Chicopee High School - Memini Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

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The vocational section is, of course, a unique opportunity to acquire valuable techniques for job placement after high school. Permitting all students to partake in business classes. Comp provides the basis to learn useful skills in typing, bookkeeping, office machines, and shorthand. Telecommunications supplies photography background; independent studies allow students to participate in in-depth subject concentration and range. Work-study programs, music, computer math, art and home-economics — all present paramount chances to improve or discover abilities, occupational or general. The educational focus of Comprehensive is its strongest link to the future. 7

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1 ENTERING Comprehensive, one is entering the future. Well-equipped in various preoccupational training. Comp shapes lives and destinies each day. For those students interested in attending college. Advanced Placement courses in such subjects as English and Chemistry are excellent preparatory sessions. The design to choose schedules fairly independently by expanding on guidelines may be one of the greatest assets of the school, allowing individuals to perhaps uncover what they want to pursue in life. J 6

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8 Extra- Curricular activities also may set precedents for further study, hobbies, or even possible careers. Office aides may continue their work beyond secondary school; library aides may become profession- al librarians. Hobbies in photography, drama, or astronomy may continue and develop. The debate team, newspaper, and student council are educational experiences, providing insight and awareness. Athletics also play an important role in understanding teamwork and coop eration. After-school organizations build knowledge of leadership, diligence, and perseverance. I ■1