Ballard High School - Shingle Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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-i-w-, - Languages Facilitate Understanding In our Foreign Language classes a student learned not only the language in question, but participated actively, within the community, in foreign cultural projects sponsored by the department. Student-swapping with other countries, Balalaika Concerts, Pi'r'iata Parties and film tours of the Louvre in Paris represented some of the foreign enrichments of our Continuous Progress Program, where each student had a chance of earning an A Qif he wanted onel as he progressed at his own individual rate. High- rating foreign exchange student, Goa Gestdottir, from Iceland, added an Icelandic touch to the fast-growing Norse Program last year, by tutoring a small Icelandic seminar, Swahili seemed to be next with a group of Garfield transfer students at its core. Mrs. Helen Harris enj oys her Spanish class, if-XTX ,, ,Sf 41. .,,, , fgffyw f flikx 'N . QF ' X 4-il Ww 'i

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Business Ed. - A Key To Success cr? .. 'K c Jerry Andrews Donald Burnett William Calder Yell Leader Head Golf Dept, Head Advisor Coach One of the major changes in Business Education this year occurred in the Typing courses. Classes were conducted under the new method of Team Teaching. According to this system, there were two teachers in a class, along with a professional to give individual aid. This system also enabled a student to advance at his own speed, completing more or less than the standard requirements in a semester. After previously experimenting with a new system of Shorthand, the department returned to the Gregg method. Although harder to learn, the Gregg method was more desirable in surrounding business colleges. Retailing, Shorthand, Accounting and Office Practice, as well as Typing and other courses were offered at Ballard this year. All were designed to help prepare students for the business world. After successfully completing a series of these courses, many students were awarded Statements of Proficiency, to be used as references in obtainingjobs. Charles Fletcher Barbara Kosty Laura Preggey Virginia Reddie L'Don,t look at your keys Proficiency in math makes accounting easier.

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f it t Cathy Deschenes joan McClellan .X-4.SP WiU0U2i MOFNSOH Alice SCOII Gourmet cooking: part of the modern Foods course. Department Head EnrichmentThrough Home Economi During this past year Home Economics covered a vast field. Some of the subjects included were food and nutrition, textile and clothing, money management, and family relations. A popular course continued this year was Family Finance. In this class students learned how to purchase home furnishings. They also studied the value of comparison shopping and consumers' protection. Available again was power sewing. This course offered girls the chance to learn industrial sewing. Not only does Home Economics prepare one for todayas world, but it also readies one for tomorrow's. A few of the classes offered this year were: Child Development, Foods, Clothing, and Home Management, Girls study modern techniques of sewing. Barb Winter tries her hand at cooking