Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Students Gained Experience Through Service Aiding busy teachers was the primary iob of Titan Service League members. All students working in both deans' offices andfor the attendance office, were automatically considered members of the service club. They were not, how- ever, obligated to attend meetings. Anyone interested in offering their services to type, grade papers or to do other paper work could be a Titan Ser- vice League member. No credit was given to the students who offered their time and services. Cooperative Office Education classes were offered to qualified students inter- ested in paying iobs. After meeting prerequisites of two full year business courses, seniors age six- teen or over were offered available iobs with businesses around the city. Students were given a credit and a grade for their work. Besides on-the-iob training, Cooperative Office Education students were required to spend two or three days a week in class participating in l e group training. coorERATlvE orrice EDUCATION-FRONT Row: Rabin Schaefer- BACK ROW: Barb Baker, Karen Mrs. Rodgers, Linda Green, Judie Scalise, Linda 5fePhef15, Debbie RiChUN'-l50I1, BUFBUFU Hauer, KGYBH Sherrill, Debbie Gibel. sEcoNo ROW: Cochelle cor- Jacobson. coran, Karen Godbehere, Kathy Barry, Beth Evans, TITAN SERVICE LEAGUE OFFICERS-Julie Smith, secretary, Janice Young, presi- As a member of the Titan Service League, Barb Murphy made her services dent, Marie Ann Hutchinson, vice-president. available to teachers and administrative personnel requiring added help.

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1222329 Through DECA, senior Diane Hansen obtained a iewelry counter sales position Students worked diligently in planning a bookstore as a proiect given to them at Levy's El Con department store. A general knowledge of sales was necessary. by DECA. DECA provided many opportunities for valuable business training. D.E. Educated Students in Free Enterprise Distributive Education Clubs of Ameri- ca's goal was to interest young people in careers in marketing and distribution, and to develop leadership potential. Three classes were offered by the D.E. Department, marketing for iuniors, and merchandising and co-op merchandising to senior students. Most students in the co-op class held outside jobs obtained through the help of DECA. DECA's symbol was a diamond with each point representing one of the fol- lowing: leadership development, social intelligence, vocational understanding and civic consciousness. In the distributive education courses students learned such things as retailing, the most advantageous place to locate a business, sales techniques, advertising, inventory and how to make change and operate a cash register. Co-op classes attended a clinic on shoplifting and bogus checks in October and sold calendars in November and December. Mr. Barry and Mr. Hudson f Were The lnSll'UC'lOI'S. DECA OFFICERS-FRONT ROW: .lo Juarez, secretary, ian. BACK ROW: Tom Weston, vice-president, Diane David Brahms, treasurer, Ellen Straus, parliamentar- Hansen, historian, Mike Machen, president.

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GERMAN CLUB OFFICERS: Cindy Casey, secretaryp Tracy Hare, presidentp Lynn ADVISOR Smith, vice-president. Mrs. Forbes German Club Viewed Films From Germany German Club consisTed of 'IO-l5 acTive members wiTh Three officers, presidenf, Tracy Hare, vice-presidenT, Lynn SmiTh, and secreTary, Cindy Casey. Mrs. Forbes was The advisor. MeeTings were held every firsT and Third Tuesday of The monTh. Chuck Gearharf had been To Germany The previous summer, where he had Taken 240 slides of main points of inTer- esT. German Club screened and sorTed The slides and puT Them in order To similate a Trip Through Germany. TV produciions Taped The slide show for fu- Ture use in world geography and Ger- man classes. Besides making Their own Tape, mem- bers of German Club saw several films. One was shown Through The help of The German Embassy and feaTured Presidem' Kennedy's Trip To Berlin. AnoTher showed The reaction of The people during The uprising of The Berlin Wall. A Christmas parTy was held during The week before ChrisTmas vacaTion. The sTudenTs sTriveol To make iT original by baking cookies and cakes from German recipes. Mr. Quenelle and Mr. Kem- meries were inviTed. German Club members strove for a better under- of the culture. Mrs. Forbes and Chuck Gearhart standing of the German language through a study examined one aspect of Germany from slides.