, and Clint Snider solve a business problem. 3. Coleen McNally concentrates at the adding machine in account- ing. 4. Kim Ferrari, OE student, types information for Hawkeye Security. 5. Janie Greene takes time out to smile at her officejob. I9

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Office job skills develop in OEA A student may become a part ofthe real business world while still in high school. Office Education Association QOEAJ is a program that provides devel- opment ofskills in an officejob and help in future career decisions. OE places a student at an office job five afternoons a week. OE students meet daily in class to learn the aspects of OE and then are released after third period to go to theirjobs. David Fazio, senior, said, I am in OE because it's a Way of learning occupations by really doing them. Activities outside the job include fund raising and conferences. Raffle tickets for a dinner at Ducks and Com- pany, gifts from Tom Wat Kits, and cheese and sausages were a few items sold as fund raisers. l Office Education Associationzffirst rowj Chris Inngeun Baccam Julie Agey ffhlfd rowj Tina Wiegand, Janie Greene, Lori Ghee, Bounheuang Riley Mary Cansdale Bob Gabriel Miss Abarr Baccam fsecond rowj Shan Campos, Marla Willi David Fazlo Sue Klngkade Mike Davis ams, Susan Schaffer, Maria Gomez, Kim Ferrari 4 5 I8

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DECA developes work school skills DECA is a program where students go to school half days and work half days, earning a paycheck as well as credits towards graduation. Officers elected for each classs period repres- ented Lincoln at the Delegate Assembly held at Iowa State University October 13-14. DECA clubs gathered to elect state officers and seven area vice- presidents. The officers' trip to the Delegate Assembly was partially financed by fund raisers: spirit towels, buttons, carnations, and key chains. Two years of DECA class is offered. The first year concentrates on how to be a good employee, while the second year expands on management aspects. J . . ,t il l 20 First hour DECA: flirst rowl Marty Geyer, Patty Heck, Laura Saltzman, Peggy Bixler, Julie Aldini, lsecond rowy Christi Singleton, Joy Yacavona, Jolene Caswell, Holly Hetherington, Tina Gedler, qthird rowj Tracy Eckerd, Kenny Greubel, Mike Cromer, Tammy Brewer, Chris , .ffl Third hour DECA: ffirst rowj Richard Harwood, Cathy Cardamone, Bob Colo- simo, June Reeves, tsecond rowj Barb Watson, Ann Street, Laura Larsen, Paula Peers, fthird rowj Ron Choate, Lucy Whit- Bagby, ffourth rowl Jeannie Johnson, Laura Williams, Doug Roerig, Shelly Miles, Marty Solem, Tracy lganore, Kevin Evans, ffifth rowj Kraig Pennington, Gene Price, Mike Shay, Vince VanAlt, Mike Truitt, Charlie Manning, Mr. Dan Mur- ray, sponsor. ten, Janet Ostrem, Kris Rush, Sandy Eve- land, Diane Ahlberg, ffourth rowy Vaughn Saltzman, Dennis Navin, Anthony Scagli- one, Mr. Dan Murray.