Guilderland Central High School - Tawasenthan Yearbook (Guilderland Center, NY)

Larry Rorick Pbyriml Education Donna Ross Guidance Couruelor Mary Anne Ross Mazbematirr Judith Rothstein Englifh Judith Rubenstein Englifh Nancy Ryan Foreign Language james Seaman, Matbematiff Marjorie See BOCES - Inrerpmer George Sengenberger .Yori.fzIS1udieJ Rene Sheehan Guidance Counrelar Allan Sholtes English Dennis Slattery Pl1,vfim!Ed1m11ian Thomas Smith Englub Donald Snyder Science Richard Spohr PhyrimlEdufa1mn BUSINESS The Business Department, comprised of eight teachers and one teacher assistant, serves both academic and vocational students. Marketing, Business Ownership and Marketing, Law, and Accelerated Accounting are extremely popular. With increased need for keyboar- ding skills and computer use, Keyboarding is opted by many students. XVord Processing provides a number of students with personal-use skills lterm paper preparation, club correspondence, etc.J, as well as employment skills. The Department has been responsive to community needs and has been ahead of the Regents Action Plan recommendations and man- dates. Few courses will need to change little more than the name. One major change occurred 1 Speedwriting has replaced Gregg Shor- thand Qdemand for which has declinedh and is available to students wishing note taking andfor employment skills. Business Dynamics is becoming Introduction to Occupations, required of all Occupational Education students and offered as an elective to others. Business Analysis! Business Computer Applications will be a required course of students opting for the five-unit sequence in Business Education. Students, of course, are encouraged to "learn and earn" through Work Experience. Office Procedures continues to be THE course for budding secretaries or administrative assistants, providing Open House in May each year to enable the community to find out about Business Pro- grams offered. There are no surprises in Business Education --- we mean Business! Faculty 63