Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Par Frosrholm English 9 10 Jim Drown English 9 Track 6 Crosscounrry Greg Manning English 11 G 12T Foorboll Gory Clark English Chairperson English 12 Joe Deeson English 9 11 English 131

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Dill Dohmon English 11 6 12 v-ieoru uunagon English 11 Annual Advisor Caroline Flercher English 9-11 French I Par Ferguson English 10 Foorboll 6 Tennis Dovid Taylor English 10 G 11 VTPv ' s and Television monirors, rv o new equip- menr oddinons, mode rheir oppearonce in rhe English Deparrmenr in rhe foil These new purchases were mode possible by SIP as parr of rhe progronn ro improve comprehension and increose srudenr inrer esr In rhe deparrmenr rhese ore used ro srimulore inreresr in lirerorure and ro aid in rhe discussion of ir Vhile rheir use is srill in a rnol sroge, rhe resuirs so for achieved by rheir use in rhe classroom has been beyond expecrarions Mr, Clorh, rhe English Depr Chairperson, used filmed excerprs from rhe ploy MocBeth in conjucrion wirh reoding rhe play in his English 12 AL doss and hod rremendous success wirh rhe unir I hod rhe mosr undersronding of rhe ploy by rhe srudenrs and rhe highesr resr scores rhor I hove ever hod when deoling wirh rhor ploy he srored Caroline Flercher used rhe equipmenr in a unir which hod Fidler on the Roof as a core. Her English 12 Regular class deolr wirh Russian hisrory, culrurol backgrounds, erhnic relonons, and prejudice as ir re lared ro Jews in Russia based on rhe musical. The unir proved ro be one of rhe more successful unirs os far as srudenr inreresr, srudenr porriciporion, ond resr scores, Miss Flercher commenred Ar rhis rime rhe deparrmenr has a limired omounr of ropes, however, rhey plan on acquiring many more, A berrer library of ropes will evenruolly permir more reochers in rhe deparrmenr ro roke odvonroge of rhis reoching merhod Mr Clark sees rhe VTR os LITURATURE COMES ALIVE becoming on inregral porr of English curriculum, Ploys, in porriculor, rake on a new demension for rhe srudenr ' he commenred ond added, in foa, rhe use of rhe visual image when used wir h rhe wrirren word mokes lirerorure come olive. Mary Sompson English 9 Carol Hoffmon English 10 6 12

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PorriciQ Lone 6 Marhew Business Chairperson Typing 6 Office Manogemenr Nowhere hove compurers mode such on impocr OS in rhe business field. Knowledge of rheir copobiliries is becoming o necessity in rhe job marker Recognizing rhis phenom- enon, rhe Business Deparrmenr is conrinuing ro upgrade rheir equipment ond develop courses rhor will aid rhe srudenr in finding a job offer groduorion. The deparrmenr hos had rwo Word Pro cessors rhor rhe srudenrs use These have now been increased ro four machines Through SIP monies, Parry Lone, rhe deporr menr choirperson, was able ro purchase four compurers ro march wirh rhe Word Processors These unirs mode ir possible ro communicate berween two rooms and gove more real experience ro rhe stu- dents toking the odvonced business courses Currenrly, due ro doss time limirotions, the students do limited work for the school, but plans call for increasing the amount of work done for the school in the future. COMPUTERS CHANGE COURSES Two other areas in business hove experienced changes over the lost few years. The number of students participating in business classes hos risen sharply. Typing classes ore more in demand rhon ever, A good port of rhis increase, Mrs Lone stated, comes from rhe necessiry of knowing how to use a typewriter in order ro funcrion quickly on a computer, The other area that hos seen on increase in students is in Office ond Business Mochines. This class con now be token OS on alternate course for one year of moth This change come about because of course revisions the district has mode Rowland students who take rhe complete business course, furrher commented Mrs, Lone, ore able to enter the job marker wirh high entry-level skills These skills should give them on advantage when opplying for o job The department is very inreresred in rhe benefits o student derives from the business courses he rokes at Rowlond, In order to access the deparrmenr and its courses, on ongoing study is currenrly moniroring rhe job progress and employee relorions of groduore srudents from Rowlond This study will be used to evaluate future progroms offered to business majors, The deportment ' s goal is to provide rhe student with the best and most up to dote business troining needed to go into business or ro continue on ro college level business courses Mrs Lone concluded 132 Ousiness