George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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pCM . . . “Is there room for my coat?” Jean Makis voices a familiar complaint and wishes her locker was about two feet larger as her locker partner, Penny Flesher packs in her books. “The 8:25 rush.” Every morning students hurry to the main office and buy pencils, paper, notebooks, folders, and a variety of other essential school supplies. Between classes a stampede occurs in the halls. Students lockers, and greet their friends, all in short five minute hurry from room to room, crowd the stairways, rush to their intervals. 16

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Jerry Gajos, Ron Vale, Judy Lovrinich, Nancy Silvasi, Susan Pierce, and Sherry Gurevitz increase their speed. Commercialists Acquire Experience by Alta Mitchell In Mr. Steve Stavros’ business machine class, Dolly Ciez, Diane Dufallo, Mike Sulich, and Penny Flesher improve their skills with various types of modern office equipment. In preparation for careers in business, 346 Clark- ites undertook the commercial course. Dexterity is mastered as the student’s fingers travel the key¬ board in beginning and advanced typing classes. Here, 160 students become acquainted with typing techniques, then work to acquire speed and profici¬ ency. Beginning shorthand courses teach word ab¬ breviations while advanced shorthand and tran¬ scription provides practical application of tech¬ niques. Other classes comprising the full commercial course are business training, consumer education, including facts of advertising and buying tech¬ niques, and business law, dealing with business con¬ tracts and policies. Bookkeeping gives students prac¬ tice in keeping accurate records. In addition to practical exercises, students receive a glimpse of how businesses operate through spec¬ ially prepared movies. Valuable equipment, 56 type¬ writers, two electric typewriters, three adding ma¬ chines, two calculators, one duplicator, and one dic¬ tating machine, are utilized to supplement regular classroom experience. 15

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A Rreak in a llus Schedule by Rudy Almasy After the school day officially begins, numerous intermissions occur in the daily routine of study. An “early room,” room 8, provides a convenient place for Clarkites arriving at school before 8:10 to congregate or study before the school day begins. During the three minute break between periods, students scurry to their next class and find time to talk with their friends. Many have arranged their schedules to include study periods where they can catch up on homework or read. Fourth and fifth periods are the usual lunch hours; during this re¬ treat from activities, students eat their lunches, cram for tests, or converse with their friends. An unexpected interlude in the school year came when the Calumet region was buried under 13 inches of snow. This set a new precedent in Hammond’s history, for all schools were closed for two days. Scattered throughout the school year are various holidays, including B.L.I.E day, Christmas, mid¬ terms, and Easter, when Clarkites can take time for a break in their nine-month academic schedule. The “early room,” room 8, gives sleepy Clarkites a chance to get together before school begins and discuss the day’s activ¬ ities. Here a group of girls relax before the 8:10 bell. Taking a much needed break, a group of girls enjoy their lunch in room 6, the lunch room. Both room 6 and the cafe¬ teria are available for all who eat at school. Between classes and after school Clarkites meet in the halls and at their lockers to discuss the happenings of the day and homework assignments. 17