Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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7? Ude 74 S Students in an Office Procedures Class. This class showed students the practices of a real office. DECA Row 1 — Shelia Simington, Tresa Camp, Roy Murphy, Ami Rink, Amy Wolfer, Sherry Wade, Tim Sims. Row 2 — Paula Rich, Shawna Wise, Teresa Porter, Darlene Soots, Gena Mills, Karen Myrtle, Tina Bee, Mr. Larry Brich. Row 3 — Kelly Walker, Marty Scruggs, Debbie Farmer, Tracy McPherson, Dionna Watkins, Alisa Woodson, Brad Bentley, Tony Jenson, Jacki Pitcher. Row 4 — Steve Day, Amy Rickelman, Kenny Reynolds, Sheila Kritson, Aaron Saxton, Todd Eastes, Janette Johnson, Tabitha Shepherd, Meki Baldwin. 42 Business

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Packaging his picture for the Ayres Con- test, Senior Ric Hudnall handles it with care. Many drawings and paintings are entered in the Ayres Show every year. Row 1 — Maria Barber, Melanie Crump. Row 2 — Cheryl Williams, Trudi Brown, Ric Hudnall. Row 3 — Mrs. Rhonda Davis-Kelsay, Amy Harshbarger. Row 4 — Kari Waldrup, Tom Friddle, Ryan Hale. Helping Junior Teresa Porter, Mr. Bruce Pearce critiques her drawing. Critiquing is one of the major ways of learning in art. Art 41

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Clubs Minding Their Own Business Learning how to take dictation at sixty words per minute and learn- ing the general practices of business were some of the skills the Business department had to of- fer. The department had a variety of courses which anyone interested in business could become involved in. There were also two clubs at D.C. which people interested in business could join. The Office Education Associa- tion was a club that joined students together in grades 10 through 12 who wanted to know more about the business world. OEA is a national club offered at any high school with a vocational office class. Through OEA, students can listen to different speakers, visit businesses around the city, win scholarships, and enter state, local, and national con- tests, the district contest was held February 7 with D.C. students competing in the areas such as Ad- ministrative Applications and Com- puter Graphics. OEA had thirty members with nineteen of those members belong- ing to IOL (Intensive Office Lab). The IOL students were required to join as a part of the class. There is also another advantage to the club, stated sponsor Diana McKowen. Students in OEA have an oppor- tunity to become district officers for OEA. Another club for business students at D.C.H.S. was DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America.) The club is a nationwide student organization that promotes business leadership development in school. DECA, a student activity that relates to marketing, mer- chandising, and management, pro- vides an opportunity for personal growth as well as growth in business. DECA also offers a competition for students as well as $60,000 in scholarships. Senior Marketing students were released from school early so that they could go to work. Several of these students ' employers were offering scholar- ships to them. Students who were involved in DECA were also given a chance for travel. Each year the national DECA competition is held in a popular U.S. city. This is a one- week event during March. This year it was held in New Orleans. Speaking of DECA as a whole, Sponsor Mr. Larry Brich remarked DECA is an experience. The Business department of- fered valuable skills that could be used outside of the classroom. The clubs in the department just rein- forced these skills for future careers. Students in a second-year typing class take a timed writing. These writings often made up a large part of the student ' s grade. My Lydick lectures to his class about a practice in Record Keeping. This was one of the many electives offered in the Business department. OEA Row 1 — Tracey Neff, Toni Bisson, Tracy Meyers, Stephanie Grey, Teresa Camp, Kari Waldrup. Row 2 — Shannon H ilderbrand, Angie Crickmore, Kim Wagoner, Kathy Kilbourne, Quintella Bester, Francene Manning, Venice Ingram, Penny Tozier. Row 3 — Shelley Richardson, Karen Campbell, Chris Newton, Dian Teague, Cheryl Casselman, Annissa Winningham, Jennifer Whitlow, Dawn Eads, Tonia Dahl. Not pictured — Dianna McKowen, Sponsor. Business 43