Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Mr. Kenyon carefully counsels junior Vince Rundhaug in the skills of factoring perfect squares. Dan Feil and LaVerne Fast work on factoring, a challenging part of the work in Algebra II. math students Diane Smith and Linda Black enjoy a game of Heads Mrs. Ann Gerig renders aid to Ivy Wahlstrom and Val Wilson to Up. complete the unit on budgeting in Consumer Math. 74 Mathematics

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Waiting for a response from O.T.I.S., senior business student Anne Burbank sits before the console. Office Type Atmosphere Created CAREER EDUCATION The career education department moved to a new location during the year. The new classrooms provided an office-like atmosphere which was of great benefit to the students enrolled in this department's classes. These classes included Office Practice, Stenography, Accounting, Business Law, Diversified Occupations, Typing and Marketing. The classes were taught by Mrs. Nancy Warner, Mrs. Sally Stouder, Mr. Shawn Mosley and Mr. Ed Caillier. Students also benefited from the addition of new equipment to the department, including new calculators, typewriters and adding machines. In secretarial-oriented classes, the students worked with simulations (actual business functions including such tasks as checkwriting) in the classroom. They provided different tasks for the practicing secretaries every day, just like being on the job. Individuals all worked on the same activity at the same time. Units on supply and demand, balancing budgets and the effects of the open market on business were presented in accounting classes to help enrollees better understand the business world. Teri Soum ond Dab Russ find working a pleasure at the new desks in Office Practice II class. Career Education 23

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Math on the Move MATHEMATICS Giving students the necessary calculating skills they might need in later life is the goal of the math department at DHS, stated department head Paul Olliff. He also noted that the enrollment in math classes at Dallas has always been comparatively low. One of the main reasons for that has been the fear of what a math course would do to a student's GPA. But for those who overcame that fear and took a math class it turned out to be challenging and, often times, very rewarding. Since students were offered a variety of courses, they could take a different and more advanced class each year. Beginning with Intermediate Math and going on to Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 11, Trigonometry and,finally Calculus,students could take the necessary math in preparation for a future job or college. ! Leading the class in board work of intermediate math problems proves fun for sophomore Nikie Lowen. i, ■■ Sandy Benson and Linda Black compare answers to chapter questions on percentage in Mr. Fairchild's intermediate math class. Mathematics 25