Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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Mrs. Judy Hopkins has been at CHS for three years. She teaches Bookkeeping and also tutors any student who needs academic help. Mrs. Shirley Fuqua has been at CHS for thirteen years. She teaches Commercial Typing. Personal Typing, Clerical Practice, and Secretarial Practice. Clerical Practice prepares students for a clerk typist position. Duplicating, filing, letter writing, and office machine usage is taught. Secretarial Practice is a semester course which developes skill in taking dictation and transcription, business vocabulary, duplicating, filing, office machine usage, and letter writing.

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Business Business Education prepares students for various jobs in the business field after graduation but also prepares students for Business courses in college. Courses offered in the Business Department are Business Survey, Record Keeping, Bookkeeping, Commercial Typewriting, Personal Typewriting, Shorthand, Clerical Practice, Secretarial Practice, and Consumer Education. Mrs. Donna Clendenin has been at CHS for eight years. She teaches Short hand. Commercial Typewriting is the basic business course which is a pre-requisite for short hand and more advanced work. The course teaches speed, business paper techniques, and production typing. Personal Typewriting is a one-semester course for only those who will not later need typing for a course or |Ob. The course devel-opes skills needed for personal use — corre spondence, reports, and machine care. Shorthand is a course which developes skill in taking dictation and transcribing shorthand notes. Miss Darlene Hornbostel has been at CHS for six years. She teaches Business Survey, Record Keeping, Bookkeeping, and Consumer Education. Business Survey is an introductory course which includes beginning typing skills, basic data process ing, and shorthand skills, and alphabetical indexing. Record Keeping is a one semester course which prepares students for further study and for office employment. It covers the first semester of regular bookkeeping. Bookkeeping teaches the fundamentals of keep ing business records and double entry recording. It is designed for students planning to enter Business at the college level or those who plan to seek employment directly after high school. Consumer Education is a one semester course which is required for graduation. The course pre pares students for their role as consumers and teaches the buyer what to look for to get the most out of what he buys. 24

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Fine Arts . . . Fine Arts are concerned with making beautiful products or performing in a way to please the public. Courses available in the Fine Arts Department are Art I, II, and III, Band, Chorus, and Music Appreciation. Art I provides the student with a background into the basic drawing and painting techniques. A textbook is used which shows beauty in the world around us. Art II introduces the fundamentals of design and also the uses of two and three dimensional work based on design. Art III is for only the talented or interested student. The students are encouraged to explore one area of their choice. The Band performs the pre-game and halftime shows at football games and also plays at home basketball games. Members march in various parades throughout the year and also participate in the Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, and at graduation. Chorus is open to anyone who wishes to sing. Members also perform in the two concerts and at graduation. Mr. John Birchler has been at CHS for sixteen years. He is the Band and Chorus director and teaches Music Appreciation. Music Appreciation is a one-semester course designed to give the student a better understanding and appreciation of all forms of music. Mr. Sherman Martin assists Mr Birchler during football season. He has been at CHS for six years working with students with learning disabilities. He has been assisting Mr. Birchler for two years. Mrs. Pauline Paetzhold has been at CHS for nine teen years. She teaches Art I, II, and III.