Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Q Phil Henkle stands ready To wait on a customer while he straighfens a shirt and adiusis ihe cuffs of if. Ginger Goodwin and Lynne Waterson practice dressing a mannequin for an advertising display. 'if 'iewka-Q-rwifmeif Robert Fox Gary Francis Brian Fredericks Tom Freed Ma rgaret Frey 6 Gregory Frisbie is if 1 1 c.

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Planning a display for their co-op class are Marcia Cloud and Ginger Goodwin. V5 f..,1,.i1gg5E:i-:11fse..z,- -I Yvonne Mokersky practices selling a sweate to her customer, Mike Zamonski. F Co-op provides valuable work experience Since Seaholm is a large school with a diversified student body, it varies courses to fit each pupil's needs, to give him the training he will need after high school. The co-op program provides students with valuable work experience and on-the-job training supplemented by high school classroom training. Seaholm's co-op department is divided into two sections, Retailing Co-operative Work Experience and Commercial Co-operative Work Experience. Business tirms and offices become the laboratories in which students practice and develop the skills, attitudes, and technical knowledge of iob productivity. ln the Commercial Co-op course the student trains for office work by taking N l two commercial courses. The student has the regular academic courses of English and history in the morning and on-the-iob training the last two hours of the day. Retailing Co-op involves training for the many stores in the Birmingham area. t As in Commercial Co-op, the student has English and history in the morning. Two hours of the day are devoted to retailing classwork under Mrs. Marks. The student learns the techniques of such skills as setting up advertising displays and selling to customers. Mrs. Marks also provides the co-op student with excellent job counseling. After the two hours of training in class, the student leaves school and puts to use the knowledge he has gained in class on the iob. Barb Lyles, Mike Zamonski, Phil Henkle, Ginger Goodwin, Marcia Cloud, Dave Henkle, Yvonne Moker- sky, John Fussner, Roger Sibley, Mrs. Marks watch Pat McNaughton, Diane Gibson, Laura Bruckner.

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alable skills are learned by typing, shorthand pupils Typing and shorthand are two of the most popular courses of vocational study offered at Seaholm. These two courses are of practical use to college-bound studentsg in fact they often prove to be a necessity when taking lecture notes and preparing papers. Any individual planning a secretarial career must master typing and shorthand. Two typing courses are available to Seaholm stu- dents. Personal typing is designed primarily for the college-bound student. lt acquaints him with the key- board and mechanics of term papers. Vocationally oriented, Typing I and ll teaches office standards and problems a well as typing for personal use. ln Typing lll and IV, the student perfects previous techniques and builds speed to qualify for a secretarial position. At Seaholm two years of shorthand are offered. The students learn the theory of shorthand in the first year. They also acquire the ability to read and write shorthand symbols. The second year is devoted to building speed in dictation on five minute transcripts. During her shorthand class, Pam Evans carefully transposes her notes taken in shorthand to English for a grade. lntently concentrating, Jim Winston practices typing the same paragraph for accuracy and speed. While leaving one hand in place on the keys, Jim Mann uses the other to return the carriage. 'hr Valerie Smith, Sandy Seccombe, Brenda Foote and Sara lngraham industriously type business letters. ,QQ -.QI ,s-Sikmfei, -val ls, 5:55 2 X 'S Q 5' as 1 W 1 t