Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Hoa Trieu works on her business math problems during her office machines class. 4 f ,. . . . ' .2 .W , N eww-7' Xf m 'i,,L f , ., M, . . , -4ezfttss2,q,,Vh4,hrX .f v 1 ' .1 it ' Q .V .rf . 'M t I . ff e .. .fat s ,WIS , af' 0 '-,M J Sf if ' If .f A-' 4 After failing on his first try, Sam Hari makes a second attempt to locate his p I ,4f ' 9 7'7. 4 '4 ?,,4 Y aww-nl on an Apple Il computer as Bill Eggleston watches in the computer room. Mathematics , According to Jill Smith, mathematics department head, Teachers who are very professional and encourage the students to do their best is what the math department is all about. These professionals taught introductory Algebra, Algebra I-IV, geometry, trigonometry, elementary analysis, calculus, computer math, survey math, fundamental mathematics, and mathematics of consumer educations to students trying to fulfill their two-year requirements of math. There were many students, however, who chose to take more than just two years of math. Of the extra courses taken, computer math was enjoyed most by students. There were about 51 students enrolled in the computer classes and an additional 21 students came before and after school just to use the computers. Students in the computer classes made programs to find solutions to math problems, and they devised programs for games they made up. 176 MathematiCS!BusineSS The math department made seven micro computers avalla students to use, including the four new Apple ll computers TE this year. For those students who completed two semesters of c before graduation,Eva Gates taught survey math. This year the only one student enrolled in this course. This student, San L also the only student to ever take the second semester of math. According to Gates, survey math covers topics a would encounter in his third semester of calculus in college. also said that she did not really teach Le, but she acted as visor or consultant when he had any questions. Others who taught math courses this year besides Smith and were Glenn Barnhill, Sharon Boeger, Janice Hassinger, Robert Betty Battle, Merlin Mohr, Judy Kemler, Vickie Cochran, Young, Virginia Bollman, Kathleen Murrell, and Dennis Shippey. 5 3

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English 6 nw f Junior Adam Garcia looks through a stack as of papers for one of his English assignments. w Jackie Hardwick, Spanish teacher, jokes E around in class while she listens to a A Spanish tape. . . Q Vicki S0f8I'lS8l1 C0mpUf8S h8I' Latin il'lf0l'- m3ti0I'I. Preparing to practice a timed reading with Mrs. Crawford are Danny Pyper and Diane Lierman. te best part about this year and every year, said Sandra ford, head of the English Language Arts Department, is the ve all work together. We have a responsible, responsive group tfessionals, and it's great because we all get along so well. ting along has been the key to this up-and-down school year. een losing two teachers, gaining another, the addition of two classes, and learning to work under new leadership, the Jage Arts Department has had the work cut out for them. egin with, this was the first year for two new English courses: ar Review and Careers English. Both classes are aimed at helping nts who are required to have four years of English and are not e-bound. Then, Marilyn Dodd, former head ofthe department, was 'ted to supervisor of secondary reading in the district. This left rrd in charge. Rhonda Lewis moved to Oklahoma when her nd was transferred and her replacement was John Farrell. rses offered during the year involved English and grammar basics can literature, and British literature. Basic reading was oftered for freshmen as well as reading skills for sophomores. A premium point class, Developmental Reading, was offered to seniors who wanted to improve their reading speed and comprehension. Many teachers devoted much of their free time to the school, often putting in numerous hours of time without being required to. Ann Brannen and Randa Wheat put in time working with students and helping them prepare for contests and other important even- ts.Rosemary Rayburn and Harold Briggs helped in producing Write- On, and Linda Tate coached girls' basketball. The teachers' courses alternate each semester, so they each teach a wide variety of courses, with the exception of Brannen, who taught journalism and yearbook, and Wheat, who taught speech, debate, and drama. Other teachers were Paula Bray, Briggs, Adrienne Brothers, Roxanne Galley, Carolyn Cowan, Kaylin Dupree, and Walter Hold. Also, Deborah James, Marsha Moncrief, Rayburn, Carol San Miguel, Kay Shaffer, and Tate. English 175

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Cappi Lemke types her program onto a special disc to be stored lor later use. Miller, junior, looks over his to make sure it is correct. tttl 'X 'ig jiilxw thleen Murrell, Ginny Bollman, Vickie Working on their jobs is Carolyn McCall's typing class. Typing was not required, but many Eran, Betty Battle, and Jill Smith model students chose to take itg however, T-shirts displaying the quadratic formula. typing was not recommended for freshmen. .. Business lis year the business education department worked on raising its ln order to familiarize students planning to major in business with ards in the typing classes to what they used to be. According to the business world, the business education department offered many a Rowe, department head, the course had gotten way too office-oriented courses. Office machines, for instance, gave students the opportunity to practice business math functions on the calculator. :sides typing, the business department offered accounting, shor- Office procedures readied students to enter the office environment , office procedures, office machines, general business, and instruced them in basic secretarial skills such as filing, an- ess law, free enterprise, and record keeping. However, record swering the phone correctly, and making duplications, ling had to be dropped from the curriculum this year because no This year brought a slight change in the business law course. signed up tor it. Business law is a study of basic legal rights, however, the course en though students were not required to take any business has become more consumer-oriented instead of business-oriented. ses to graduate, many signed up tor them because they were The teachers who taught the business courses this year along with ir planning to major in business or just wanted to learn a useful Rowe where Donna Romans, Blanche Flores, Carolyn McCall, and Rowe said that Business offers a variety of entry level job Brenda Sabo. 5 that no other department can offer. M3IhBlTl3llCSf BUSll19SS 177